This year on KSL.com, all of us here
at O'rielly Chevy
noticed that they were running a specialized blog series focused on some of
Utah's coolest cars. A beautiful state chock full of desert and rock terrain
offerings, it is a location where some pick the off-road breed of car for their
favorites, but one loyal fan picked a choice of the more track-ready variety,
and immediately wanted to make his 2013 Chevy Camaro ZL1 into the perfect
specimen.
In this feature here, you can see how after his dissatisfaction with
just the basic ZL1 package, he figured a few important modifications were
needed to help boost the power, and make it into something truly one-of-a-kind.
He got help from a friend who promised him he could do a basic tune, upper and
lower pulley, and new headers as a trade for the hood that came stock. After
running into difficulty during the beginning of his project, he decided to turn
to the pros once and for all, and took his car to JDP Motorsports in Sandy to
get the work completed. To his dismay, the previous work was not done
correctly, and the supercharger now needed a rebuild after being soaked in
about an inch of oil.
After a completed and thorough task courtesy of
JDP, the ZL1 was now cooking up 655 horsepower and 577 lb-ft of torque, up from
the stock figures of 580 and 556 respectively. To get here, the checklist
involved a thorough tune, ported supercharger and throttle body, new upper and
lower pulleys, plugs, injectors, headers by Stainless Works, a 4.5-inch
Roto-Fab intake, and all new wiring. On the outside there are some prominent
tweaks that really make the car stand out: custom vinyl graphics and paint, red
and black emblems, a custom front splitter, carbon fiber hood, custom built
headlights with color changing LED lights, XO Luxury wheels, custom tail
lights, louvers over the back window, and a Z28 spoiler on the back tasked with
the responsibility of keeping the rear tires planted to the pavement.
The windshield sports a banner for the Utah Head
Turners, a local club with 57 members that put on local meetups, high-octane
racing events, and charity functions in and around the valley. Last year he
really experienced a high point of ownership with this new car: he was able to
participate in a cruise that was dedicated to a young girl battling cancer.
He's going to go live on the web soon and burn out his old tires after winning
a brand new Michelin set on an Instagram giveaway, and simply enjoy his car as
it is for a while: the red-on-black theme is perfect for his car, and we always
love to see examples of the ways that very dedicated Chevy lovers up the ante
on their rides to make their wildest dreams come true!
No comments:
Post a Comment