Chevrolet Camaro SS 1969 - car classics

Chevrolet Camaro SS 1969

The company General Motors has developed a Camaro to compete Ford Mustang, but because it was produced and many models Shelby, GM had a big power of the machine. Also, in order to apply for participation in the tournament series В«TRANS-AmВ», GM needed to produce 1000 series models, but by the end of 1968 sold more than 7000 new models Z28. Model required a motor racing car with a large number of revolutions per minute, the capacity of less than 5 liters, so Chevrolet connected the cylinder of his engine of volume 327 CID with a diameter of boring 102 mm 76 mm korotkohodnym crankshaft, in the way that stood in their engine volume of 283 kub.dyuyma. With a high compression ratio of 11:1, large plates of valves and Cam with increased Cams for greater lifting the valve, it is well frequented and, although power was estimated at 216 kW, the real power reached 261 kW. Management was improved through the improvement of the steering mechanism, installed stronger friction drum brakes, rear leaf springs have become more stringent, shock absorbers have been improved. In the car was automatic, the three-stage gearbox, but often and mechanical four-stage.