POWER

[Anonymous]

well one of my best friends droped a 327 in his cammaro and i want to beet him in a race with my inline 6. right know my motor is all stock so i had plans to buy a new straight six and make a Hella motor out of it. does anyone here know what i will need to do this with???[/u]

 

[Anonymous]

the help of God himself....

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, you can make a run on a 289 ford, maybe some other small V8 engines... but forget that one!

Maybe, just maybe...

If you had a 200 built to stand 6500 rpms...
Setup with a nice turbo, and some serious NOS...
and would stand seeing it go up in flames afterward!

No I am kidding... it may be possible, but then again I am dreaming right now right?

 

[Guest]

Yes, I know how you can beat him, install a 351.

We all love the inlines (which is why we are here), but cubic inches wins the war on this one. Sorry, but it will cost you at least $7000 to make your 200 run just about equal to a 327. I was just looking at crate 302's w/ 320 HP for around $3K. Also consider the fact that the rest of your car won't handle the power and you'll need bigger front brakes and at least an 8" rear.

Put in a 302, then open up any performance parts catalog and order anything from heads to headers to carbs to supercharger kits, all bolt on, and go.

Al

 

[simon]

my suggestion:

lots of money
300 cubes.
block headers.
13.something :1 CR
bulletproof bottom end
mechanical fuel injection
nitro fuel blend

 

[CobraSix]

I also agree...sometimes we have to be realistic. A 200 with about $2000 of work can have the power of a stock A-code V-8 mustang (289, 4V, non- HI-po). With another $2k, you can probably reach the K-code, (289, 4K, HIPO). But that is with those engines stock. While depending on the 327 build up, even in stock form, you'd need to spend probably about $3-4K to match it's power in stock form. Then your friend goes and buys a $1k intake, and you're sucking his exhaust again.

But...forced air will help too, think Turbo!

Slade

 

[falcon fanatic]

A nice fuel injected turbo 250 with an aussie head mated to a custom tubular intake manifold should be good for a safe 350hp with the right pistons and cam.

Let's see
$2,500 for the engine
$1,000 for the fi if you take most of the parts from a junkyard car
$500 to have someone make you the intake manifold
$500 for a turbo and intercooler, used.
500 hours of labor to figure out how to make it fit together and run right.

You can probably run about 15 punds of boost, so just mate it to a t-5 with the right rear end ratio and some big ol' rear wheels and you are good to go. As long as you don't have to stop or turn.

Really, though. If you are going to build a new engine anyhow, at least call turbo city and figure out what it will cost you to have them build you a nice turbo setup. you might not beat your friend, but you can scare him from time to time.

 

[Anonymous]

Okay, first off, what kind of race???
Find a contest that puts his nose heavy car at a disaddvantage.
In other words make him play your game, not his.

 

[MustangSix]

Weight = horsepower

Early Camarobirds weighed nearly 3000 lbs and the latest ones over 3500. A common 327 can make 300 hp so roughly 10 lbs/hp is your goal.

You can probably make 165-175 hp out of a relatively hot 200 with no sweat. 200 is doable. To make that engine as fast as a 327 Camaro, you'll need to get the weight of your car down to 2000lbs or less.

What you really need to do is to build a lightweight Mustang or Falcon with a 200 and a T-5, then challenge him to something like an autocross where his hp is no advantage.

 

[MandarinaRacing]

On the subject of weight, would 2000 lbs be a realistic goal on an early stang without having to build a tubular chassis.....?????
(fiberglass, lexan, interior delette, etc) What would it take ????

Alex

 

[MustangSix]

Remove interior, rear seats, side glass, bumpers, use a fiberglass hood, fenders and decklid, lightweight battery, no spare, no carpet, no heater, no radio......I think you could get a Mustang down to about 2000 lbs but it will not be comfortble.

 

[simon]

Just read a book written by Mark Donahue about his Trans Am Races in the late 60´s; in favor of less weight they´d remove material from virtually all places known to man... drill a lot of holes into doorjambs, floors and so on...