Texas tuner John Hennessey has turned his sights on the new Chevrolet Camaro, more than doubling the factory-build Camaro SS's 455-horsepower output. While the SS gets an eight-stage muscle upgrade, the ZL1 gym has four stages, but both models get 1,000-pony range-topping versions.
In fact, while the HPE1000 Camaro SS is rated at 1008 hp, the figure for the HPE1000 ZL1 sits at 1,000 hp. But don't tell keyboard warriors about it, as they'll start a posting riot as it happened with the Camaro-SS-Beats-Corvette-C7-on-dyno story that was blown out of proportion.
Returning to the Lone Star State developer's 2017 ZL1 program, this was quietly introduced on the tuner's website during a recent update.
The HPE1000 ZL1 will allow the driver to control 1,000 hp at 6,300 rpm - note that Hennessey straps its cars to the dyno and then estimates the crank output automakers love so much.
Let's say you feel that 1,000 ponies are too much, but the 640 hp Chevrolet gifts the new ZL1 with also seem insufficient. This is where the rest of the upgrades step in, as you can dial your supercharged Camaro to 740, 800 or 850 horses.
And since we're talking about a Camaro that hasn't even reached its customers yet, we have to also discuss warranty. While the HPE750 ZL1 will have you covered for 3 years/36,000 miles, the safety net is reduced to 2 years/24 miles for the HPE800 and HPE850 models.
Power
• 750 bhp @ 6,300 rpm
Hennessey HPE750 Upgrade Includes
• Hennessey Pulley Upgrade
• High-Flow Air Induction System
• Long-tube Stainless Steel Headers
• Stainless Steel Midpipes
• High Flow Catalytic Converters
• All Necessary Gaskets & Fluids
• Professional Installation
• HPE Engine Management Calibration
• Dyno Tuning & Road Testing
• Serial-Numbered Dash & Engine Plaques
• Hennessey Exterior Badging
• Hennessey Premium Floormats
• 3 Year / 36,000 Mile Limited Warranty