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The idea behind the Tom Henry RS project was
to modify a Fourth Generation Camaro,
powered by the 3800 Series II V6, to the
point that some of its performance
characteristics compared with those of the,
Fifth-Gen V6 Camaro.
Base 5G Camaros come with a 323-hp version
GM's 3.6-liter, four-cam, direct-injected
V6. Our project car build-up modified the
4th gen car's 3.8 liter V6 to about 300-hp
then let its lighter weight (3266-lbs vs.
3740-lbs) compensate for the 20-less
horsepower. We also tried nitrous oxide
which got us just short of 400-hp and, on
the bottle, no Fifth Gen V6 had a chance. In
addition we did some performance
enhancements to the car's suspension and
brakes to improve the car's handling and
stopping to the point they'll equal or even
exceed that of the 5th-Gen car.
The Tom Henry RS project–named to honor the
famed, Tom Henry SS Camaros the Bakerstown,
PA Chevy dealer sold in 2001 and 2002–was
begun back in 2003 for an article in
Popular Hot Rodding
magazine. In 2005, it was greatly
expanded to a series of six articles, for
Camaro Performers
magazine and ended in early 2007. In 2010,
parts of the project covering the engine
modifications were repackaged and published
in a three-part series for 4th Gen Firebird
owners in
Pontiac Enthusiast
Magazine.
Starting in 2008, the Staff at the
Camaro Homepage
began rewriting, expanding, and adding more
imagery to each article, then posting them
as a six-part series. The installments were
added once a year. The Tom Henry RS project
was completed at the end of 2014. The car is
now used by one of our Staff Members in
California as a daily driver.
Thanks to all the
CHpg
visitors and sponsors who made the THRS
project possible.
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