15 May, 2012
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A huge congratulations to site member davista04 for being the lucky winner of a 2012 Camaro Synergy Edition! He won the car despite having some long odds - out of 280,000 entries in all for the grand prize.
The grand prize was a 2012 Camaro Synergy Edition, together with a trip for two to Talladega Superspeedway for the race this month and a meeting with three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart. We can’t wait to see the davista04’s report from the experience!
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14 May, 2012
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Watch as the Livernois ZL1 hits 9.8@142.4 MPH in the quarter mile! [VIDEO]
Here’s the full specs on this beast:
Delivered by Rodger’s Chevrolet 4-27-12 (yes, we’ve only had it 2 weeks!)
2012 ZL1 Auto trans - Full weight with exception of wheels/tires
100% stock suspension
Stock trans w/ Livernois specific trans calibration
Stock catback
4,295 lbs. with driver
240 Miles
Mods:
Livernois Motorsports In-House CNC LSA Cylinder Heads
Livernois Motorsports Stage 2C High Lift Camshaft
Livernois Motorsports LSA Head Studs (Available soon)
Livernois Motorsports Exclusive Heat Exchanger (Available soon)
Livernois Motorsports Solid Supercharger Coupler
Livernois Motorsports Supercharger Pulley
Livernois Motorsports Exclusive Steel Idler Relocation Bracket w/ Metco Pulleys (Available soon)
Livernois Motorsports Spec’d Injectors
Livernois Motorsports Dual Fuel Pump Upgrade
Precision Industries Converter Built to Livernois Specs
Metco Oversize Crank Pulley Ring
Innovators West Oversize Balancer
Rotofab/Livernois Cold Air Intake (Available soon)
Stainless Works Longtube Headers & Connection Pipe
Hardened Pushrods
NGK TR6 Spark Plugs
160 Degree T-Stat
GM 90mm Throttle Body
Bogart 17” Wheels w/ Slicks & Skinnies
Livernois Motorsports Dyno Tune
Video at the following LINK
12 May, 2012
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Rest In Peace Carroll Shelby. Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned hot-rodder who went on to build innovative sports cars like the Cobra that challenged Europe’s longtime dominance of road racing as well as high-performance versions of production cars like the Ford Mustang, died on Thursday in Dallas. He was 89.
The automotive world has lost an icon, a revolutionary, and a great man.
More on Carroll Shelby’s life and legacy at the following LINK
11 May, 2012
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OMG. Barely a month after the very first Camaro ZL1 deliveries, the ZL1 has already broken into the 9 second range in the quarter mile!
LIvernois is at the Milan Dragway today with their ZL1 and became the first to crack into the 9’s, with a 9.8@142.4 MPH run [view time slip]. Just crazy. They have yet to post up the full specs and modifications on their ZL1, but we’ll be sure to update with the info, along with a video, we hope.
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08 May, 2012
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Cool video showing how the ZL1 engine block is honed using deck plates to simulate cylinder heads being torqued on the block. Why go through this process? As forum member Lonny Doyle explains:
When you torque the cylinder heads and main caps onto the engine block it causes the cylinders to distort, so if you were to hone the block without deck plates and the main caps installed the cylinders would measure round and straight until you assembled the engine.
Once you installed the heads and main caps the cylinders would no longer be round and straight. So to prevent this from happening they simulate the engine as if it were assembled while they hone it by using deck plates.
Check out the video at the following LINK
06 May, 2012
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You all heard the news from late last week about the first Camaro ZL1 (by Lingenfelter) to top 200 MPH (202.67), now watch footage of it doing so at the Continental/General Tire Proving Grounds at Uvalde, TX!
200+ MPH sounds impressive when you read about it, but when you see how fast a car is actually moving at that speed, it makes the feat even more remarkable… and frightening!
View the video feature at the following LINK
04 May, 2012
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Camaro ZL1 Joins the 11-second Club
DETROIT – The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is officially in the “11-second” club, as engineers recently turned an 11.93-second/116-mph quarter-mile elapsed time run in a showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 automatic. A Camaro ZL1 manual ran an 11.96-second ET at 117 mph.
Only a few other production vehicles can run the quarter-mile as quickly as the ZL1. Fewer yet can also run 0-60 in 4 seconds, reach a top speed of 184 mph and lap the famous Nürburgring in 7:41.27 – all with the street-legal, factory-issued components and no time-consuming equipment adjustments at the racetrack.
“The ZL1 is great at everything and we’re very proud of that,” said Tony Roma, Camaro ZL1 program engineering manager. “You can take it to the drag strip and run 11-second quarter-miles all day long. You can also take it to a road course, where it’s balanced, handles well, and does exactly what you want – including lapping Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course in under three minutes – and yet the ZL1 is sophisticated enough to use as a daily driver. It’s a supercar you can drive every day.”
For perspective, the Camaro ZL1 is so quick that some drivers who experiment with “drag radial” tires or full racing slicks may find themselves going too quick for most NHRA-sanctioned racetracks, where a five-point roll bar is required for vehicles running 11.49 or quicker. The 11.93-second ET in a stock ZL1 tested by the engineers wore the factory-issued Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar G:2 tires developed specifically for it, putting the car only a scant 0.44-second away from that additional racing safety requirement…..Continued HERE
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03 May, 2012
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Per fbodfather:
Much has been written about what is, without question, the best Camaro ever - the new ZL1. The new ZL1 delivers supercar levels of performance while providing the best handling - most advanced - best riding and most refined Camaro ever.
However, you don’t have to take our word for it - simply ask any owner of a new ZL1 what they think!
Inside, you’ll find links to ‘ZL1 Owner Welcome Videos’ - -in the next two weeks, these will be available to customers on the “My Chevy App” and at “Chevy.com” under ‘Owner Manuals and Video.’
Because YOU are the folks who have continued to ‘keep the faith’ over the past several years, Team Camaro wants to share them with you so that you can understand more about the most advanced Camaro ever. It IS, indeed, a GREAT time to be a Camaro enthusiast!
View all the videos at the following LINK
02 May, 2012
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The 2nd Annual Texas Wide Camaro Meet took place this past Saturday at the Oasis in Austin, TX. As you can see from the cover photo, this was a mega turnout, with more Camaros not pictured in the photo.
Check out the nice photo coverage from the event INSIDE.
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01 May, 2012
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April 2012 Delivery (sales) Stats:
Camaro April 2012 Deliveries (actual sales): 9,627
April 2011 Production Stats:
Camaro Produced in April 2012: 9,444
Compared to Competition:
Mustang sold 7,801 units in April 2012
Challenger sold 4,102 units in April 2012
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01 May, 2012
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The records and “firsts” keep coming for the 2012 Camaro ZL1. The Lingenfelter ZL1 which first broke into the 10’s has now become the first ZL1 to break the 200 MPH mark. After several attempts at slightly above 199mph, David Freiburger just ran 202.67 MPH at the Continental/General Tire Proving Grounds at Uvalde, TX. Nice Job Lingenfelter team!
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