1970 Chevrolet Camaro Engine Options
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1970 chevrolet camaro engine options. Our comprehensive reviews include detailed ratings on Price and Features Design Practicality Engine Fuel. 350 cubic inch V8. Ironically these engines had a true displacement of 402 cubic inches Chevrolet had slightly increased the 396s bore size from 4096 inches to 4125 inches.
Gasoline petrol engine with displacement. 1 ZL1 built 12E at Norwood is one of the first Camaros to have a factory ZL2 hood. It also offered cruise control along with an AM radio and an AMFM radio.
This unit features overhead valve valve gear 6 cylinder layout and 2 valves per cylinder. Trans Am racing now allowed destroking to achieve 305 cid so the Z28 appropriated the Corvettes 350-cid LT1 V-8 as its sole power-plant. The cowl hood was an option on SS and Z28 models in 1969 and was included on all COPOs and Pace Cars.
For big-block 1970 Camaro buyers Chevrolet only offered the 350 horsepower L34 and 375 horsepower L78 396 V8s. SCCA Trans Am regulations changed that year allowing displacements of up to 350cid so Chevrolet appropriated the LT1 engine from the Corvette line to compete. The optional engine for the baseline coupe was the L65 350ci which pumped up the horsepower to 250hp with the same carburetor.
The 330 horsepower version came with a single exhaust and was available in any V8-optioned body except the SS-optioned Malibu or El Camino. 1970 Camaro Model Options. The Z28 returned as a 573 package the heart of which was a new engine.
Because of the engine compression ration reduction this also represented a slight reduction in gross horsepower as well. It has an output of 110 bhp 112 PS82 kW of power at 3800 rpm and maximum torque of 251 Nm. 307 cubic inch V8.