The LPE 455 TA
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) has made a name for itself by modifying all sorts of vehicles, but since day one, their bread and butter has been General Motors products. Lingenfelter Corvettes are among the most well known high performance Vettes, and we knew that it was only a matter of time before LPE got their hands on a new Chevrolet Camaro. Last week, we got word that there would be a modified 2010 Camaro at the SEMA Show, but last night I received word about something that may prove to be even more interesting.
Since we knew that there would be a “new” Camaro, people have been demanding the return of the Trans Am, even in the wake of GMs announcement to shut down Pontiac. Yesterday, a friend of mine emailed me a set of drawings of the ‘new Lingenfelter Trans Am’ – a super-modified 2010 Chevy Camaro designed to emulate the style and performance of the 1971 Pontiac Trans Am. My first thought was that this could be the clever design of a skilled photoshop artist, so I checked with my contacts from Lingenfelter and this morning their public relations group verified that this is indeed a Lingenfelter released set of drawings of their new LPE 455 TA. (check the gallery below for the artwork)
Like the 1971 Trans Am, the LPE 455 TA is powered by a 455 cubic inch engine topped by Lingenfelter Performance LS7 cylinder heads and an LSX FAST 102 intake, making an awesome 655 horsepower and 610 lb-ft of torque. Other than that, and what is shown in this set of drawings, details have been extremely limited, but with SEMA less than a week away stay tuned to the Detroit Autos Examiner for full details and high resolution images of the new Lingenfelter Performance Engineering 455 TA.
(images courtesy of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering)
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I can not waite. I am drooling in anticipation, I have always been a Trans Am guy over Camaro. And it will have my instrument cluster in it. I will be expecting nothing less than your stellar report on the Revention, which after reading your blog for a few months now is just the norm for you....JOE
PS. don't get mad at me but GO JEREMY
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