Two of the Biggest Camaro Brutes Around Go Head-to-Head

Megaladon vs. Fireball Camaro might sound like a Japanese B Movie, but it’s a no-prep showdown you need to see.

Megaladon is an extinct species of shark that lived millions of years ago. Scientists believe it was a big, powerful apex predator that targeted large prey, including dolphins and whales. It’s the perfect name for the supercharged Hemi-powered 1969 Camaro owned by Brent Austin. The big fish he’s targeting in this video from the National No Prep Racing Association’s YouTube channel is the Proline Racing 481x engined, and just as well named, Fireball Camaro driven by Ryan Martin.

Details on the power Megaladon is making are, no doubt deliberately, thin on the ground. But we figure this all-out war machine should be in the 2,500 to 3,000 horsepower range with absurd torque figures to go with it. Not under a hood at all is a 565-inch big-block motor with 800 lb. injectors and a truly monstrous F3R ProCharger transferring that’s challenging a TH400 transmission to get the power to the tires.

Fireball Camaro switched from an older Proline engine to the more reliable and near bulletproof PLR 481X for this year. You can actually buy a Fireball Camaro through a Chevy dealership and built by built by B&R Performance and Black Horse Racing. However, the 900 horsepower isn’t anywhere near this, surprisingly street-legal, barely guided missile of a race car. The race car runs on methanol and uses Precision Gen 2 Pro Mod turbochargers. The engine is full of engineering, but the final displacement is 572 cid. The compression ratio and bore/stroke combination are a closely guarded secret and, like Megaladon, so are the power output numbers.

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The noise, the tire smoke and the times are no secret though. Both cars are phenomenal pieces of engineering and a challenge for anyone at the highest levels to go up against. The result here is close and it’s a fantastic race. We particularly enjoy Excited Team Guy as he realizes his driver had got the W.

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Ian Wright

Ian Wright has been a professional writer for two years and is a regular contributor to Corvette Forum, Jaguar Forum, and 6SpeedOnline, among other auto sites.

His obsession with cars started young and has left him stranded miles off-road in Land Rovers, being lost far from home in hot hatches, going sideways in rallycross cars, being propelled forward in supercars and, more sensibly, standing in fields staring at classic cars. His first job was as a mechanic and then trained as a driving instructor before going into media production.

The automotive itch never left though, and he realized writing about cars is his true calling. However, that doesn’t stop him from also hosting the Both Hand Drive podcast.

Ian can be reached at bothhanddrive@gmail.com