2013 COPO Camaro Engine Lineup Announced
If you missed your chance to get your hands on one of the limited production COPO Camaros, your second chance is at hand. Chevrolet Performance is making another 69 car run of the pavement pounding F-bodies for 2013 and this year there are some great new engine combos for hard core drag racers who will no doubt appreciate this year's line of powerplants for the COPO models.
The popular 427 returns since more than half of last year's 69 examples were ordered with the big 425 HP V-8. A new entry-level LS-based 325 HP 350 rated at 325 horsepower becomes the base engine along with an LS-based 396-cu.-in. big-block engine, making the same 375 horsepower it did under the hood of the original 1969 Camaros. New for 2013 is a standard Holley EFI controller on all configurations, replacing the Holley carburetors every 1969 COPO Camaro came with as standard equipment. All engines are hand-built LS-based powerplants so racers will have no problem tuning them.
LS -based 2013 COPO Engines
- 427ci, 425 HP
- 396ci, 375 HP
- 350ci, 325 HP
Each configuration fits a wide variety of NHRA Stock Eliminator classes and with a portfolio of engines as diverse as the COPO, the 427, 396, and 350 allow the car to run in any Stock Eliminator class from E all the way up to AA, needing only curb weight adjustments for each configuration to see itself in any of three classes.
the same five vehicle colors offered on the 2012 car return: - Summit White, Victory Red, Ashen Gray Metallic, Silver Ice Metallic, and Black. The 2013 models will have a revised front-end appearance sporting halogen headlamps and the Chevrolet Accessories body-color Heritage grille, as well as updated optional COPO graphics. Click the link below to get you chance at one of these special drag racing Camaros.
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Review 2012 COPO Camaro Engines
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Chevrolet Performance LSX cast-iron block with steel main caps 4.065" bore x 3.150" stroke Static compression ratio — 10:1 nominal Callies 4340 crankshaft — double-keyed snout Callies 4340 H-beam Ultra rods • 6.350" length • .928" pin bore diameter Clevite H-Series heat-treated tri-metal rod and main bearings Mahle 2618 alloy forged domed pistons • Graphal coating • Hard-anodized top ring groove • Friction-coated skirts Mahle .043" x .043" x 3mm piston rings • Ductile iron top with radius molybdenum face • Plain cast-iron tapered 2nd • Chrome-plated oil rails with low-tension expander COMP Cams steel billet hydraulic roller camshaft • Duration — 246° IN/254° EX @ .050" lift • Theoretical valve lift — .630" /.630" • Lobe centers — 117° | Chevrolet Performance LSX cast-iron block with steel main caps 4.065" bore x 3.150" stroke Static compression ratio - 10:1 nominal Callies 4340 crankshaft - double-keyed snout Callies 4340 H-beam Ultra rods • 6.350" length • .928" pin bore diameter Clevite H-Series heat-treated tri-metal rod and main bearings Mahle 2618 alloy forged domed pistons • Graphal coating • Hard-anodized top ring • Friction-coated skirts Mahle .043" x .043" x 3mm piston rings • Ductile iron top with radius molybdenum face • Plain cast-iron tapered 2nd • Chrome-plated oil rails with low-tension expander COMP Cams steel billet hydraulic roller camshaft • Duration — 246°/254° @ .050" lift • Theoretical valve lift — .630"/.630" • Lobe centers — 117° | Chevrolet Performance LS7 aluminum block 4.125" bore x 4.00" stroke Static compression ratio - 13:1 nominal Callies 5140 crankshaft Callies 4340 H-beam rods • 6.100" C-C length • .928" pin bore diameter Clevite H-Series heat-treated tri-metal rod and main bearings Mahle 2618 alloy forged domed pistons • Graphal coating • Hard-anodized top ring groove • Friction-coated skirts Mahle .043" x .043" x 3mm piston rings • Ductile iron top with radius molybdenum face • Plain cast iron tapered 2nd • Chrome-plated oil rails with low-tension expander Chevrolet Performance steel billet hydraulic roller camshaft • Duration — 233°/276° @ .050" lift • Theoretical valve lift — .630"/.630" • Lobe centers — 107° |
Valve Train | Valve Train | Valve Train |
Chevrolet Performance 3/8" diameter LS7 pushrods 1.8:1 ratio LS7 rocker arms PSI "Max Life" beehive valve springs Hardened steel spring seats Lightweight steel retainers Fully CNC'ed aluminum 275 cc nominal intake port volume 89 cc nominal exhaust port volume 70 cc nominal combustion chamber volume Del West titanium intake valves — 2.205" head diameter x Lightweight sodium-filled Fel-Pro Performance multi-layer steel head gaskets with raised cylinder sealing bead Internal wet sump oil pump Deep-sump cast aluminum oil pan — 6-quart capacity ATI Performance Products SFI-approved damper — 10-rib shell 4.0L Whipple twin-screw supercharger Whipple billet throttle body 327/550 — 172mm oval blade | Chevrolet Performance 3/8" diameter LS7 pushrods 1.8:1 ratio LS7 rocker arms PSI "Max Life" beehive valve springs Hardened steel spring seats Lightweight steel retainers Fully CNC'ed aluminum 275 cc nominal intake port volume 89 cc nominal exhaust port volume 70 cc nominal combustion chamber volume Del West titanium intake Lightweight sodium-filled Fel-Pro Performance multi-layer steel head gaskets with raised cylinder sealing bead Internal wet sump oil pump Deep-sump cast aluminum oil pan — 6-quart capacity ATI Performance Products SFI-approved damper — 10-rib shell 2.9L Whipple twin-screw supercharger Whipple billet throttle body 327/500 — 109mm round blade | Chevrolet Performance "Ceramic Ball" high-rpm hydraulic roller tappets 3/8" diameter LS7 pushrods 1.8:1 ratio LS7 rocker arms with roller trunions PSI "Max Life" beehive valve springs Hardened steel spring seats Lightweight steel retainers Fully CNC'ed aluminum cylinder heads — based on LS7 275 cc nominal intake port volume 89 cc nominal exhaust port volume 70 cc nominal combustion chamber volume Del West titanium intake valves — 2.205" head diameter x 7mm stem Lightweight sodium-filled exhaust valves — 1.615" head diameter x 7mm stem Fel-Pro Performance multi-layer steel head gaskets with raised cylinder sealing bead Internal wet sump oil pump Deep-sump cast aluminum oil pan — 6-quart capacity SFI-approved damper Billet electric water pump Chevrolet Performance/Holley "Hi Ram" intake manifold Whipple billet throttle body — 102mm blade |
Exhaust Headers | Exhaust Headers | Exhaust Headers |
2" x 30" primary with 30" merge collectors, 304 stainless steel | 2" x 30" primary with 30" merge collectors, 304 stainless steel | 2" x 30" primary with 30" |
ENGINE CONTROLS & | ENGINE CONTROLS & | ENGINE CONTROLS & IGNITION |
Delco MEFI 5A electronic fuel-injection processor • Speed density operation • Interfacing software & hardware available in the aftermarket Cable-actuated throttle Production LS7 ignition coils Production LS7 secondary wires GM sensors | Delco MEFI 5A electronic fuel-injection processor • Speed density operation • Interfacing software & hardware available in the aftermarket Cable-actuated throttle Production LS7 ignition coils Production LS7 secondary wires GM sensors | Delco MEFI 5A electronic fuel-injection processor • Speed density operation • Interfacing software & hardware available in the aftermarket Cable-actuated throttle Production LS7 ignition coils Production LS7 secondary wires GM sensors |