Hennessey Performance Engineering is well-known among Chevy enthusiasts such as us here at Chuck Hutton of Memphis for their insanely powerful and Corvette and Camaro builds. While they are predominantly known for small block-powered cars these days, they got their start 30 years ago after their founder John Hennessy began modifying his own Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 to suit his own tastes. This Texas-based tuning shop marked its 30th anniversary last year with a short podcast taking a journey through the shop's history and has done a thorough job revamping the 2022 Camaro.
The outcome of their latest work is the brutally quick Exorcist, which is a 1,000-horsepower beast based on the Camaro ZL1 1LE. This video from our friends at GM Authority shows an amazing on-track performance directly from Hennessey's media files, with the Camaro ultimately clocking in at just one minute and 46 seconds. You get to enjoy multiple shots of the Camaro doling out the massive strength of its V8 around the test track, and hear the lightly muffled exhaust as it handles like a dream, and accelerates with a sheer frenzy down the straightaways.
There are a couple of views offered up with the driver's shifts inside the cockpit, and views of the exhilarating ride close to the fenders. This Exorcist Chevy Camaro now exists as the limited-run range-topper in their current performance package lineup for this world-renowned muscle car, which takes the ZL1 1LE to an entirely new performance spectrum. They put a brand-new high-flow supercharger along with an induction system, custom-tailored cam, expertly-ported cylinder heads, a brand-new fueling system, upgraded valvetrain, and long tube headers inside to fully assure that this already capable and track-focused legend can appropriately rise up to the challenge and breathe its evil spirit-cleansing wrath.
After dyno tuning, this heavy-hitting home brew delivers said 1,000 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 883 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm, which blasts this able-bodied champion contender to 60 mph in just 2.1 seconds, and through the quarter-mile's mandate at a scorching 147 mph and 9.57 seconds. Another additive to the equation that is constantly working to squeeze every upper-end power to boost track speed is the ZL1 Extreme Performance Package, which adds DSSV dampers, adjustable camber plates, and rear stabilizer bars, as well as summer-only 19-inch wheels.
Much like the C8 Corvette, the 2023 Camaro is said to sport a mid-engine layout, as reported in April from the Camarostoreonline.com blog. Several renderings have popped up online, including a video posted by expert 3D designer and animator Rostilav Prokop. As for now, this insanely tuned-up ZL1 1LE is sure to turn many heads with its ferocious showing, and extra TLC from the boys and gals down in Texas!
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