Katech Camaro ZL1 1LE Puts Down 701 RWHP

But Pallotta couldn’t pass the LT4 as enough. This is where Katech Performance stepped onto the scene with the Stage 4 upgrade package, translating to 701 RWHP and 657 rear-wheel torque. The list of modifications include CNC ported heads, supercharger, and snout, the 103-mm throttle body, K-Force 2 camshaft, ATI damper, upper and lower pulleys of the supercharging system, as well as the Roto-Fab air intake system.

A serialized plaque rounds off the list, which is understandable considering how much it costs to upgrade an already expensive car like the ZL1 1LE. If we assume a 15-percent loss from the driveline, the crankshaft numbers for this Camaro would be 800 horsepower and 750 pound-feet, give or take a few for both metrics.

In addition to the retail price of the ZL1 and the gas-guzzler tax, the 1LE Track Performance Package adds $7,500 to the tally. For that money, Chevrolet is much obliged to add front dive planes, a more aggressive front splitter, black hood wrap, carbon fiber inserts, low-gloss black mirrors, dark taillamps, 19-inch gloss-black forged aluminum wheels wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R rubber, red calipers with the 1LE logo, DSSV dampers and performance suspension, as well as an auto-dimming rearview mirror.

Customers who want to garage these babies as a blue-chip investment are offered the ZL1 Protection Package at $535, including premium carpeted floor mats and a premium vehicle cover. The thing is, Dodge has more suck-squeeze-bang-blow to provide from the 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 and Ford is getting in on the action with the 5.2-liter supercharged Predator V8 in the Shelby GT500.

Like the previous generation of the Camaro ZL1, this one won’t hold its value in the long run. The Camaro Z/28 is a different animal, featuring the 7.0-liter LS7 V8 and the type of track-focused treatment that Ford replicated with the Shelby GT350R.