{"id":6740,"date":"2015-06-18T17:30:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T21:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6740"},"modified":"2015-06-18T17:30:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T21:30:35","slug":"1969-camaro-with-1200-hp-vs-2012-camaro-with-1300-hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6740","title":{"rendered":"1969 Camaro with 1,200 HP vs 2012 Camaro with 1,300 HP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6741\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,653\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969 Camaro with twin-turbo V8 vs 2012 Camaro with twin-turbo V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Camaro with twin-turbo V8 vs 2012 Camaro with twin-turbo V8 01&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?resize=640%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Camaro with twin-turbo V8 vs 2012 Camaro with twin-turbo V8 01\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C557&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C327&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1969-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-vs-2012-Camaro-with-twin-turbo-V8-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What happens when you pit a custom 1969 Camaro with a 1,200 horsepower twin-turbo V8 against a 2012 Camaro with a 1,300 horsepower twin-turbo V8?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ahkx3IREw78\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know much about the 2012 Camaro besides it&#8217;s running two 67 mm turbos. The 1969 Camaro however was built by All Speed Customs for Josh Kalis. It features a 408 ci LSx motor with twin 66 mm turbos and T-56 Magnum transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Josh Kalis explaining the car.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HGMicQewf1E\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More photos of Josh&#8217;s Camaro &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allspeedcustoms.com\/media_gallery\/index\/completed_vehicles\/josh_kalis_dc_shoes_camaro\/0\/\">build gallery<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10152000600410264.1073741847.134133215263&#038;type=3\">engine tune gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ahkx3IREw78\">TheBayAreaRacing<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2015\/06\/battle-of-ages-1969-camaro-1200hp-vs.html\">Carscoops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when you pit a custom 1969 Camaro with a 1,200 horsepower twin-turbo V8 against a 2012 Camaro with a 1,300 horsepower twin-turbo V8? I don&#8217;t know much about the 2012 Camaro besides it&#8217;s running two 67 mm turbos. The 1969 Camaro however was built by All Speed Customs for Josh Kalis. It features&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6740\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1969 Camaro with 1,200 HP vs 2012 Camaro with 1,300 HP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camaro"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":132134,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132134","url_meta":{"origin":6740,"position":0},"title":"1969 Camaro with a Twin-Turbo Duramax V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Lavon Miller and his company Firepunk Diesel built a special 1969 Camaro Z28 for a longtime customer. 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