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Originally Posted by hemicop
Well, thanks for the answewrs regarding the x-ram Camaros, but WHY? Enough were built/availible and yes, I never saw one. I always thought they'd make a good car to go against the 396/325hp cars. Back in NY wwhere I grew up I was privvy to see Scott Schafiroff's Z/28 do real well in AHRA's GT classes (Truppi-Kling motor as I recall) and always wondered how it'd do with an x-ram. Motion Performance had a "Z/30" package as I recall that ran a x-ram. I only saw one of these things & the car (a Camaro) ran solid mid-11s---- not bad at all back in the day for a street smallblock.
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It (the X Ram) was never assembly line installed. If you ordered the X Ram it came in the trunk. Either the dealer installed it or you did the job yourself. No over the counter parts were allowed in stock which is why the 389 SD Pontiacs (1960-1961) were outlawed and dropped from the class guide. I bought a new British Racing Green with white stripes, spoiler package and console with gages, and black interior 68 Z-28 and went over the order sheet with the salesman. You could also order rear disc brakes and Doug headers which also came in the trunk. The cowl cold air air cleaner was also an option but it was installed from the factory. The NHRA stock rules were more restrictive back then. The stockers had to come with a transmission, rear end, and be fully assembled on a standard assembly line which is not like what we see today. . The headers were an allowed add on in stock so you could use the GM parts or get them from another supplier.