how much horsepower can the ss1 engine handle?

[ericmuscle]

thinking of buying either an 2010 ss1 or ss2 camaro. how much horsepower can the motor handle before it comes apart? i will be supercharging it.

[CamaroCowboy]

The engine is the exact same. The difference in the two is available and standard options. The engine is still the 6.2L

[ericmuscle]

thanks for the info. im a newbie when it comes to camaro, vettes, etc. ive owned numerous mustangs, i currently have a 2004 cobra and im looking to trade it in on a camaro. just doing some homework first........are the 2010 motors forged and which motor is it the ls1,ls3, etc and how much power can they hold before blowing up......? thanks

[CamaroCowboy]

The V6 camaro has the 3.6L 304 HP engine. The SS Camaro is the 6.2L V8 you get the L99 engine with 400 Stock HP with the SS automatic transmission or the LS3 426 HP stock with the Six speed manual transmission.

If you want to see what they can do go and check out Hennessy racing www.hennesseyperformance.com
they have done all kinds of great stuff with the camaro and really tested them. You can also check out videos on youtube. just search for Hennessy Camaro and you will find all kinds of information.

[Mindz]

Nothing in the LS3 is forged. People have been doing just fine with up to about 550hp. I believe the rumors are that at aroudn 550-600 you will need to beef up your rear end first. I don't think anyone has blown an engine yet, so no one knows how much it will handle at this time.

[talwell]

The 2010 SS uses the LS3 engine - the same that has been used in Corvettes for a few years now. To answer your question - the engine is not forged but despite this fact they can take a huge amount of abuse. The LS3 will easily put out up to 800hp and can be considered moderately safe. Mine is conservative at 700 crank HP and you would never even think it had any more horsepower than it left the factory with. If you built it correctly, fuel the engine properly you will be safe to limits well above what is needed for street use.

[Mr. Wyndham]

To add to that...many supercharger manufacturers offer their own warranties...AND they test their systems pretty extensively before selling them.

Blowing up engines with a proper supercharger kit is not common.

[2SSARMY]

It'll be just fine if you supercharge it. When you start getting up and over 600 is when you should start worrying about swapping some stuff out.

[chappy48]

I've heard from various people that the engine will handle about 600rwhp safely. You'll need to start looking at fuel solutions at that point. If you just go with something Like Jannetty Racing's street brawler package you can have massive amounts of power, OEM quality and don't have to worry about beefing up anything in the car. On the LS3 that package will give you about 560rwhp and on the L99's somewhere in the range of 500-510rwhp.

[ericmuscle]

thanks for the replies fellas. you guys post quick compared to the mustang forums. i think im gonna go with the 2010 camaro. i was also considering the gt500, but ive done alot of homework on that one too, but considering the price and possibilities of the camaro i think ill go the camaro.

[2SSARMY]

If you get a base SS and S/C it you'll be up there with the GT500 and still have a couple thousand $ saved.

[Big Brunsy]

In the words of a guy who has been running his '03 vette competitivly at the track since he bought it... "these engines are bulletproof. The transmission, not so much"

[pnyklr]

I would be more worried about the tranny and the IRS more than the motor.

-Funk

[1CAMSS]

Originally Posted by Big Brunsy

In the words of a guy who has been running his '03 vette competitivly at the track since he bought it... "these engines are bulletproof. The transmission, not so much"

big brunsy, are you talking about the manual or automatic transmission?