The RARE 302ci Screamer Camaro That Mustangs Feared - The 1967-1969 Camaro Z28 

My dad had the 302 M22 4:10 gears and it would hit 8k all day long. It was it's happiest after 5k. Man do I miss that car.

OMG we still have our Original 302 1968 Red and White Stripe Camaro!

I bought a 1969 Camaro when I was about 16 or 17 years old in 1981 or 1982. It was my second car after my 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger. My '69 Camaro had a 327 in it. It was the 210 horsepower version. My Dad showed me how to rebuild an engine using that 327. It was rebuilt stock originally, but later on we did add some performance to that engine. It was a very fun car to drive! After the car was sold I put that 327 in a 1977 Chevy pick up truck. I put over 100,000 miles on that 327. Once that truck went to the junkyard I eventually sold that engine to another guy that was planning on putting it into another '69 Camaro.

Thanks for the memories. I loved my 69, it was a beast with the optional factory race cam. When the crossram was on it, not much jump until about 4000rpm then hang on.

The 1967 line of Chevrolets is the most beautiful car line ever. Corvair, nova, Camaro, Chevelle, Impala, and Corvette, all classics now.

For me, there is no more desirable car, than the 69 Z/28

I had the opportunity to drive one of these 4" bore 302cid engines at Sebring back in 1999... It was in a 72 camaro though... My buddy built it for vintage racing... Unfortunately, I've lost all my own hotrods(79 Z28, 71 SS camaro, & 81 camaro 8.90 racecar camaro)... I was a junkie...! Addicted to heroin for 22+ years, I'm 72+ months sober now and wanna start getting my hotrod back...! Thanks for sharing...! Keep up your awesomeness...

My older brother owned a '68 SS 350 4 speed Camaro and built his own 302 for it back 1972-73, using the short block and ported fuelie heads he bought from a local round track racer. Headers and he put a large(for a 302) solid cam in it well over 500 lift and initially used 4.88 gears but switched to 4.56s. The round track racers son helped him put it together. There was a not yet complete roadway about 2 miles from our house that guys raced on almost every weekend and in the summer if the house windows were open or if Dad and I were out on the patio listening to the ball game on the radio you could definitely always tell the distinct sound of my brother's Camaro vs anything else running up the road. The thing was scary lethal. Was the first car I ever road in that mashed me hard into the seat when he took off. Would literally take your breath away when he accelerated hard. He ended up selling it and went into the Air Force. Even though it wasn't a Z28 I always fantasized that car would be mine when I got older.

I have owned my 1969 Camaro RS/SS for over 42 years now. Only has the 4 bolt main 350 in it with an automatic. Great cruiser. Never let me down. Nicest part of it is, that it is a numbers matching drivetrain without 1 piece of pollution control from the factory. Well, it has a PCV valve but those are good. Love that 302 solid motor in the 69 Z's.

I have owned a 69 since I was 18, 62 now, bought the car with a 350, sold it back to the guy I bought it from, he blew the motor up, bought it back, put in a 283 I had laying around, built a 350 and ran high 12’s in the quarter. Currently I have a 454 big block in it, did a full restoration and painted it black in my home garage. I just love driving the car and watch people look as I drive by.

This video, the title at least, is laughable at best. The Boss 302 had almost identical specs ("underrated" 290hp/290lb-ft, redline in the 6200rpm range, capable of upwards of 8000rpm). Their actual performances were nearly identical across the board. The Boss had zero fear of the DZ. They're both extremely rare cars and pieces of history that will not be forgotten. Let's tip a hat to both of them 👍

Someone here commented that Car and Driver magazine ran a head to head test of the Z28 vs. the Boss 302 and the Camaro won. That isn't true. They actually compared a 68 Z28 to a 68 Mustang with a Tunnel Port 302. The respective manufacturers built them a pair of cars using all their best factory parts that customers could buy over the counter. The idea was to build cars resembling Trans Am racers but still be suitable and legal for street use. Both cars had dual quad intakes and 4 wheel disc brakes. Mustang weighed 3282 and the Camaro 3480. Mustang ran 13.96@106.13. Camaro 13.77@107.39. The Mustang handled better and lapped Lime Rock faster. However it also had F60-15 tires which were not supposed to be available to the public yet. Both cars were so good they really didn't pick a winner.

