On this episode of HOT ROD Limitless, we have a look at the historical past of HOT ROD journal’s longest-term undertaking automotive, the Crusher Camaro. Watch because the ’67 goes to the drag strip for the very first time in its newest configuration as a ’70s road machine, full with an 8-71 blower on a big-block Chevy.

For you tech heads, listed below are the specs on the automotive: It is a ’67 Camaro that weighs 3,650 with the motive force. The engine is 489 ci with a Weiand 8-71 that has been blueprinted by The Blower Store in Simi Valley, California. The carbs are 750 Holleys, and the oval-port heads are additionally from Holley. The engine has a really small (226-at-0.050) hydraulic curler cam. At 5 psi enhance, it makes 520 hp on the wheels, and 500 lb-ft of torque. The transmission is a Gearstar 4L85E auto-overdrive, and the rear gears are 3.50:1 in a Ford 9-inch with a Wavetrac diff from Moser Engineering. We ran the Crusher on 30×9.50-15 Hoosier radial slicks for this journey to the monitor, although on the road it rides on Professional-Tracs from Coker Tire. This automotive could be very streetable on 91-octane gasoline.

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