260/300 rwhp/rwtq from a "stock" 5.0?!
I own a Camaro Mustang Challenge road race car and am working towards my competition license with NASA [Natl. Auto Sport Assn.]. The rules are changing in the next two seasons. Basically, not taking into consideration the weight of the car [around 3,100-3,200 lbs.] the new numbers for the class will be what I mentioned in the title.
One of the goals of the series is to keep it inexpensive so that the average racer can participate without having to spend twenty grand on a car. Until this potential rules revision, the Fox and 94-5 cars were in CMC and limited to about 230/275 and the New Edge and S197 cars in CMC2 were above that number. Most of the cars that run at 230-235 horsepower already have some/all of the Cobra parts and are 'freshened' to 306 cubic inches.
We currently have to run stock exhaust manifolds, but unrestricted exhaust past that. We can run underdrive pullies and all the 5.0 Cobra parts, and can have all the a/c and smog equipment deleted. Other than that, for the most part, the motor must remain stock. Stock air intake, ignition, injectors, intake manifold, etc. We can run an accusump and a road race oil pan and large radiator [must be direct fit though] and an oil cooler.
Can you guys/gals give me some real world advice on the ability of the 5.0 to put down 260/300 at the rear wheels [N/A of course] without the use of super-expensive, tricked out mods? Keep in mind these are 20 minute 'sprint' races with much of that time spent near redline. I am interested in knowing if the 5.0 can reliably and cheaply sustain this power level over the course of several seasons with approximately 16 races per season.
Recommendations are appreciated, but keep in mind that the goal is
cheap
stock [as much as possible]
reliable
260/300 at the rear wheels.
Thanks in advance for your assistance!
Jon
I own a Camaro Mustang Challenge road race car and am working towards my competition license with NASA [Natl. Auto Sport Assn.]. The rules are changing in the next two seasons. Basically, not taking into consideration the weight of the car [around 3,100-3,200 lbs.] the new numbers for the class will be what I mentioned in the title.
One of the goals of the series is to keep it inexpensive so that the average racer can participate without having to spend twenty grand on a car. Until this potential rules revision, the Fox and 94-5 cars were in CMC and limited to about 230/275 and the New Edge and S197 cars in CMC2 were above that number. Most of the cars that run at 230-235 horsepower already have some/all of the Cobra parts and are 'freshened' to 306 cubic inches.
We currently have to run stock exhaust manifolds, but unrestricted exhaust past that. We can run underdrive pullies and all the 5.0 Cobra parts, and can have all the a/c and smog equipment deleted. Other than that, for the most part, the motor must remain stock. Stock air intake, ignition, injectors, intake manifold, etc. We can run an accusump and a road race oil pan and large radiator [must be direct fit though] and an oil cooler.
Can you guys/gals give me some real world advice on the ability of the 5.0 to put down 260/300 at the rear wheels [N/A of course] without the use of super-expensive, tricked out mods? Keep in mind these are 20 minute 'sprint' races with much of that time spent near redline. I am interested in knowing if the 5.0 can reliably and cheaply sustain this power level over the course of several seasons with approximately 16 races per season.
Recommendations are appreciated, but keep in mind that the goal is
cheap
stock [as much as possible]
reliable
260/300 at the rear wheels.
Thanks in advance for your assistance!
Jon