| By The Numbers |
'68 Camaro SSMike Nordahl, 41 * Fontana, CA | Total cost to build: approx. $15,735 | Dyno numbers: 346 hp at 5,200 rpm, | 405 lb-ft. at 3,900 rpm | Weight: 3,400 lbs w/driver | Best quarter-mile ET: 11.637 at 115.62 mph | Engine | | Type: | Small-block Chevy 406 |
| Block: | 1975 400 bock |
| Compression ratio: | 10.25:1 |
| Bore | 4.155-inch |
| Stroke | 3.75-inch |
| Oiling: | stock |
| Rotating assembly: | stock crank, stock reconditioned rods, KB Hypereutectic pistons |
| Cylinder heads: | Iron 461 camel-hump, ported by owner, 2.02/1.60-inch stainless steel valves |
| Camshaft: | COMP flat-tappet hydraulic 280H (.480-inch lift and 230 degrees duration at .050-inch) |
| Valvetrain: | COMP valvesprings and 1.6 rockers (total valve lift .512 inch), Melling pushrods |
| Induction: | Holley 750 with mechanical secondaries |
| Intake: | Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap |
| Fuel pump: | Holley mechanical |
| Ignition: | MSD distributor and coil |
| Exhaust: | Hooker 1 5/8-inch Competition headers with Flowmaster exhaust system |
| Built by: | Mike Nordahl, owner |
| Machine work: | Larry's Performance Shop, Montebello, California |
| Drivetrain |
| Transmission: | 200-4R four-speed automatic with overdrive |
| Converter: | 2,200-stall, 11-inch |
| Shifter: | Stock |
| Rear axle: | Factory 12-bolt, 4.10 gears, GM Posi |
| Chassis |
| Steering: | Stock |
| Front suspension: | Stock with Competition Engineering adjustable three-way shocks |
| Rear suspension: | Stock monoleaf with Rancho 9000 shocks |
| Brakes: | Stock GM disc, stock rear drum |
| Traction aid: | CalTracs traction bars |
| Wheels & Tires |
| Wheels: | Weld Drag-Lites; 15x8 rear, 15x5 front |
| Tires: | 275/60R15 Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials rear, 165R15 Dunlop, front |
| Wheel Studs: | Three-inch ARP |