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12-22-2020, 10:57 PM | #1 |
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Possible new Class build - need opinions
I have the chance to buy a 1989 Camaro 5.0L TBI with an auto. Looks like Its a natural O/SA car. Its a street car with no title and missing some interior parts, but I can buy it cheap.. Can this combo be competitive?
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Re: Possible new Class build - need opinions
The cam and heads aren't the best. Better combo is the 1990 5.0 TPI rated at 241.Better heads and camshaft and intake manifold.
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Re: Possible new Class build - need opinions
I almost built one of these. It's so bad on paper that it's the kind of thing that I would do. Small cam (which doesn't seem to matter, lots of small cam 305s going fast),weird intake runner and not-so-good intake manifold. It makes tons of torque in a street car. I think that Tom Reese ran this combo for a while but switched to PFI combo.
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I wonder if the 6 cylinder would be better, or maybe even an earlier year with a carb instead of the TBI? PFI might be better, but harder to find this cheap..Guy only wants 600 bucks for a complete car.
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For $600, I'd be buying the car anyway. Check the lower cowl and the rear frame and wheelwells for rust.
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I’m attempting to complete a 6 cylinder project, but I’m concerned that I can’t get enough HP out of the cubic inches available. Basically I don’t know that I can get to 1.3 hp/cubic inch to mathematically get to the index. I would think it would be much easier to run a 302 V8 which is factored the same as my V6. They already have 30% more cubic inches, no mind the additional torque.. Either way I guess I’ll still be able to bracket race it on Saturday night..
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That thing will move a full sized Caprice with no problem.
I'm sure it will run under in P/SA. You have to maximize torque and then set the car up for it. (Small tri-y headers, etc.) You might want to invest in a dyno test so you can figure out the converter and gearing...unless you're really good at this ;-) Go for it...
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So question, if its a natural O/SA car and you say it should run under in P.. is it safe to assume it will also run under in its natural class and its "Light" class?
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O to P , a full pound break, thus 210 pounds for three tenths.
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