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1988 Chevrolet Camaro with ZZ632 / 1000 Crate Engine!

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1988 Chevrolet Camaro with ZZ632 / 1000 Crate Engine!

With the ZZ632 / 1000 Crate Engine Chevrolet has pretty much the craziest Retrofit motor at all at the start. That means with the necessary change of at least 38.000 US Dollars If you just order an engine at the level of the Bugatti Veyron engine and you can stuff it into pretty much any vehicle. Of the 632ci big block V8 engine has a crazy 10,3 liter displacement and is definitely not for the faint of heart. And by the way, it is even possible to add a compressor to the eight-cylinder or to run with more than just the specified 93 octane fuel. So more power is possible without any problems. And the Hoonigan team, in cooperation with Chevrolet Performance, completed a vehicle for the last SEMA auto show that has exactly this engine. And that in just three weeks. The vehicle is one 1988er Camaro the third generation. And the vehicle was even one once Development vehicle from Chevrolet in the early 90s.

ZZ632 / 1000 Crate Engine

And the old classic became within a very short time Camaro Sport Concept with 1.004 PS & 1.188 NM torque. The videos about the construction of the single piece are included below and, as always, very entertaining. A very clear recommendation from us! As you can see in the clips, the crew have to do a lot changeto remove the old engine and get the ZZ632 crate engine in.

But of course the Camaro also has many further modifications obtain. For example, it was made in the style of the 1980s painted red and at SEMA he was without a hood, but with a special one tidy engine compartmentto see. the Painting The classic is intended in many ways to pay homage to the former IROC series and the corresponding Camaro model. In addition, the Hoonigan logo was put on the doors in the classic IROC font style and there are a lot more Logos and lettering in black and gray.

including Jerico four-speed gearbox

Incidentally, the powerful engine was coupled to a Jerico four-speed gearbox and when it comes to the chassis, they rely on Heidts performance suspension in front, a specially made one Four-link rear suspension, Currie Heck as well as a multitude of Reinforcements around the suspension. Incidentally, the individual item is delayed with a Baer sports brake system all around. The appearance is of course rounded off with a special one bodykit including wider fenders and a beautiful one American Racing VF503 wheelset as a tribute to the late 1980s. And inside? There were hardly any changes once you came across them RECARO sports seats and the custom-made Center console disregards.

1988 Chevrolet Camaro with ZZ632 / 1000 Crate Engine!

Although, as already mentioned, the Hoonigan crew only had about three weeks to install the engine and finish the vehicle for SEMA, the process went quite smoothly according to their own statement. "These are the fastest and easiest thousand horsepower that we have ever assembled in our workshop". According to the tuner in an interview. By the way, the project has a small downer: This and all other vehicles that use the ZZ632 / 1000 Crate Engine received, are not approved for public road traffic. The engine does not meet the currently required emission regulations. If we get more information about the changes, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply do ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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