Scirocco Essay

With a mere 275 horsepower it was outperformed by all competition. “Along with the dreadful horsepower, Ford owners complained that the trucks they purchased yielded inadequate miles per gallon” (Powerstrokehub). To compensate for both these issues, for introduces a much higher pressure fuel delivery system that would allow for the cleaner burning of fuel and overall less fuel needed to run the engine. Ford and International Navistar also introduced a newly designed smart turbocharger. “This allowed the turbo housing to expand and contract depending on the throttle position” (Truck Trend). This allowed for a quicker spool time of the turbocharger with allowed a quicker horsepower gain and output resulting in better fuel economy. Tighter machining tolerances were also implied for almost all of the engine components that went into the 6.0l Powerstroke allowing grater compression of the engine and mitigating areas where oil, air or fuel could leak out under high pressures. “With all of these changes implemented that new 6.0l Powerstroke engine boasted a whopping 325 horsepower and 516 foot pounds of torque” (Banks Power). This gave customers a truck that could outperform all of the

These created a much smoother ride for drivers. In 1978 some minor designs were added like the body colored painted bumpers and the T top roof. The T top stimulated the feel of a convertible automobile. Camaros hits their all time high sales with the luxury-or1979 Berlinetta model, replacing the LT style. This added a fourth style to Chevrolet in addition to the Sport Coupe, Rally Sport, and V28. Models 1980 and 1981 were similar to each other and caused a drop in production from 282,571 in 1979 to 126,139. The third generation of Camaros strayed from the European look and introduced a sharper more boxy look. The 1982 car was fuel injected and had four cylinders. “Designers crafted the body as the most aerodynamic car GM's ever created, with a .368 drag coefficient” (ca.complex). The 1983 Camaro had the Borg-Warner five speed transmission that replaced the previous four speed transmission. In 1984, the new Berlinetta Camaro included digital speed and mileage

Base: The base model is a rear wheel drive vehicle that comes with a 2.7 Liter V6 engine. The basic trim package includes 17-inch alloy wheels, power accessories, a CD player with four speakers, cruise control, keyless entry, and other standard features.

The second was a dealer installed cowl plenum kit that came with a special air cleaner and adapter. No special hood was needed. The RS package was still popular, and included a special grill with concealed headlights and washers, and RS badging. The SS standard 350 received a slight power boost to 300bhp but the big news was the availability of special 427 cid equipped Camaros. The first were special dealer-installed units, most notably the Yenko Camaro 427. Yenko Sports Cars, based in Pennsylvania, along with other Chevy dealers such as Nickey in Chicago, Dana in California, and Baldwin-Motion in New York, would install the L72 427 cid block, rated at 425bhp by Chevrolet, ordered under the Central Office Production Order System (COPO) code 9562 into a buyer's Camaro. The Yenko Camaro 427 is typical of the breed; it came from the factory with no ornamentation, badging, and the 427 in a crate. Yenko installed the 427 block, changed the rating to a more realistic 450bhp, and added 15-inch rally wheels, bigger front roll bar, and sYc (Yenko Sports Car) badging. A full complement of racing add ons were available and sub 13 second quarter miles were possible with a few more dollars. Overshadowing these dealer souped up Camaros was the factory Camaro ZL1. Specially designed to compete in the NHRA Super Stock drag classes, Chevrolet made it an option under the COPO system. The cars began as

[pic] The 1967 corvette coupe stingray was another great fast and very popular back in the 1900’s. The corvette had finished its

They continued to market the engine as 396, even though they punched it out to over 400 cubic inches in 1969. The motor was good for 375 HP, and had a red line of around 6000 RPMs. An interesting point to make about the sixty-eight SS 396 Chevelle is the amount of units produced in that first year. Chevrolet built more than 60,000 cars in SS trim for the 1968 model year. This number grew to more than 85,000 in 1969.

New for this year is a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that is 2.0-liters and provides 275-hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. The fuel economy is improved as well. The traditional 3.6-liter V6 is revamped, and the new output ratings are 335-hp and 284 lb-ft of torque. Also returning is the 6.2-liter V8 that is

The Pontiac 400 cid motor, the most commonly ordered motor was fueled by a single four barrel Quadra Jet carburetor. The primaries were small, which helped to offset the rough idling due to the Ram Air system. The secondaries were huge, the size of a half dollar, and they would dump a ton of fuel into the motor when opened up, this explains why the car could only obtain a maximum of 9 or 10 miles per gallon. The 400 motor would deliver 366 horsepower @ 5100 rpm and 445 pounds per foot of torque, and the 455 would deliver 360 horsepower @ 4300 rpm and an amazing amount of torque at 500 foot pounds. The representative performance of the 400 cid motor is 0 to 60 in 6.0 seconds, in the quarter mile the GTO turned 14.5 seconds at 98 MPH “WOW.” All 1970 GTO Judges came with dual exhaust systems with dual mufflers. This gave the GTO a loud and very distinct sound. (Car life article 4/70)

The new "Super Turbo Fire" V-8 was the existing 1955 Chevy 265 cubic inch with a special power pack kit consisting of a special intake manifold, higher lift cam, dual exhausts and a four barrel carburetor. This kit increased the horsepower to 205 which was 14 percent above the 1955 engine at 180 horsepower. If you wanted more power Chevrolet offered a 2-4 barrel (2-four's) that achieved 225 horsepower. In 1956 Chevy was beginning to win the horsepower war both on and off the race

NASCAR engines like the Twin-h power and the 7x were production designed engines for the NASCAR and stock car circuit (“Birth” 1).

This generation lasted 15 years, in this generation was the most popular body styles. This body style was known as the Foxbody they offered a 5.0 which is a 302, The 302 was built just right for this body style. The car was put in the indy 500's as a pace car in 1979 and 3 copies were made for prizes. The cars had altered camshafts, carburetors, cylinder heads , and exhaust.

Although this engine is known as the SS 396 option, a Super Sport version of the El Camino didn't come out until the following year in 1968. With that said, it's common to find a 1967 El Camino with a Super Sport grille pulled from an SS Chevelle. I provide the picture of the 1967 Chevrolet El Camino SS at the top of this article as an

(C2). The designers envisioned a smaller, more powerful sports car. The 1963 C2 Corvette Sting

In 1992, Ford Motor Company decided to produce a world car, that is, a car that would be produced and sold internationally with little variation in the vehicle between markets. This world car was named the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique for the North American market and the Ford Mondeo for the European Market. All of these models were built with a 90% similarity due to body design differences, local conditions and mandates.

5 Series: The 5 Series car was launched in 1972 and is available in both Saloon and Touring models with a number of petrol and diesel engine options. The 5 Series is known for its agility, performance and driving dynamics.