In the late 60’s the ZL-1 Camaro was the car to have. The racing motor that was used was the all aluminum block and cylinder heads. Because of the huge price of the engine, only two Corvettes and 69 Camaros were ordered with the ZL-1. Although the motor was officially rated at 430 horsepower and 450 lb-ft torque, independent tests showed upwards of 525 horsepower.
Now, using the recently-discovered tooling that was used to build the original engines, GM Performance Parts is offering a new anniversary edition of the ZL-1 engine. Some of the design features have been updated, and the block casting has been strengthened, but it’s essentially the same motor in the ZL-1 Corvettes and Camaros of 1969.
It’s even officially (under)rated at 430 horsepower and 450 lb-ft torque. Only 427 examples will be produced, although if you can’t get your hands on one of those, you can get a very similar ZZ427 crate motor. See all of the features of the new ZL-1 after the jump.
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