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Chevrolet Camaro

Since the end of Pontiac has come, there will be no Trans Am thrown into the mix of the vintage-looking sports cars on the road today. The Ford Mustang, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Charger are all competitors in a group that the Pontiac Trans Am would have fit right into.

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering couldn’t leave that scenario alone, so they made their own Trans Am. Beginning with a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, the performance company reworked the body, interior and engine into a modern day Trans Am with the looks from a classic 1971 Pontiac Firebird. Complete with fender vents, raised white-letter tires, honeycomb wheels, twin-port front grill and a duck-tail spoiler, the car looks like a real modern day Trans Am.

Built using the body of the current 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, (not to be confused with the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s 2010 Camaro) the TA doesn’t look anything like the Camaro it was born as. It has been referred to as the Lingenfelter T/A, the LTA 455, LPE TA or the LPE 455 TA. With Pontiac gone and no “real” Trans Am on the market, the car doesn’t have an official name.

The interior of the car now sports blue woven vinyl seats, a metal gauge cluster and other updates to give it the feel of the original Trans Am. The exterior includes custom molded body parts like the extended rear fenders, front fascia, shaker hood, headlight and taillight housing and rear spoiler. The paint is bright in an icy white with an electric blue racing stripe running from hood to trunk.

Under the hood is where this car shines. Producing 655 horsepower and 610 foot pounds of torque, Lingenfelter’s 455 cubic inch, 7.5 liter V8 engine is what pumps the life through the one-of-a-kind TA. The engine is made using a custom Racing Head Service aluminum engine block, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering-brand CNC ported and polished LS7 cylinder heads, an LSX FAST 102 intake, Diamond pistons, a Lunati forged crank and a Corsa stainless steel exhaust to finish the package. For keeping all the power going down the road, a Lingenfelter 6-bolt LS9 twin disk flywheel and clutch assembly work with heavy duty Driveshaft Shop half-shafts.

The car is to debut at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas in the Nitto Tire booth. The TA is riding on Nitto performance tire - 275/40ZR20s in the front and 315/35ZR20s in the rear, bolted to custom 20-inch honeycomb wheels, which are a trademark of the Pontiac Trans Am.

Distributing products for street and racing General Motors vehicles, the seeds of GM Performance Parts were planted in large part to involvement with the original Chevrolet Camaro. General Motors' support of race-going Camaros competing in the 1960s SCCA Trans Am series inspired aftermarket components for what would become a popular American sports car.

Enticing new generation 2010 Chevrolet Camaro buyers to personalizing their car, GM Performance Parts lineup open's the door to exterior, interior, and performance enhancements.

GM Accessories for 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Exterior

Racing Stripes - Priced between $470-510, GM Performance Parts racing striping kits are an inexpensive way to add pizazz to the 2010 Camaro. A popular selection for aesthetic and historic reasons is the addition of rally striping. Running along the mid-section of the hood, roof, and trunk lid, rally stripes were well-replicated onto many generation Camaros. Another throwback look, hockey stick striping reminiscent to the 1969 version Chevrolet Camaro SS can be applied with or without a single large hood stripe.

Ground Effects and Spoilers - Tailored to modern customization, GM Performance Parts 2010 Camaro ground effects kits compose of a front spoiler, side skirts, and an aggressive rear diffuser. Arriving in metallic grey, the construction of the ground effects kit is assured to be durable enough to handle street or competition driving such as drifting and drag racing.

Dressing the Camaro's rear deck lid, a wing-style rear spoiler can be ordered in five body-matching colors. If desire exists to reassert the Camaro's heritage of customization, a primered spoiler is available to adapt to any shade on the color spectrum.

Aluminum Wheels - With stock wheel diameters spanning up to 20 inches on the Chevrolet Camaro SS, owners wanting to upgrade to even larger 21 inch aluminum wheels. Providing the Camaro with a street racer look, these wheels available in both painted and blushed aluminum varieties cost just under $4,000 for the set.

GM Accessories for 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Interior

Basic Interior Items - Accenting the floor with Footwell lighting kit and door sill plates complements the entrance into the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. To lend practicality to the exciting pony car are some Camaro-tailored cargo floor mats and cargo netting for inside the trunk.

Hurst Shifter - Developed in cooperation with iconic shifter manufacturer Hurst, GM Performance Parts has issued a short-throw shifter assembly allows precise, quick shifts for V-6 and V-8 model Camaros attached to the six-speed manual gearbox.

Interior Electronics - Being 2010, the thrilling sound of the Chevrolet Camaro's engine is no longer enough for some drivers to fully experience American performance motoring. Engaging the audiophile, MTX Audio subwoofer and a 200-watt amplifier would infuse the cabin with rich sound. Camaro 2LS as well as 2SS models can also be fitted with the Peripheral Device Interface Module (PDIM) granting portable music devices with integration through the Camaro's audio system.

2010 Chevrolet Camaro Engine GM Performance Parts

Air Box - For V-6 or V-8 Camaro, air box assemblies are designed to increase airflow and thereby enhance engine performance. Using an open element air cleaner, the greater breath capacity through air box units could extend and over 10 horsepower.

Exhaust System - Offering multiple street legal exhaust systems for the Camaro, GM Performance Parts upgrades the sound and performance potential of either direct-injected 3.6-liter V-6 or the 6.2-liter V-8 engine. If competition is in the future of a selected Chevrolet Camaro, a Track Pack exhaust set is available but is not certified for street use.

Engine Headers - Chevrolet Camaros running the V-8 powerplants can be fitted with performance-oriented headers. Called shorty headers, this emission legal modification facilitates the flow of exhaust gases more efficiently than the stock exhaust manifold assembly resulting in usable power to the Camaro's rear wheels.

Engine Cover - Opening the hood, a selection of plastic engine covers will certainly not enhance the pony car's horsepower but it will dress up the mechanical surrounding. Available in five body color-matching tones, thesecustom Camaro engine covers are simple to install and do not affect access to the engine during regular service.