One of the Camaros i drove was the "Crossfire Injection" 305 which was the same injection setup used on the earlier '80s Corvettes...it had these cool vacuum operated scoops on the hood that would pop open when you matted the gas
Oh yeah, 90% of them were very slow. But I believe the H.O. cars were 83-84 (would have destroyed a mustang of that period) and with a 5 spd they ran with the 87-93 Stangs.
You must not have heard one of the new 4.6L 3V's running hard yet. Waaaaayyyyy sexier than any stock 5.0L i've ever heard.the only thing better than a dohc spinning at 6800rpm is a 5.0 spinning at 6800rpm
NOW A 4.6 IS WHAT 287 CUBES EVEN SMALER THAN EITHER THE 305 OR 302.
You must not have heard one of the new 4.6L 3V's running hard yet. Waaaaayyyyy sexier than any stock 5.0L i've ever heard.
That would be 281cid, my friend.
The best thing to happen to a mod motor was the X pipe....i'd have to say it's not far behind the 5.0 in the sound dept.
That's because Jack Roush makes his millions off of a pushrod-dominated sport. Pushrods are going obsolete.
LS7 > 4.6 DOHC > 5.0
And no, 305 Camaros aren't great. My brother has a 1984 Z/28 with the H.O. (VIN G) with a T5, and factory 3.73s. My 5.0 stayed dead even with it...with a stock AOD and 2.73s. The Camaro has to be a mid 15 second car. Sounds good, though.
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+1 I've driven an 87 modified iroc and pushed it hard but I can safely say my car would murder it even if the iroc seemed faster and was louder.
All show no go (they do sound good though)
I am glad you boys are starting to chime in. I am laughing at the thought of the 305's being even remotely fast. I have even raced em in my v-6 with bold ons and won! I have driven and ridden in about 4 and can also safely say compared to the 4 5.0's I have owned and the 10 I have driven never has a stock 305 even come close to beating a stock 5.0. Well I guess if you want to go specs in 1988 the 305 had a whopping 170 hpAnd no, 305 Camaros aren't great. My brother has a 1984 Z/28 with the H.O. (VIN G) with a T5, and factory 3.73s. My 5.0 stayed dead even with it...with a stock AOD and 2.73s. The Camaro has to be a mid 15 second car. Sounds good, though.
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+1 I've driven an 87 modified iroc and pushed it hard but I can safely say my car would murder it even if the iroc seemed faster and was louder.
All show no go (they do sound good though)oh that would be why it beats the 225 in the GT Must be the torque then... well, darn it all it only had 255 in contrast to the 300 in the GT. If you wanted to pull the weight card the iroc z weighed 3228. Not lighter than the 5.0 either, but over all I can see how you would think it was faster...
Edit: 305 FTMFL
One of the Camaros i drove was the "Crossfire Injection" 305 which was the same injection setup used on the earlier '80s Corvettes...it had these cool vacuum operated scoops on the hood that would pop open when you matted the gas
Next: NASCAR motors don't put out 850hp. 550hp, sure.
My brother works in Nascar so believe me, I have all the info. The last time Nascar did a dyno session with the top teams it was north of 800-850hp, and the Busch cars aren't too far behind. They're probably 700+. All of your theory on pushrods vs OHC sounds great, but the cup cars spin to 9500 rpm on a regular basis, and I've seen them closer to 10k. There are also a few drag classes with small blocks spinning to 10k. Show me some mod motors putitng out that rpm.NASCAR is 750+ HP and the Busch Series is in the 550 Range.
Oh god haha. Crossfire injection is a joke.
Yeah, i opened the hood expecting something cool....it's more or less like a duel 2 barrel throttle body setup....big deal lol.
don't make fun
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Where is that sound file of the camaro owner talking on some radio show, "My camaro has special wax to stop radar" or something, man that was funny...
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