Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

[George W]

It is my first post on the forum,so be easy on me .I have been following the Dime Rocket thread sense the first post.My ? is would the 78 Camaro with a 250 be a good dime rocket.If I have done my math right it would be a V/SA car.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by George W

My ? is would the 78 Camaro with a 250 be a good dime rocket.If I have done my math right it would be a V/SA car.

Personally, I think that it would be about the worst combo that you could do in a 78 Camaro and I've raced inline 6 cylinder Chevys for an awfully long time. You can do a 2V 305 combo, which is a pretty darned good deal. You could make the car an 80 and do a 229 combo or make it an 81 and do a 267. These are all head and shoulders better than the 250.

[George W]

Billy I respect what you have to say large part of why I asked the ? . Only reason I asked about this combo was I had a complete 78 Camaro with a 250 .I had given some thought about the 267 combo and running it as a U/SA but have had trouble finding the motor to build this combo

[Billy Nees]

78 Camaro type LT makes U/SA with 305 2V!

[George W]

Thanks Billy I had the 78 LT as a T/SA .I can find a ton of 305 cores around here from the late 70's

[Bench Racer]

I was looking in the guide and found a 1978 pinto wagon with the 2.8 V6 2bbl. it is rated at 120hp, factory weight of 2645# and is on a 22.04 weight break (V-stock). Has anyone ever ran one of these? I think it was rated about 6 hp more than the 2300, but has .5 less compression, and smaller valves and cam. Does this engine have any potential? Don Jackson

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

I was looking in the guide and found a 1978 pinto wagon with the 2.8 V6 2bbl. it is rated at 120hp, factory weight of 2645# and is on a 22.04 weight break (V-stock). Has anyone ever ran one of these? I think it was rated about 6 hp more than the 2300, but has .5 less compression, and smaller valves and cam. Does this engine have any potential? Don Jackson

Where would you even find one? Yac has probably looked at it!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

I was looking in the guide and found a 1978 pinto wagon with the 2.8 V6 2bbl. it is rated at 120hp, factory weight of 2645# and is on a 22.04 weight break (V-stock). Has anyone ever ran one of these? I think it was rated about 6 hp more than the 2300, but has .5 less compression, and smaller valves and cam. Does this engine have any potential? Don Jackson

I just had to look that one up! That was the one that had a regular Motorcraft carb adapted to the intake and looked like it was wider than the motor. As I recall, they had nice looking heads and the solid cam is a plus but were real light on torque. I would want to see how big the carb is because Motorcraft made some really small 2V carbs.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

I was looking in the guide and found a 1978 pinto wagon with the 2.8 V6 2bbl. it is rated at 120hp, factory weight of 2645# and is on a 22.04 weight break (V-stock). Has anyone ever ran one of these? I think it was rated about 6 hp more than the 2300, but has .5 less compression, and smaller valves and cam. Does this engine have any potential? Don Jackson

Okay, you want a 77, 78...10 less hp with less compression. Not enough to worry about ,with 220 less pounds less weight though.
You don't need a Pinto wagon though..In fact, you don't even need a Pinto.
Mustang II is the way to go. If all else fails, go with a 302.
*Actually, you can use a Fox body 79 too..Still with 2150 1.08 carb