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Ron DeRaad's '68 Chevy Rs Camaro - Street Freak!

ENGINE
Type: 302ci Ford (4.140 bore x 2.830 stroke)
Block: Ford Motorsports Windsor R302
Compression ratio: 9.7:1
Oiling: Canton dry sump,
  Raceline three-stage pump
Rotating assembly: Sonny Bryant 2.830-inch
  stroke crank, Carrillo H-beam rods,
  and CP 9.7:1 forged pistons
Cylinder heads: AFR 185 aluminum, CHE Precision,
  Inc. NASCAR valveguides and seats,
  7-angle valve job, Teflon-coated intake ports,
  ceramic-coated exhaust ports
  and combustion chambers, custom-built
  and flowed by Wegner Automotive
Camshaft: COMP (35-306-8) solid-lifter roller tappet,
  224/230 degrees duration at .050-inch,
  .566/.578-inch lift, Pete Jackson geardrive
Valvetrain: T&D Machine 1.70:1 shaft-mounted
  roller rocker arms, Wegner titanium 2.02-inch
  intake/steel 1.60-inch exhaust valves,
  hardened 3/8-inch pushrods, valvesprings,
  and CHE titanium retainers
Induction: Edelbrock Air-Gap manifold,
  DFI Gen VII EFI, 75-lb/hr injectors,
  dual K&N Xtreme air cleaners
Power adder: twin Incon 800TTi turbochargers,
  12-psi boost, external wastegates fabbed
  by Innovative Turbo, radiator and intercooler
  custom-built by Ron Davis
Ignition: Mallory Hyfire distributor,
  6AL box, Crane Fireball PS92,
  22 degrees total timing (under boost)
Exhaust: Incon cast-iron turbo stands,
  custom-made side pipes
  and 3-inch muffler inserts by DeRaad
Fasteners: ARP
Built by: Dick Landy Industries, Northridge, CA

DRIVETRAIN
Transmission: G-Force-built Tremec T56
  (2.48, 1.99, 1.35, 1.00, 0.83, 0.63:1),
  McLeod Twin Disc pressure plate assembly,
  MGW shifter
Driveshaft: Inland Empire aluminum,
  4-inch diameter, Strange 1350 yoke
Rear axle: narrowed Currie 9-inch,
  31-spline axle shafts, Truetrac
  screw-type differential,
  3.70:1 ring-and-pinion

CHASSIS
Front suspension: modified Martz Chassis clip
  and custom spindles, Griggs Racing springs,
  QA1 adjustable shock absorbers, Detroit Speed
  frame connectors, antisway bar
Rear suspension: Griggs five-link and springs,
  Watts link fabbed into chassis,
  torque arm, custom lower control arms,
  QA1 adjustable shock absorbers
Brakes: Wilwood SL6 13-inch disc, front;
  Wilwood 12-inch disc
  (with internal parking brake), rear

WHEELS & TIRES
Wheels: Fikse Profil 5S 18x10, front;
  18x12.5, rear
Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport 275/35ZR18, front;
  335/30ZR18, rear


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