Just Bought A 69 Camaro... What kind of motor would you put in?
06-24-2007, 01:09 PM
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Just Bought A 69 Camaro... What kind of motor would you put in? Me and my dad just bought a 69 camaro... we're probably making it a drag car or an extremely bad *** cruiser... If you had the chance what's the meanest most powerful setup you would build to put in a 69 camaro?
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06-24-2007, 11:41 PM
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i would go with a gm performance parts zz/383 and have holly 850 cfm,but warning me and my father had a hard time finding headers we used hooker headers. we found some great deals on the engine at kraigs list and ebay.mine has 400hp at the weels 
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LSX w/ T-56, absolutely. Maybe an Air Ride suspension or a Hotchkis TVS or something like that... but I'm a big fan of the "Pro-Touring" look, you may not be.
You should check out Nine Ball's old '69....
You should check out Nine Ball's old '69....
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I'd go with a BB because as wonderful as the LS style engine are their normal head design(with emissions mind) will never beat the huge canted valves of a big block in flow. You can buy after market heads that will flow over 400cfm stock with no head work at all for a BB chevy.
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The most radical all alloy, injected (maybe even I.T.B.s) big block you can find, with a cam that just barely idles, but can still push 850+ to the wheels on pump gas NA!! Build it as light as possible (NO blingpimp I.C.E. or other "G" ****!!) put a Tranzilla T56 (or a Richmond) behind it, with a built Dana 60 or lightened 9" and go out hunting for Poopras/imports!! 
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Depends on what you really want to do with it.
If it will see more racing time, built something dependable that can take the racing abuse (I'd go N/A just for the repeatability factor here). Either SBC or BBC (remember the BB will weigh a good 200 lbs more over the nsoe, which may make traction harder to obtain) coupled to a 2 or 3-speed tranny.
If it will be a street/cruiser with a little track time, I'd go LS powerplant with a blower or turbo, or (what I'd like to build) a SBC with a blow-through Procharger. Couple it to a 5 or 6-speed stick, and the fun (and tire roasting) won't end! The shop that does my engines just finished a 383 SBC with a 12 lb procharger on pump gas. Through a carb and TH400 trans, 612 rwhp!
Good luck, and post some shots!
Derek
If it will see more racing time, built something dependable that can take the racing abuse (I'd go N/A just for the repeatability factor here). Either SBC or BBC (remember the BB will weigh a good 200 lbs more over the nsoe, which may make traction harder to obtain) coupled to a 2 or 3-speed tranny.
If it will be a street/cruiser with a little track time, I'd go LS powerplant with a blower or turbo, or (what I'd like to build) a SBC with a blow-through Procharger. Couple it to a 5 or 6-speed stick, and the fun (and tire roasting) won't end! The shop that does my engines just finished a 383 SBC with a 12 lb procharger on pump gas. Through a carb and TH400 trans, 612 rwhp!
Good luck, and post some shots!
Derek
