Precision Machining on Deck for the ZL1

We learned something interesting about Chevrolet’s 2010 Camaro ZL1 recently that might surprise you. Each of the LSA engine blocks used in these cars will be deck-plate honed before final assembly — a relatively meticulous process that you might not expect from the company that once sold less-than-meticulously built cars like the Chevrolet Celebrity. Deck […]

Lingenfelter Camaro makes an 8.99 pass at 159 MPH

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering stuck a toe into the 8s with an LS-9 powered 2010 Camaro SS (on 12-inch slicks and with a two-stage nitrous system) at Maryland International Raceway recently. The Camaro’s quickest run was 8.997 seconds at 158.80 MPH. Lingenfelter says the car is putting out 1,243hp and 1,328-lbs.ft. of torque at the wheels, […]