The 302 z28 needed to be geared to run hard on the street. 4.11's or 4.56 rear end and this car was a beast.

Some more specs/facts for the first gen Z/28's: In 1967 no Camaro (Z/28,RS, or SS) left the assembly line with spoilers. They were not offered until mid year as accessories from a dealer. They were developed for trans am and then became a regular option in 1968. Also outside of the stripes and 15" wheels nothing else visually marked a Z/28 on the outside. Early 1968 models featured a 302 engine badge. That was changed mid production year to the Z/28 logo. Most 1969 Z/28s did not get a cowl hood (RPO ZL2 - special ducted hood), if fact the hood was not even available until January of 1969 (production starts summer of prior year). The "DZ" moniker refers to the letter code system Chevy employed to designate engine/trans mission combos at the engine assembly line, 67 and 68 engines are code "MO". The cross ram setup was a dealer installed option, parts would come in the trunk if ordered with the car. There was also a long tube header option that was similar. There was also a cowl plenum air cleaner dealer option as well. This air cleaner was 67/68 only, its a special setup that involved cutting a hole in the firewall below the cowl vents and it would draw cool air from the base of the windshield. The cross ram was supposed to be paired with the "140" off road camshaft instead of the stock 30/30. It was not a very streetable setup anywhere. The 302 you show early on was actually a prototype engine where Chevy was toying with a semi-hemi head (think Boss 429) for the Z/28 package, but found it didnt gain anything overall for racing so it was scrapped. Smokey Yunick ended up with the motors and played with them for a bit.

A guy in my town had one of these monsters when I was a kid. I only seen it a couple times on the road but it was a jaw dropper every time.

The 302 and 327 is the small blocks that I have respect.

Highschool Girlfriend, her Mom owned, since 71 a 1968 Camaro RS, similar to the Buddy R's Camaro in CHRISTINE, color and accents etc,, I was aloud to drive it, while being Picked up from Knott's Berry Farm,, Rest in Peace Sharon, i could never thank you enough,, i will always want a 1st Gen , just don't tell my 68 Dart

The Boss 302 and Boss 351 weren't just contenders, they're 🏆 champions.

Camaro all day long… I kept thinking what the heck my uncle was talking about…. High winding 302….. had no clue for years and never really had the urge to search for it, and this explains it all 👍🏾

I owned a '70 Mustang Mach I in '74 when I was in H.S. I raced a '69 Z28 that a guy in town owned. We both had headers and traction bars and larger than factory rear tires. My 351 4v Cleveland had an aftermarket aluminum intake and a Holley 850 Double Pumper with mechanical secondaries. Both cars had posi rearends, mine being the Ford 9 inch with 4.10:1 gears and his with Chevy 12 bolt rear end with 4.11:1 gears. My car had the Ford Top Loader 4 speed and the Z28 had the Muncie Rock Crusher. The Z28 came with a similar factory intake and carb, so it was effectively a good match between the Donzie 302 engine and the Cleveland 351 4v, which incidentally were rated at the same 290 BHP.. We raced twice one night and again a few weeks later. I walked him pretty easily ever race.

I’ve owned several Z/28’s. While in college I bought a 68 Z28 and a friend of mine is the current owner. In 75 I bought a 71 Z/28, in 77, 78 and 80 I ordered new Z/28’s all being 4 speeds. In 81 I bought a 70 Z/28 4 speed from the original owner and still own it today.

Back then, a friend owned a 69 Mach 1 that came from California and had everything, a 69 Z28 with 302 and 456 gears AND a 71 Hemi Cuda. All at the same time. Wasn't really that big a deal back then. He also owned a couple big block Chevelles, big block 71 Nova and a 440 Six Pack Cuda, but not all at the same time. I drove all of them and that Z28 was a screamer.

