When the Dodge Challenger Demon debuted a couple of years back, Hennessy Performance Engineering attempted to capitalize on the demand by offering its own crazy-powerful pony car in the way of the Hennessey Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ‘Exorcist’. The Exorcist takes the supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V8 engine and extracts every last bit of performance from it, using an upgraded supercharger, custom camshaft, ported cylinder heads, new valves and valve springs, and other upgrades to produce 1,000 horsepower and 883 pound-feet of torque. This translates into a Camaro ZL1 that can reach a supercar-shaming 217 mph and complete the quarter-mile in around 10 seconds.
But now, the Sealey, Texas-based tuning shop has an even faster Camaro ZL1 in the works called The Resurrection. This heavenly Camaro is powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 crate engine, which has had its factory supercharger ported and had a new camshaft installed, along with other upgrades like ported heads and high-flow exhaust system. This lifts the output to 1,200 horsepower and 1,000 pound-feet of torque, resulting in a claimed 0-60 mph time of around 2.3 seconds and a top speed of 220 mph.
The ‘Resurrection’ name continues the religious theme originally set forth by the Dodge Challenger Demon and serves as a playful nod to the 1,000-horsepower Exorcist. Hennessey charges roughly $120,000 for a fully built Exorcist including the stock car, so not surprisingly, the Resurrection will cost an eye-popping $200,000. Both six-speed manual and 10-speed automatic models can be converted into a Resurrection.
“He is Risen!” company founder and chief horsepower evangelist, John Hennessey joked in a statement. “Our team has been waiting to offer a more powerful version of The Exorcist but we just needed a cool name to fit the car. The Resurrection seemed to be the perfect evolution of The Exorcist, which was a name that was ultimately inspired by the Dodge Demon.”
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That’s one monster !!!
Thought my was wicked, little more than 700 hp. That’s going to take a well seasoned driver, can’t wait to hear more.
Hope everyone has great day. ???
Yes it’s incredible, as is the price tag of $120K for the Exorcist. God only knows what the price tag will be for this 1200hp variant, lol. I personally can’t see it when you can get the new C8 for approx. $67-68K with the Z51 with magnetic option and we all know that the LT2 based on the LT1 can be built to 1000hp easily. At that power level or perhaps less in the C8 the performance will supersede the Resurrection for a whole lot less $$$ than even the Exorcist. Can’t wait to see what tuners beside Hennessey will do with the new C8.
@C4ce
You believe that ? You better ck your numbers again. Chevrolet can’t sell a base model for that. That would be loosing 15k-20k per unit. Mary said if it doesn’t make dollars it don’t make cents. Still not in production… I wish it was different also however. It’s NOT…. ????
Well, it’s already been stated that the ” base” C8 is losing $$ for GM. It’s also already known that the base Z51 is $65K. and when you add the magnetic ride it’s less than $2k more soooo… what I posted stands. It’s also a known given that the $$ is going up on the C8 past first year production of 2020 which we’ll have to wait and see but the exorcist is not and never will be worth the $$ vs. the new C8, 2020 or beyond. Worst issue I see for the new C8, is if there is no front engine access for a cam swap, there is no easy path for upgrades. No, most dealers will not “stock” a base C8 but it still can be ordered. F Mary…..22 million dollar bonus biotch while the consumer pays…. Tell me you can’t add TT’s to make the exorcist look like stupid $$$????? The C8 is the steal of the century and if you add your own upgrades, nothing compares at this price point, period.