Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

Will the turbo 350 auto. transmission be legal for IHRA/NHRA? I was reading that in 68 they experimented with them in the SS cars, before
they put them in production for the 69 Camaros. Powerglide I know is the
obvious choice, just wanted to know if the 3 speed auto. was acceptable.

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

No, not in Stock ...Super Stock ,okay.

(Many here would argue about the PG being better)

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

T350/metric200 OK to use in stock with any big block combo from 67 thru 69. Not OK in 67 or 68 small block combo's, powerglide only.

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

Correct me if I am wrong. 375 HP should be stick only.
Jim

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

You are correct.

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

I forgot about the 375hp , yup it's stick only!!! for 67 & 68.

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

Anthony I "think" you can run the 350t in IHRA with a small block.....I know their is no such thing as a "stick only" combo anymore in IHRA. ( thank NHRA & the 85 mustang combo for that)

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

Ok folks,
I am looking in my IHRA guide as i type this.....
68 Camaro
Any 6 cyl to the 350 small block is powerglide and stick only...

These are all stock factors only !

396/325 =10.01 wt break
396/325 =10.17 wt break W/TH

396/350/340= 9.59 wt break
396/350/340= 9.76 wt break W/TH

396/375/385(iron head)= 8.40 wt break STICK ONLY
396/375/390(fact alum heads)= 8.11 wt break STICK ONLY

NOW to the :

350/295/290= 10.62 wt break NO TURBO TRANS LISTED

P/G and stick is all i see in the guide...

natural F car and can move to E or G with weight adjustment....


67 Camaro is a natural E car with same specs as the 68 except the wt break is 10.32

Hope this helps....

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

I think the 350/295/290 just got lowered in NHRA.

Doesn't IHRA lower it too,or keep the higher number? I think it is now 286.

Re: Turbo 350 ok in 68 Camaro?
 

Danny,
First, I'll miss seeing you in the "stocker" lanes this year. Good luck in HR. Listed below is the phrase everyone talks about because of the auto or stick issue. It's located in the competition/horse power updates section of the IHRA site. This is the rule, not in the rule book, I think Greg was refering to in his post. I run the 85 Mustang combo and am putting my crate motor back in because this rule causes a lot of conversations at every race.

4/30/07

All vehicles classified as stick only or auto only, accepted to use automatic when listed as stick only, and accepted to use stick when listed as automatic only.

Mike