This is one of the coolest engines/cars ever made. I’m building a 302 currently and I’m excited to see what it’ll produce

The Z28 302 the best ant truest hipo engine ( 7 1/2 Grand shifts, easy) GM produced. The Car was simply incredible right off the Showroom Floor. Power to weight ratio. Sidenote, it sounded as incredible as it went! Only thing missing were good Tires. I remember well the very first time I drove one in ‘69. Awesome!

My late brother bought a 69 Camaro hood at a swap meet back in the day. Oval cutout. Didn't even own one. Years later he built a 69 big block 9.90 drag/bracket car. He sent pick of underside to Camaro magazine. Guy traded him single carb cowel hood and $ enough to roof his home 4 that cross ram hood. RIP DAVID L KIRSCHNER. He earned a Wally in stock eliminations NHRA. 283 ,4 speed chevelle wagon. 😿❤🙏👍

My buddy still has his original dark green/black interior '68 dual quad that he got for graduation, I have always envied him ✌💖☮

There were a total of four 302 V8's from American manufacturers, all with a 4.00" bore and 3.00" stroke: Ford Windsor 302, Ford Cleveland 302 (for export only), Chevy 302, and the Pontiac 301. Pontiac called theirs "301" so as not to be confused with the Ford Windsor engine, but Pontiac was accurate in calling it the 4.9L - 302 CID is 4942 cc, which rounds down to 4.9L, not up to 5.0L. At Chevy in addition to the 302 made from mix-and-match parts from the 283 and 327, the 307 is a 283 block with 327 crank.

One of our close car show friends found a 68 302 block at a scrapyard about 4 years ago, he had it checked out and the block was fine he got it for 50 bucks, so lucky

The 1969 Z/28 Camaro is my absolute dream car. To me it is pure automotive perfection...

A friend of mine that worked in a parts store. did something similar. He bought a 67 Camaro from a friend that blew the engine racing it. He had a 327 in his garage & took it to work to get it rebuilt. The machinist asked if he wanted it stock. Or wanted more. He told him to wake it up some. What he ended up with was a 327 with a 283 crank. A wild solid lifter cam & he had an in line dual quad manifold in the garage that he put on it. Driving it around town has not so easy. Because of the cam but once it got the revs up it was a blast.

Back in the day. Bought a 68 Chevelle stock Car. In my class, could only have small blocks. Found a 69 302. Had a Very Good season. Chevrolet 🇺🇸🏁.

Mustang Boss 302. Massive intake ports. Better looking. Elinore ! Any camaro known by a name? Charger? Yea. I didn’t think so

the Chevelles and Novas are frigging works of art

In the mid 70's when I was 19, my brother in law was 21, his 1968 camaro got totaled by a drunk driver right after getting painted. We took the insurance money and went shopping. He bought a 1969 ss camaro , 327 4-speed, was awesome when we got done with it. Just before he bought the 69 we looked at a 1968 Z-28, blue with white stripes. When the owner popped the hood to show us the 302 , we saw a crossram 2-4's we had no idea what we were looking at since the 327 or 396 big block were the hot set-up. We both agreed that carb set-up, especially without chokes would be tough to run and keep tuned for our Wisconsin climate. It had as the owner claimed headers from the factory . We thought it was B.S. , never heard of factory headers. It's one of those moments now that I'm in my 60's ,I now know what we were looking at and wish we could go back and buy that rare machine. Word hadn't gotten around about what a strong performer the 302 was and how rare it was with that setup. I have always wondered what happened to that camaro.

I worked at a body shop and painted a 68 z28 with a 302 and 3 or 4 speed in the early 2000’s. Yellow with black racing stripes,it was a sweet car.

Great Video, You are correct about some folks not knowing that Chevy had a 302cu engine, I grew up in the 60s & 70s and a friend of mine had a 1968-Z-28 Camaro, and It was quick, Thanks for posting. subbed. 👊 😎🇺🇸

I had the '69 Camaro LM1 with the 4-speed. More rare than the Z/28, but much less iconic. A buddy had the Z/28, and I loved how that 302 revved... one of my favorite engines for sure.

