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Does that project car sitting in your garage need a proper motor? Well, how about a V8 sourced from a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1?
If you said yes, and have the finances to back it up, then perhaps the pictured one is just what the doctor ordered. It came from the current iteration muscle car, is up for grabs on eBay, and comes with a buy-it-now price of $18,899.99.
The sale will end in a little over a day from now, and the lump shows “normal signs of use, nicks, scuffs, scratches, etc.,” the vendor, based in Northeast Ohio, says. It is “used but in good working condition,” and came from a car that had around 3,200 miles (5,150 km) on the odo. The supercharger was rebuilt by Stiegmeier, and since then, it hasn’t clocked up more miles.
So, how much power are we looking at? That would be 650 hp produced by the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, without any outside intervention. In terms of straight-line performance, the stock Camaro ZL1 needs 3.6 seconds to complete the 0 to 62 mph (0-100 kph) sprint, and it is capable of dealing with the quarter mile in around 10 seconds. Thus, depending on what type of car you’d put the motor in, it could end up giving supercars a run for their money, and that’s without the need of tweaked oily bits.
Depending on the budget, you could find a variety of punchy mills online that could power that project car of yours. A couple of months ago, we showed you one that came from a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and it was a bit cheaper than this one, and shortly after, we came across a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 that used to power a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, listed for $41,500 back then. Both of them are still advertised online.
The sale will end in a little over a day from now, and the lump shows “normal signs of use, nicks, scuffs, scratches, etc.,” the vendor, based in Northeast Ohio, says. It is “used but in good working condition,” and came from a car that had around 3,200 miles (5,150 km) on the odo. The supercharger was rebuilt by Stiegmeier, and since then, it hasn’t clocked up more miles.
So, how much power are we looking at? That would be 650 hp produced by the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, without any outside intervention. In terms of straight-line performance, the stock Camaro ZL1 needs 3.6 seconds to complete the 0 to 62 mph (0-100 kph) sprint, and it is capable of dealing with the quarter mile in around 10 seconds. Thus, depending on what type of car you’d put the motor in, it could end up giving supercars a run for their money, and that’s without the need of tweaked oily bits.
Depending on the budget, you could find a variety of punchy mills online that could power that project car of yours. A couple of months ago, we showed you one that came from a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and it was a bit cheaper than this one, and shortly after, we came across a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 that used to power a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, listed for $41,500 back then. Both of them are still advertised online.
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