June 19, 2013

Camaro Z28′s Supercharged LSA Spied Under New Hood

Camaro Z28 Supercharged LSA 556 HP

The first spy photos of the supercharged LSA inside a factory Camaro test mule has been revealed, along with the supposed design of the top-level Z28′s new hood.

Images of the Z28 test cars have been leaking out for the past few months, but this is the first time we get to see what we’ve all expected: The 556 hp 6.2L LSA engine sourced from the Cadillac CTS-V powering the new Z. Whether or not it will be rated the same as the Caddy is something we’re going to have to wait and see, but fundamentally, the LSA is going to open the Camaro up to the same general lineup of modifications and upgrades found in our Hennessey CTS-V packages.

Just look at our last post on the V700 CTS-V Coupe and you get the idea what we’re thinking for the Z28′s resurrection.

Head over to Camaro5 and check out more pictures of the Z28, it’s LSA and new hood. (Oh, and apparently a new shade of blue for 2012.)

Source: [Camaro5]

V700 Hennessey CTS-V Coupe Wide Open on Dyno

Hennessey V700 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

Since the new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe arrived at the shop, it has seen the addition of our V650 upgrade, where it put down over 540 horsepower to the rear wheels and now the OnStar-inducing V700 upgrade.

But in addition to the standard V700 package, this V features custom-built electronic exhaust dumps before the muffler for a raucous low rpm rumble and full throttle shrill at the flip of a switch.

With the exhaust cutouts closed, the V700 coupe posted its official numbers 598 rear wheel horsepower and a full 631 lb-ft of torque! This was done through the factory 6-speed automatic on 93 octane pump gas.

Check out the video below for an open-dump dyno pull and test the limits of your computer’s speakers by cranking up the volume to hear one rowdy Caddy.

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