All the brands did this way underrated. Love these high reving underdogs

Great video, and it brings back memories. I first saw one in R&T and Hot Rod magazines in 1967. In 68, a guy in my class at college, had a 68. Oh my... that was it... I wanted one. In 70, Chevy had extended the model year of the 69 Z to about halfway through the 1970 model year, as they were so popular and I guess the new design was not yet ready. I picked up a Dusk Blue 69 Z/28 which was used. Apparently, the previous owner had it get out of control and had some RF damage, so after it was very expertly repaired (could not tell anything was wrong), I bought it off a lot. Well, this car was all everyone said it was... and then some. I joined a Z/28 club, and we had the use of Dick Lang Chevrolet (he raced them in TransAm) after hours and on the weekends, to use their lifts. A friend also helped me at his uncle's service station and another friend, whose brother was a diesel truck mechanic, helped me. I learned a LOT about working on cars and we were able to find the right clutch setup, install a Lakewood bell housing, Hooker headers, and I was fortunate to find a new 69 cowl induction air hood and filter, which I had painted to match the car. The 780cfm Holley had an issue, so I bought a new one. Then, I knew someone at a speed shop, and they did an incredible valve job on it. Afterward, the car had well over 410 hp and it could rev up to 7k without an issue. The engine was likely the most powerful per liter/ci engine in the US at the time. The 327 block with its 4" bore and the 283 forged crankshaft with 4-bolt mains became a legendary combo. It had forged 11.0:1 pistons, which were highly unusual in an engine from the factory then. With the 3.73:1 positraction rear end, it could go very fast. The 140mph speedo it had could be seen at around, 6600rpms (if I remember it correctly). I had installed adjustable Konis on it and had some of the first radial tires as well. It handled very well. Loved the rally wheels look. It was fun to build (I installed most everything myself except the extensive top end valve job, which encompassed more than I care to type here), I learned a lot about how to work on cars and even contemplated changing my career direction to a race mechanics school (I wasn't that good, so I dropped it to go the academic route). I sold the car while in school and used the money to help me get through my education. The car is still around, but had been slightly modified to use as 1/4 mile machine, which was not my direction with the car... it looked a lot like the Penske car, so that was my goal. If I had kept it, I would have installed the rear disk brake kit (factory, OTC), better anti-sway bars (OTC), maybe the cross-ram manifold (OTC), and a few other minor items. However, as it stands today, that car is worth a lot more than I would ever want to spend on any car. Great car and I'm glad I got to experience owning one in its prime. One additional point... I did street race it twice... once with a Hemi 'Cuda (after the valve job, but still lost, but it was a friendly attempt at a race, although I passed him as his gearing was not for top speed, afterward we met at a burger drive-in and we both popped our hoods & he was amazed as it looked stock with headers, his was mostly stock as well with headers and a 5.13:1 rear end), and once with a Donohue AMC Javelin (no contest here, and I'll never forget the look on the guys face when he finally caught up at a light in the country (4-lane road), as he was shocked as he thought his TransAm car was the best (Hmmmm...). I was foolish for street racing and even though this was in the early 70's, with many fewer cars on the road than nowadays, it was dumb then and almost suicidal now with the traffic we now have on our roads. So, don't do it... use a track with all the safety requirements most have these days.

I had a '69 302 in my '78 El Camino. It was rebuilt, .020" over, and had forged 10.7:1 aluminum pistons and later GMPP aluminum heads, but it should've run about as well as a stock one (it would just do it on 93 unleaded). It was my only vehicle at the time, so I put Edelbrock Pro-Flo EFI on it for better cold starts and reliability. For its size, than thing would RUN! No problem at all boiling those 275s on the back at will. I gave 3500 for the engine in 2003.

