Camaro Dyno-Mite: Hennessey HPE550 Camaro Dyno Smack Down

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What's that? You're a power addict and the 426 horsepower with which Chevrolet endowed the 2010 Camaro SS is weaksauce?

Here's your fix. The orange 2010 Camaro SS you see above has been given the full Texas-style treatment, and I'm not talking about barbeque. Hennessey Performance Engineering, headquartered in Sealy, Texas, coerces more power out of more than just Mopars and Mitsubishis these days, and he's turned his attention to Chevy's latest pony car.

It's called the Hennessey HPE550. The centerpiece of the conversion is the breathing enhancement delivered by a Magnuson Roots-style blower and liquid-to-air intercooler. Supplementing the 6 psi generated by the supercharger is a cold-air intake and free-flow exhaust. Owner John Hennessey tells us that the package swells peak power to 562 hp as measured at the flywheel.

Aftermarket horsepower claims are notoriously optimistic, so we did the obvious thing and strapped it to MD Automotive's Dynojet in Westminster, California. The result was anything but weaksauce.

Click the jump for the dyno chart and video.

First, a caveat. Before we did any dyno runs, we noticed that the insides of our HPE550 test car's tailpipes were curiously free of the typical fine sooty layer that coats every car that runs on pump gas. Instead, they were fairly clean save for a light gray coating.

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[al3ameri911]

whats the point of making this video without showing the hp ?!!

[ccg1171]

That car is sweet

[Razor4ever]

@xXHEELTOEXx These cars are ment to be driven hard. If its warmed up properly and engine oil was changed and other things. Its still like brand new.

[xXHEELTOEXx]

@Razor4ever LOL No. For the price i get a new camaro(less than 10 miles on the odometer)

VS A caddillac that has been driven hard for 10,000 miles.

[Razor4ever]

Its a cool car, but for that price I get a 1 year old with 10k miles CTS-V. Its a no brainer.

[MrDriDriZzy]

@al3ameri911 if ur smart enough to read the description u might find out

[ColdAirInductions]

Very nice Camaro!

[TheMrOctapuss]

Sounds like he babied it on the dyno a bit...

[56elisaroybal65]

hiya sensual and artistic!

[TRAVolta755]

Nice!

Very Fine ! ! !

[purpleblack910]

that thing sounds like a 69 Camaro!!!!

[johnnieHollifield555]

hehe like romantic nights