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By The Numbers | ’79 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | | Heath Elmer • Mesa, AZ | | Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,695 lbs. | | ENGINE | | Type: | Chevrolet displacing 355 cubic inches | | (4.030 bore x 3.480 stroke) | | Block: | GM Gen I 350 | | Compression ratio: | 10.3:1 | | Oiling: | powdercoated Milodon six-quart pan, | | stock oiling system | | Rotating assembly: | 3.850-inch stroke Scat cast crank, | | 5.700-inch Scat forged I-beam rods, forged flat-top | | pistons, Total Seal rings, ATI Super damper | | Cylinder heads: | Edelbrock RPM, | | 64cc combustion chambers, | | ported by Joe Martin | | Camshaft: | Edelbrock RPM hydraulic flat tappet, | | 244 degrees duration @ .050-inch, | | .510-inch lift, COMP timing gear | | Valvetrain: | 2.02/1.60-inch valves, | | 1.6:1 COMP Pro Magnum roller rocker arms, | | COMP pushrods, COMP valvesprings | | Induction: | Edelbrock Air-Gap intake, | | Speed Demon 650-cfm w/mechanical secondaries, | | ’70 Z28 dual-snorkel air cleaner, | | Airaid element, 130-gph Holley fuel pump, | | Aeromotive regulator, Prolite hoses and fittings | | Power adder: | NOS Cheater 150, | | installed and tuned by Joe Martin | | Ignition: | MSD Pro Billet distributor, | | Digital 6 box, Blaster coil, Taylor 8.5mm wires, | | 14 degrees initial, 36 total timing, | | Optima battery, CSR mini-starter | | Exhaust: | HPC-coated Hedman JR headers, | | 1 5/8-inch primary pipes, 3.0-inch collectors, | | Flowmaster ball-and-seat flanges, | | 2.5-inch mandrel-bent system, | | X-pipe, Borla stainless steel mufflers | | Fasteners: | ARP | | Built by: | Basko, Gilbert, AZ (short-block) | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | Tremec TKO-600 five-speed, | | Centerforce 10.4-inch Dual Friction clutch assembly, | | CMG/Hurst shifter | | Driveshaft: | Chrome-moly steel by Inland Empire | | Rear axle: | GM 10-bolt, ARP 1/2-inch wheel studs, | | Posi-traction differential, Moser axles, | | 3.73:1 ring-and-pinion | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | OE upper and lower | | control arms, stock spindles, | | QA1 coilover w/single-adjustable shocks, | | Hotchkis 1 3/8-inch sway bar | | Rear suspension: | stock F41 leaf springs, | | QA1 adjustable shock absorbers, | | Competition Engineering Slide-A-Link bars | | Brakes: | Baer Sport 12-inch, front; | | Baer Iron Sport 11.65-inch, rear | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | Vintage Wheel Works V40 | | 17x 8, front; 17x9.5, rear | | Tires: | Nitto NT555 245/45ZR17, | | front; 285/40ZR17, rear |
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