This turbocharged 5.3L Camaro Z/28 runs an honest six-speed manual transmission against a field increasingly dominated by automatics, pairing a screaming two-step launch with genuine low-end boost torque. It’s a philosophy nearly opposite to the original 1967 Z/28’s naturally aspirated, high-revving formula, yet it keeps that same manual-only commitment intact. Read on to find out how a modern turbo build stacks up against six decades of Z/28 history.
