Does anybody know what engines these guys run? It seems to have a cutoff of '67 or '68 because I seen a few Camaros and a few Barracuda's I was watching them last night and it sounded like they were running pretty high R.P.M.s. At first I thought it was just because they were running 1/8th mile but then I think the announcer said one of the classes was running 10 lbs./cu.in. so I'm thinking they must be running small displacement small blocks, except the wagons, because you wouldn't want a car that weights 4,000 pounds. So today I sat at work thinking up all kinds of small displacement small blocks and car weights. I did see a Willys with 287 ci on the lower fender and a Barracuda with 273 ci. on the hood scoop. I think those were C/Gassers. I'd****ume you wouldn't want to run anything bigger then a 327 except for in the heavier cars like '55-'56 Chevy's and wagons.
The wagon i painted for the Sega guy had a 347 stroker in it. And I believe it had somewhere in the neighborhood of a 6.50 gear. Those cars are screaming for sure.
The SEGA cars are built to a formula. Quain has this great little world that transports a drag strip to the late 60's. The cars are basically locked into the formula, no dual purpose or close is good enough there. A guy can build to suit or play elsewhere. I like it all, but it can be hard if you're trying to adapt a car that was built for something else. The fans sure love it.
Don't put too much faith in the engine size you see painted on the car, or the emblems on the body. Not uncommon for guys to have the engine size painted on maybe for their debut, but couple years later they're running a different engine which may be a different size. C gas being 10 lb/cu in. is mostly small displacement motors, lots of rpm. Typical is 8k plus, not uncommon to see 9k rpm, and some guys spin over 10k rpms. LOTS of gear in the back.
Just depends on weight, there are some 280-ish inch motors, up to 350-ish. I don't think anybody has ever run heavy car with a big block in C/G. Generally, you'd want to get your car as light as possible then build the engine for that weight. You would not want to buy a 632" crate motor then add 2800 lbs to your car
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