16 CHEVY HIGH PERFORMANCE II NOVEMBER 2019
Steam Engine
TECH CHECK
Owner: Marc Lamude, Bulphan, Essex,
United Kingdom
Vehicle: 1968 Camaro SS
Engine
•Type: Brodix aluminum block- Displacement: 400 ci
- Compression Ratio: 9.5:
- Bore: 4.125 inches
- Stroke: 3.750 inches
- Cylinder Heads: Chevrolet Performance
SB2.2, CNC-ported, 16-degree valve angle,
54cc combustion chambers, 2.19/1.
valves - Rotating Assembly: Bullet 4340
crankshaft, Oliver billet steel rods, hard-
coated Diamond pistons, Clevite bearings - Valvetrain: PAC springs, T&D 1.7:1 shaft
rocker system, Jesel beltdrive timing gear - Camshaft: Bullet solid roller (0.765-inch
lift, 268-deg. duration at 0.050) - Induction: Edelbrock intake manifold,
MoTeC M800 EFI, Siemens Deka 220
injectors, dual Precision turbochargers,
Pro Alloy aluminum ducting, air-to-air
intercoolers, Pro Alloy 21-gallon fuel cell - Ignition: MoTeC M800, Taylor 10.
primary wires - Exhaust: Lance at OJZ Engineering
fabricated stainless headers, 2-inch primary
pipes, 4-inch collectors - Ancillaries: Dual Pro Alloy radiators,
military-spec custom wiring by Rude
Engineering, Webster Race Engineering
installed rollcage - Machine Work: Lamude Racing Engines
- Assembly: Marc Lamude
- Tuner: Shane Tecklenburg (ST Consulting)
- Output (est.): 2,400 hp
Drivetrain
•Transmission: Turbo 400; Reid case; Neal
Chance 10-inch bolt-together converter,
4,500-stall, built by Andy Frost at Penn
Autos - Rear Axle: Fabbed 9-inch type, 3.55:
gears, spool, Moser 40-spline axles
Chassis - Front Suspension: Webster Race
Engineering tube and box chassis, Strange
Engineering spindles and struts and
double-adjustable coilover shock absorbers - Rear Suspension: Four-link,
Chassisworks antiroll bar, Strange double-
adjustable coilover shocks - Brakes: Strange Engineering billet drag
race style, Wilwood master cylinder
Wheels & Tires - Wheels: Weld V-Series 15x3.5 front; Billet
Specialties Double Bead Lock 15x15 rear - Tires: Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R
26x6 front, Hoosier Quick Time 33x22.
rear
Interior - Upholstery: JAZ
- Material: Cloth/vinyl
- Seats: JAZ, RaceCraft five-point belts
- Steering: Strange rack-and-pinion,
MOMO wheel - Shifter: Precision Performance Products
Kwik Shift 1 - Dash: MoTeC
- Instrumentation: MoTeC
Exterior
•Bodywork: Lamude Racing Engines - Paint By: Jeff Meads, graphics by Neil
Melliard - Paint: Custom mix (Nunya Blue)
- Hood: Lamude in-house fiberglass (also
doors, trunk lid, front clip, and deck spoiler) - Grille: Stock 1967
- Bumpers: Composite rear
billet disc brakes.
All of this lurks beneath a steel
shell appointed with doors, decklid,
hood, and front clip manufactured
by Lamude’s in-house fiberglass shop.
The Camaro also got a fabricated
wing and a composite rear “bumper.”
Lamude didn’t know what the paint
was; only that it was a made-up color.
Jeff Meads did the spraying; later,
Neil Melliard did the graphics.
We’ve got a shot of Marc with his
hands on the MOMO, wearing his
So-Cal sweat. He’s all nestled in that
JAZ seat, a line of toggles above his
head, parachute release handle to
the left (don’t know if there’s really a
’chute back there or not), ageless Rat
Fink air freshener, too. But mostly it’s
about the easy smile on his face. Being
here like this always evokes memory:
the first time he fired the engine up
and went about vulcanizing London’s
ancient ground. And that’s something
you just cannot buy.
Through it all, Marc says the
most vexing thing about the two-
year-long project was “getting all
the induction tubing to fit and to
look as symmetrical as possible.”
Lamude is thankful especially to
Andy Frost (transmission), Ross
Buckingham (Rude Engineering),
Shane Tecklenburg (ST Consulting,
MoTeC tuner), Terry Dolphin (Dolphin
Motorsports), and Neil Melliard
(Melliard Graphics).
Now, having done the near-
impossible task of shaking a rat out
of a weasel, Marc Lamude can sleep a
leaden sleep and dream of absolutely
nothing. CHP