Once the superchargers were dialed in, the dual nitrous injection tanks became overkill. The system also features twin Vortech superchargers and a 10-rib belt out of a dump truck. Once we got everything perfect, we took our mock-ups to Jet-Maxx, a waterjet company in Willoughby, OH, to have them scanned and then cut out of aluminum.” “She’d use kitchen utensils and other household items to test angles and make sure things would fit under the hood. Rich got some help and advice from his friends, but did all of the important work at home, crafting mock-ups of all the brackets, spacers, pulleys, and the carb box from cardboard, insulation foam, and MDF. No one made a bolt-on kit for such a thing. “I had seen lots of cars with twin turbochargers, and I started thinking about twin superchargers,” Rich said.Īt the time, the Camaro had a single Roots-type blower, nitrous, and fuel injection, so he knew quite a bit about boost, but this was uncharted territory.
CHIP FOOSE CAMERO MOD
Over the next decade, it went through a gradual transformation-some engine upgrades here, some new paint there, a bottle of nitrous here, a second bottle of nitrous there.īut the most radical mod was the one Rich had to invent from scratch. He set to work with only one real goal: bring the car back to the street. So, back in 2001, Rich jumped at the chance to rescue a stripped-down ’72 from a drag racer. “When the first-gen cars started to get hot, I decided to follow my own path.”
“I always loved the body style of the second generation Camaros, even as a kid,” he said. Al Camino) and Joe Mazzola (builder of this 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda).Īll the while, Rich quietly pined for one particular car. He got to know other local customizers, including Al Stacko (a.k.a. Over the years Rich owned a 1971 AMX, a 1971 Buick GS, and a 1984 Cutlass. Rich Taylor’s older brother Steve was always working on cars, and that sparked Rich’s interest.
Just a man and his wife and kids at home. The most surprising thing about this twin-supercharged machine is that it isn’t the product of some mega-builder’s shop with a giant budget and a dedicated R&D team. When it appeared on Summit Racing Equipment’s Facebook page back in 2011, it received over 900 “likes” within the first hour-a feat no other car on that page has surpassed. It has been in magazines, it has received gobs of awards, and it even has some famous fans. If you really like Camaros, chances are good that you recognize this 1972 Camaro SS.
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