John Hennessey is a self-made man who built his company step by step and turned it into the tuning giant it is today. You can see the same disciplined approach in the way he upgrade his cars as well. Take Hennessey Camaro Z/28, for instance. It started with the 600-hp HPE600 package and are now some months later it is at 1,000 horsepower with the HPE1000 package.

The performance package installed on Hennessey Camaro Z/28 HPE1000 consists of a massive supercharger, new pistons, rods, valves, injectors, cooling system, the lot. But none of that could be installed if it wasn’t for the new LSX 7.0L engine block! Here’s the car putting its money where its mouth is on the dyno machine:

HPE1000 Supercharged Upgrade Includes: • Forged Aluminum Pistons • Forged Steel Rods • Crankshaft Upgrade • LSX 7.0L Engine Block • 2.9 Liter Supercharger System • High Flow Intercooling System • High Flow Fuel Injectors • Ported Cylinder Heads • Upgraded Valvetrain Parts • HPE1000 Camshaft • Stainless Steel Headers • High Flow Catalytic Converters • Dual Disc Clutch Upgrade • All Necessary Gaskets, Fluids & Hardware • Professional Installation • HPE Engine Management Calibration • Dyno Tuning & Road Testing • Hennessey Premium Floormats • Hennessey Carbon Fiber Door Sills • Serial-Numbered Dash & Engine Plaques • Hennessey Exterior Badging • 1 Year / 12,000 Mile Limited Warranty.