Great vid!!!! 👍👍

Well I the 68 z dad said you're to young for the horses of a 396 or even 327-350. You can have a 302 I'm sure it's like 283. So he worked down town, he needed to use the my car while his was in the shop. I'll never forget the talk we had that afternoon 😂 great memories 😊

Wow I learned a lot I didn't know about the 302. I had a 64 Impala back in 76. It has many aftermarket items In the engine. That built it to 410 HP. But that the was max you could get in that day. Now with aftermarket you can build 550 HP 327s all day long. I loved the combination with the power glide trans. A B&M shift kit and you were set. I just really remember the power when you jumped into the power band with that power glide kicking in at 55 mph. You head would snap back because it was all there at 6500-7000 rpm. I didn't know the 302 was a beast of a different color.

Great video!!!!

The Boss 302 took the Chevy 302 behind the woodshed. It won more Trans AM races than anyone.

My first car was a 1969 Z/28 Camaro it was black with white stripes and had a vinyl roof. I purchased the car used in 1978 when i was 18 years old and a senior in high school. Many times I would do 500 foot long burnouts right in front of the school and no one else had anything like it. As mentioned it was not primarily a drag racer but more designed for road racing with it's "revy" 302 ci motor that came into it's own at the higher rpms, The factory tachometer had a redline of 6000 unlike most other american v8s which had a redline of 5000. often i would rev it way past the deadline since it was at these moments you could really feel the power of these motors. The motor's ability to have higher rpm capabilities was not only as mentioned it's over square ratio (4" bore 3" stroke) but also the use if solid lifters instead of hydraulic ones that could induce valve float at higher rpms. The solid lifters gave the motor a cool clackity sound that I loved but had to be manually adjusted to keep tuned. It was a motor that without question had more then 290 hp. out of the factory mine had a holley 780 dual feed with vacuum secondaries carb on top of a high rise aluminum manifold, then the legendary "fuelie" 2.02 heads, a hot solid lifter cam, 11 to 1 combustion ratio and 4 bolt main bearings to to keep the bottom from dropping out. top that off with the cowl induction hood that forced air into the motor for more power. This was followed by a muncie m22 "rock crusher" manual transmission controlled by a hurst shifter and finally a 12 bolt rear with 3.73 gears and posi traction. it was all a young man like myself could ask for and was for many years my pride and joy and i miss it to this day! PS: it also won the trans am championship in in 1969 with Mark Donahue driving the blue Penske #6 car! sorry mustang lovers but Chevy rules! FORD is an acronym for, "Failure On Race Day!"

this is very good stuff. thank you

My Dad had a white 1969 Z/28 when he was my age (mid 20s). And when I was a kid he had a Blue 1967 SS 350. Man I miss those cars.

those picks of the 302 Hemi, were really nice.

What a fantastic channel. I'm so glad I found it two days ago. Job well done. So I have subscribed, liked and here is my comment for you Mr. or Mrs. Algorithm… Whoever you are!!!! 😂

Nice job!!

Bought a 69z brand new off the show room floor. Yea, I'm an old dude now but I'll give you the truth on this 302 motor. Remember, it was built for trans am racing, not stop light to stop light. So yes, it was a little doggie on the street UNLESS, it was geared correctly. A set of 4.56 rear end gears and it was a total beast in 1969. Everything was there from the factory except the gearing, in most cases. They could be special ordered with street gears but most were not. I should have kept that car but that's the old woulda coulda 😂shoulda

They also had RS/SS models.

The Trans Am races between the Camaro and Mustang in this era were great. Factory pride on the line.

Well done

Ahhh the 4.9 liter 302 v8. Camaro and Mustang. The Z was a bit of a dog at low rpm. She wanted to rev!!! Iconic cars.

The 295 HP L48 350 would destroy the Z28 in a drag race every single time! I raced dozens of them and none were even close. I don't know why the Z28 is pumped so much. It had the right parts to make a track star out of it, like the 780 Holley, 2.02 big valve heads, etc. but it seriously lacked torque to get a street equipped Camaro moving.

A 400 horsepower factory small block?! WOW! I wouldn't have thought that was even possible.

