Keith Byer’s 1969 Camaro
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Profile ID: 31434
Year: 1969
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Camaro
Markets: Muscle Car, Performance, Resto-Mod
Vehicle Type: American
Contact: Projects CBN
Vehicle Story
Vehicle: 1969 Camaro
Engine
Type: LS9
Displacement: 6.2 L/376 ci
Compression Ratio: 9.1:1
Bore: 4.065 inches
Stroke: 3.622 inches
Cylinder Heads: GM with L92-style ports, 68cc chambers
Valvetrain: Titanium 2.16-inch intake, sodium-filled stainless 1.59-inch exhaust valves; investment-cast roller-trunnion 1.7:1 rockers
Camshaft: 0.562/0.558-inch lift, 211/230-deg. duration at 0.050-inch
Induction: Eaton LSA/LS9 screw-type 2.3L blower with integral dual-brick air-to-water intercooler, Lingenfelter 2.6-inch pulley (19-percent overdrive)
Accessory Drive: GM and Concept 1 components
Exhaust: 1 7/8-inch stainless headers, 3-inch stainless primary system by Kent Waters, Borla mufflers
Output: 676 hp, 660 lb-ft
Drivetrain
Transmission: TREMEC TKO-600 (prepped for road racing)
Rear Axle: Ford 9-inch, 3.73:1 gears, Truetrac limited-slip carrier
Chassis
Steering: Detroit Speed rack
Front Suspension: Detroit Speed hydroformed subframe and double-wishbone suspension with forged-aluminum Corvette steering knuckles
Rear Suspension: Detroit Speed QUADRALink with adjustable Panhard bar
Dampers: Detroit Speed-valved double-adjustable remote-reservoir coilovers
Brakes: Brembo 14-inch carbon-ceramic rotors, six-piston calipers front and rear; Stainless Steel Brakes Corp. stainless master cylinder
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Forgeline GZ3 19x10 front, 19x12 rear
Tires: Nitto Invo 275/35 front, 325/30 rear
Interior
Seats: Recaro
Upholstery: Wayne Lundy Interiors (Lula, GA)
Dash: Handbuilt steel by Kent Waters, handformed dashpad
Instrumentation: ProParts Spek-Pro, Hendrick Performance carbon-fiber insert
Steering: Flaming River Waterfall wheel
HVAC: Vintage Air, Clayton Machine Works vents
Exterior
Body Prep and Paint: Trent Crane and Kent Waters
Paint: Axalta Standox, 2012 Porsche Platinum Silver Metallic
Modifications: Driprails replaced with 16-gauge steel sheet
Photography by Chris Shelton
Build Sheet
Manufacturers
- Borla Performance - Mufflers
- Brembo - 14-inch carbon-ceramic rotors, six-piston calipers front and rear
- Clayton Machine Works - Vents, Pedals
- Concept ONE - Accessory Drive
- Detroit Speed, Inc. - Steering: rack, Front Suspension: hydroformed subframe and double-wishbone suspension with forged-aluminum, Rear Suspension: QUADRALink with adjustable Panhard bar, Dampers: valved double-adjustable remote-reservoir coilovers
- EATON - LSA/LS9 screw-type 2.3L blower
- Flaming River Industries - Steering wheel
- Forgeline Motorsports - Wheels: GZ3 19x10 front, 19x12 rear
- Lingenfelter Performance Engineering - 2.6-inch pulley (19-percent overdrive)
- Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. - Tires: Invo 275/35 front, 325/30 rear
- RECARO - Seats
- TREMEC - TKO-600 (prepped for road racing)
- Vintage Air - HVAC
Shops
Services
- Super Chevy Magazine - Photos, build sheet
