Killer Tomato

Vehicle: Chevrolet Camaro

Nickname: *Killer Tomato*

Owner/Builder: Mickey

Historical Build Overview

The Killer Tomato is a family-rooted Camaro project that blends tradition with modern LS performance. Built to honor a legacy of dirt track and sprint car racing weekends with father and brother, this car carries both horsepower and history.

Engine & Camshaft

- Camshaft: Texas Speed TSP 25-TSP231236-112-1B

- Duration: 231°/236°

- Lift: .640"/.615"

- LSA: 112°

- Intake Centerline: 109°

- Single-bolt design for LS3/LS2 with L92/LS3 heads

- Optimized for 2200–6900 RPM with a radical idle that demands tuning for drivability.

- Valve Train Upgrade

- Michigan Motorsports .660 Lift dual springs and titanium retainers

- One piece stock length molly push rods

- Exhaust and induction

- Spec: 2" primary, merged collectors (Manzo SS)

- Magna-Flow Platinum High Flow Cats

- Magna-Flow Mufflers

- Custom H pipe

- 2.5 inch SS pipes to 4.0 tips

Transmission & Driveline

- TR6060 transmission

- Retains stock rear-end gear ratio for balance between street manners and track aggression.

Performance

- Estimated output: 460–505 rwhp

- Torque: 430–465 lb-ft

- Still in active tuning refinement for drivability and peak performance.

Legacy

This Camaro isn’t just a build — it’s a continuation of family tradition. I grew up wrenching and racing, today I am carrying forward the spirit of my father and our racing weekends. The Killer Tomato embodies that heritage, tuned for today but rooted in yesterday.