Super Chevy – October 2019

Coast performance guru, knew that the factory was

planning to make a big-block available in the car, and

he offered McFarland a “fresh” 396. Knowing that

the upcoming 1967 Winternationals would have a

new Super Stock class, and seeing an opportunity

“to provide the Camaro with even more exposure,”

McFarland accepted Thomas’ offer. “So our daily

driver was the first recipient of the fat-block engine.”

McFarland took the repowered Camaro to Lions

on a Saturday afternoon and made an easy first pass.

“On the second run, top of Third gear at about

6,200 rpm, a rod bolt parted company and

suddenly we were sideways covering both lanes with

six quarts of oil soup.” Back at Thomas’ shop, “we

surveyed the damage—broken crank, camshaft in

two pieces, both heads cracked, seven broken

valvesprings, eight pistons...and seven connecting

rods. Two weeks later, in a carefully wrapped and

hand-addressed box, came rod number eight from

Lions manager C.J. Hart. A grass mower had spit

it out about 50 feet from the track.”

It turned out that “fresh” 396 had done more than

500 miles at Riverside for NASCAR tire testing.

A second big-block was installed by Thomas, and

McFarland went to Irwindale for some shakedown

runs, where they shared the track with stock

THE ARCHIVES

• CARB compliant kits available


• No tuning required


• Serviceable lifetime high-flow
  8 layer cotton gauze filter


• No mods for easy installation


• High quality components with
  custom look
  
  
  • Compatible with draw through
    supercharged applications (internal MAP sensor)
  
  
  • Self-tuning ECU (no laptop required!) means you don’t have to be a
    computer/tuning wiz to have EFI!
  
  
  • Integrated ignition timing control
  
  
  • Built in single stage progressive nitrous control
  
  
  • Programmable target air fuel ratios & ignition timing per boost level
  
  
  • USB to CAN Communication cable included for easy laptop tuning
  
  
  • Three programmable 0-5V Sensor inputs for oil/fuel/dome or
    nitrous pressure sensors
  
  
  • Single throttle body mounted ECU – no extra boxes to mount
  
  
  • Only 4 wiring connections required! (battery +, battery - ,
    switched ignition & RPM)
  
  
  • Fits on intake manifolds with flange spacing as tight as 6.4375”
    center to center (most Edelbrock manifolds)
  
  
  • Requires an external fuel pressure regulator: P/N 12-848 up to 800 HP,
    12-851 for 1000+ HP
  
  
  
  


• Available for LS1/2/6, LS7,
  & LT1 applications!


• Designed using Computational
  Fluid Dynamic Modeling to
  create optimal plenum volume
  and efficient air flow paths


• Two-piece manifold design
  provides access to runners
  for porting


• Polymer material resists
  heat soak, minimizes weight