A story about trans am would be great

Yes please on the Sunoco video.

The reason GM initially thought the Mustang was just a fad was because they were dressed up Falcons with nothing special going on mechanically. All sizzle, no steak. This was the polar opposite of the youth car they came out with that same year, the GTO, which was reletively average looking but mechanically special.

I owned one of the first 67 Z-28 which was badged as a "302" with cold air box in the trunk. Immediately put in the factory racing cam and autocrossed the car for a couple of years. Zero to red line in first gear happened in the blink of an eye. I encountered the car a year or so after I sold it; the owner had blown the engine, not hard to do with as fast as that think wound up.

My 1st car was a 69 Camaro, which I wrecked, 2nd was a 69 Camaro, and my 3rd was a 69 Z28 which I wish I still had. I sold the Z28 to a friend in 1986 who still has it to this day.

I had a 69 Z28 I miss it dearly yes that was the one I should have never let it slip out of my hands !

Big Blocks and small blocks and 4-speeds where everywhere. If your friend had one you just wait for him to stack it. Buy the parts and put it together. The 70s was a great time to buy cars that were built in th 60s.

I’ve got a friend who has a one for many years now and has recently had it restored. He said that he wasn’t going to sell it and that a man offered him $100,000 for it but he turned it down and said that right now, money can’t buy it.

Give me the 69 DZ 302, and the 71 Boss 351. Best of both worlds 😎

Camaro all day!!!

I was in my mid teens when the Z28 vs. Boss 302 rivalry originated. I also subscribed to Car Life magazine which was the most down to earth car mag of the time. If you sent a letter to their "Action Line" department you received a letter back. Car Life distilled the essence of the two cars thusly; the Z28 was a passenger car chassis with a racing engine whereas the Boss was a racing chassis with a passenger car engine.

1st gen Camaros are the best looking pony/muscle cars..They look good as factory cars but make amazing restmod car..

in 94 my dad's friend had and was selling a 69 convertible RS, SS paint wasn't 100% but it was fully restored for only 4K my dad wouldn't buy it and said, we'll buy one in a few years when they're 500, I screamed! they were 1000 last year! they're going up not down! what is that worth now? 50-60k min?

Taking the Camaro I drove one many times what time Mustang 302 being a close second but I’ve never driven a Mustang one or Road and one sure it’s a fine car. They look great.

I have seen other Penske camaro videos but I would like to see you do one as you are a bit more informative than others. Check out some of them though so you can add to them in the best way.

For some perspective: In the 80's, 60's cars were legendary because so many 1975+ cars had low power and were ugly in comparison. Also, almost no one under 23 made much money so most kids wanted cheaper used cars and so they gravitated to these cheaper more powerful cars based on their lore. They were also very very rare to see IRL or anywhere other than in magazines. There was no internet and classified ads in newspapers rarely even had a picture so even finding specialty 60's for sale was far far more difficult than today. So given all this, many owners of rare cars such as the 69 Z28 wildly exaggerated the power and capabilities of these cars. And even if you were lucky enough to get a ride in one, when most modern sports cars had a 5k redline, ran 16-17 et with 200 HP, a 60's car running a 14 et with common silly soft suspension seemed like a rocket. I knew a guy with a original 69 Z28 4 speed who swore the car produced 600HP, reved to 9,000 and could run a 10 second quarter mile with slicks. Some doubted him openly but no one really knew. Of course in reality his Z28 was a high 14 second car that reved to 7000 with no more than 250 crank hp. Many will scream "BS" but any et calculator will prove a 3000 lb car like the Z28 will run a 14.4 et (faster than Z28) with only 270 flywheel hp. So, no it did not have 400HP - that's pure BS - if it did it would have run a 11 second et. So my point is, there is still a LOT is BS in the legend of these 60's muscle cars which is silly given their most enduring attribute is their styling, not their performance.

