The new 2010 Camaro is something that we all have been looking forward to seeing on the streets for over a year now. The time is drawing close and with it we are seeing more pictures and receiving more information on all of the plans that GM has for it. It seems that the new details involve a four-cylinder engine.
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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.
Some things are just unnatural, and should never be attempted. Does the paint job give this car any pop-culture cred via osmosis? Calling it the “General Zee” displays a little bit of wit, but we can’t condone trying to splice in cool with a paint job. Us Gen-Xers will always have a soft spot for the orange Charger with pushbars out front and “01″ emblazoned on its welded-shut doors. Giving that treatment to a 2002 Z-28 does not make it a collector car, even if the abomination has under 40,000 miles on it.