Engine – Callaway Camaro

Powerful Engineering

Powerfully Engineered Automobiles is more than just a slogan at Callaway Cars, it’s what we do. And now this power is offered in a four-seater. Callaway Camaros are powered by supercharged variants of Chevrolet’s 6.2 liter LS3 engine with manual transmission, rated at 572 bhp, and 6.2 liter L99 engine with automatic transmission, rated at 552 bhp. With the precise engine management control that Callaway achieves with its ECM calibration and the exceptional quality level of the base car as provided by Chevrolet, 552 and 572 horsepower levels can be attained without any internal engine modifications.

“. . . the difference between the Callaway Camaro SC572 and those other efforts that go only eight- or nine-tenths of the way to creating a completely engineered automobile. Callaway has a reputation for sussing out the details that others miss, or even choose not to address at all.”
Chris Walton, Chief Road Test Editor, Edmunds Inside Line, May 2010

 

Callaway Positive Displacement

Callaway has a long history with positive displacement applications. From the first BMW turbocharger systems developed by Reeves Callaway in his home-based shop in the mid-1970′s, to the turbocharger system designed for Alfa Romeo used in the 1985-86 GTV-6, to the 1987-1991 Callaway Twin Turbo Corvettes built for Chevrolet, to the 5500 turbocharger systems designed, developed and manufactured by Callaway for the 2003-2003.5 MazdaSpeed Protegé, when it comes to providing engine performance at manifold pressures greater than 1 atmosphere, Callaway engineers have established a technological base that’s second-to-none.

To power the Callaway Camaro, our engineers adapted the Eaton TVS2300 (Twin Vortices Series) supercharger. It’s no coincidence that the Corvette ZR1, Cadillac CTS-V and the Camaro ZL1 use the same Eaton-manufactured supercharger internals. The Roots-style configuration provides a remarkable increase in peak power and an exceptionally broad, flat torque curve that is unequalled by centrifugal or twin screw superchargers. The high-helix angle, four-lobe TVS rotor design provides higher efficiency than any of its predecessors while retaining bulletproof reliability. The unique air-to-liquid intercooler design, integral with the intake manifold base, significantly lowers charge air temperature to further increase power and prevent engine-damaging detonation. To reduce power-robbing parasitic drag, an internal bypass diverts the inlet air flow path during idle, low-load cruising and deceleration, allowing the supercharger internals to spin freely. Consequently, Callaway Camaro fuel mileage is practically unchanged from stock Camaro fuel mileage. Callaway’s engine management calibration provides perfect street manners and emissions compliance in all 50 states (CARB E.O. D-488-17). Callaway’s optional limited Powertrain Service Contract extends coverage to 5 years or 100,000 miles, confirming Callaway’s confidence in this systems-engineered package.

“I’m proud that our engineers and craftsmen have constructed what the press has called ‘the quintessential 21st century muscle car’.”
Reeves Callaway