The F-body seen here is the result of the cooperative effort of Lethal Injection, LLC. , Gressman Power Sports, Callies, Precision Turbo, HKS USA and Moser Engineering, and the latest episode in the YouTube series following the build of a Camaro SS Turbo has just been released. In the sixth video, dyno tuning is done on the car. With many struggles while tuning, the expected results didn’t come easily but after a few days of tweaking, the crew finally met its horsepower goal, topping the magic 1,000 horsepower mark.

In preparation for race day, the crew needed to work out any remaining bugs and get an idea for the power the Camaro was producing. During the first pull, the car produced 539 rear-wheel horsepower on 7 PSI of boost. After some minor computer tuning, the car produced 553 horsepower, which was no where close to what the crew was expecting to see. In the video, the crew expresses concern that the car is not responding to the adjustments being made especially when with a couple more adjustments the horsepower dropped to 545 and then down to 517.

A problem with the standalone engine management was discovered so it was shipped off and replaced with a new ECU. Once the new one was put on the car, the crew was able to see 620 RWHP on the first pull with 7 PSI. When the boost was upped to 10 pounds, the car produced 695 RWHP. All of these tests were preliminary to the final tuning of the Camaro before the race.

Because the Camaro is calibrated to run on low boost with pump gas and high boost with race gas, it was easy for the crew to up the wick for the final dyno tune. For the first pull 109 octane race fuel was used and the boost was set at 19 PSI. On this pull, the car produced 978 RWHP, just 22 under the crew’s goal. After a second pull resulted in a horsepower drop, it was decided to let the car sit for a little while, giving the clutch that was having problems time to cool down before one last pull. On the last run, the boost was increased to 22 PSI. It was on this pull that the crew’s goal horsepower was produced. With cameras rolling, the car produced a whopping 1,005 RWHP.

Congratulations goes out to the crew that got this car to where it is now. They undoubtedly have built one beast of a Camaro. We look forward to seeing the results of the upcoming race day.