2:26 A '67 Camaro has nothing in common with a '67 "Chevy II" Nova, it's the '68 "Chevy II" Nova that borrows from the Camaro 5:23 All GM did was reach into the parts bin and slap a 283 crank into a 327 block to make 302 cubic inches, it was Ford that was forced to redesign it's 289 a year later because it wasn't competitive enough in the Mercury Cougars 11:59 the displacement limit went away and the LT-1 was born, which is even better

I had a Boss 429 that did not fear any Camaro.

Answer to the question at the end. No brainer. The Camaro Z28. I had an 84 Z28 H.O. way less h.p. but undoubtedly fast , with a modified valve body trans. ❤

Love them CENTERLINES

A 69 Z28 RS is my bucket list Camaro ❤

Had a green 69 Camaro back in the early 70s. 6cyl, 3sd. stick. Fun but how I wanted the Z28...

I would say the 290hp rating is actually accurate. The performance of the car in regard to it’s weight is just what I would expect it to be, which incidentally was pretty much identical to the 290hp rated Ford 302. As to a $5000 price for a 302 block, I attribute that to all the engines that got blown up by guys falling for the bs stories told by other guys about how high they routinely revved their engines. That’s the way it was then, I’d be surprised if it’s any different now.

Got a 327 now , might run a 283 crank in it

I own a 1970 Boss 302 a real champian itself.

Chevy's 302 reminds me of Dodge's 305 that they, like Chevy, made to race in the Trans Am series. Unlike Chevy however, Dodge didn't offer their 305 in the Challenger T/A, but rather a 340.

Do a video on the Penske cars. I have a Chevrolet performance book giving all the changes done to the cars, and the specs submitted to SCCA. And if I remember correctly the horsepower submitted was 550. I worked for a Chevrolet dealership in the late 70s, so had a bit of info to tap into.

I had a ,67corvette with a small block ,,,,300hp automatic after work I changed it to a427 4,speed An drove it home at 1100 with white knuckles.cant beat a big block

The factory rating was correct, it was not meant to be max hp , it was 290hp at 5300

Chevy Guy till I Die!🏎💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

My older brother had a 69 Z with the 302 his senior year in high school 1971-72? Black with the white stripe,whenever I see 1 I always look at the interior. It had the black leather/naugahyde? Seats but with a black and white checkered cloth inlay have never seen that paint scheme with the checkered inlay.

11:55, yes, tell us more... I love the Boss, but I was a Chevy kid growing up.

U know that cover car looks like mine but mine was modded in the 80s with 78 rims & full blacked grille & I believe it was the 73 350 245 with TH350 speed shift

I have one,, I shifted into second gear at 7200 rpm and broke the rear tires loose--music to my ears

Funny they were talking about chokes when dude tweeked out when shifting to second gear.

I'm not about the 67-68 Z/28s, but the 69 Z/28 could be ordered with a "off÷road" package that included a cross ram intake, headers, a more radical cam, which were placed in the trunk for the owner to have installed. I think a fiberglass hood was also available. 1969 Camaros were still being produced into the first half of 1970, thus the 2nd generation Camaro is a 1970 1/2.

A GTX or RoadRunner please. Route? Tenino WA to Kingman AZ via Rachel NV. Freeway gears please.

Yk that makes sense actually how the Chevy 302 was lost to time they used a 327/350 block I don’t imagine Chevy really did much to market this motor as a 302 so people working on these cars recognized the block and just assumed it was a 350

The 67 and 68 body style was the Nicer looking cleaner ones. I like the 67 best because of the vent windows in the Doors. I Know a lot of people like the 69s i think there ugly. Better for me to get a 67 or 68. :)

I'd choose neither! I'd get a MOPAR product from the same era. Charger, Road Runner.. Super Bee.. Barracuda...ect., ect...

I was looking for a sb to build and didn't want a 305. A local hot rodder told me he had picked up a 327 he found while cleaning out a barn that was in a couple milk crates he would sell for $100. Thinking it was to good to be true We checked the numbers and it was a 302 from a 69. That was 23 yrs ago and he still won't sell it.

Winters cross ram intake manifold, little snowflake stamped on it. 302 dz blocks were better than the mo blocks