Chevrolet Camaro 30th Anniversary SS LT4 1997

[GTvsForza]

In 1997, SLP Engineering took LT4 engines left over from the 1996 Corvette Grand Sport production run and installed them in 100 Camaro SS coupes. The result was one of the most powerful fourth-generation Camaros ever built: the 1997 Chevrolet Camaro 30th Anniversary SS LT4. Few, if any, of these cars ever hit the showroom floor, since they were spoken for well before getting to dealers.

SLP could have simply placed the LT4 in the 30th Anniversary SS, jacked the price up almost 18 grand and called it a day. Instead, they completely disassembled, balanced, blueprinted and enhanced the engine with stress plates. From there, one out of five engines was put through its paces on a Superflow dynamometer, and every LT4 SS car was tested on a chassis dynamometer and road-tested for six miles.

Performance Specs
So, other than bragging rights, what did you get by coughing up all this extra cash? For starters, you have performance exhaust, a lightweight drive shaft, Bilstein sport suspension and a Torsen limited slip differential. Options for the LT4 SS were limited and consisted of a Level III Bilstein suspension package and BFGoodrich Comp T/A tires.

The LT4 Camaro was definitely built to function like the performance icon it has become. The engine comes with a 10.8:1 compression ratio and redlines at 6,300 rpm. Maximum horsepower is achieved at 5,800 rpm, and maximum torque is realized at 4,500 rpm. Fuel shutoff doesn't occur until 6,400 rpm. Nope, this isn't your typical fourth-generation Camaro. Chevrolet and SLP Engineering got it right when they conceived this tire-smoking, pavement-pounding Camaro SS.

Motor Trend tested the LT4 SS and came away with some impressive numbers. The car ran from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.9 seconds and sprinted the quarter-mile in 13.3 seconds. These are the same numbers that the magazine came up with when testing the 1996 Corvette Grand Sport.

All LT4 SS Camaros were hardtops, and the only giveaway to what lurks under the hood is the 330-hp decal on the rear. All this horsepower is laid down by way of a Borg-Warner T56 6-speed manual to 17" x 9" Arctic White cast-aluminum wheels.

 

[JR98]

This car was also in the GT1 and GT2

 

[GTvsForza]

This car was also in the GT1 and GT2

Which is why I added it

 

[ToyGTone]

I don't know what do i say about this car, it just made me think of the first 2 GT games ever made....especially seeing the Camaro in the Chevy Dealer in GT1.

(0:00 - 2:23)

(Not sure if it's sounds like advertising on "over 1 year old" video from my channel which doesn't reflex what i'm working on nowadays but...oh how cares)

Other than that, Voted 👍

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Just one thing to change, the picture. That Camaro you posted is the Z/28 model.

This is the SS, the one with the big airscoop on the hood and SS stickers on the side.

 

[GTvsForza]

Got it.