COPO Camaro News: Official Spec Sheet Released!

The COPO Camaro is officially on its way, and it won’t be long until these beasts start tearing up a drag strip near you. To tide us all over until these killers start showing up in the hands of the lucky 69 folks who got to purchase one, our friends over at GM Performance Parts sent us over a little sneak peak at the COPO Camaro’s official spec sheet. It lists everything from the power numbers for each engine combo down to the specifics of the suspension set up. It’s all laid out below in detail, straight from GM Performance Parts.

We won’t spoil any of the surprises here, but one of the real shockers is the “shipping weight” of the COPO Camaro. How does just 3,200 pounds sound? Check out the Official COPO Camaro Spec Sheet below for yourself and let us know what other specs stand out to you.

COPO CAMARO GENERAL INFORMATION:
NHRA horsepower ratings:

327/4.0L supercharged– 550
327/2.9L supercharged – 500
427 Naturally aspirated – 425

NHRA shipping weights:

327/4.0L – 3175 lbs
327/2.9L – 3250 lbs
427/N/A – 3195 lbs

• Recommended max engine RPM – 7500

CHASSIS:

Chrome-moly cage – NHRA certified to 8.50 ET
Subframes tied together
Front engine cradle modified to accept additional oil pan clearance
Rear subframe modified to accept unique COPO NHRA Stock Eliminator suspension

REAR SUSPENSION:

4-bar with adjustable top links
Adjustable panhard link
Double-adjustable Strange Engineering coil over shocks
Anti-roll bar

FRONT SUSPENSION:

Adjustable Strange Engineering coil over struts
Sway bar removed

STEERING:

Production steering gear modified for manual (non-assist) operation

BRAKES:

Light-weight vented rotors
Billet 4-piston light-weight calipers
Light-weight tandem master cylinder
OEM pedal modified to mount master cylinder
All components provided by Strange Engineering

WHEELS:

Bogart Racing light-weight with unique COPO logo
Forged outer ring
Billet center
15” x 10” rear – 5/8” studs
15” x 3.5” front – 1/2” studs
4 – 3/4” bolt circle pattern

TIRES:

Rear – 9” x 30” x 15” radial slick
Front – 4.5” x 28” x 15” – drag-only

GEARS & AXLES:

Strange Engineering 9” aluminum center section
Light-weight steel spool
Strange 9310 alloy 4.29 ring & pinion set
Strange Engineering 35-spline axles
Strange Engineering chrome-moly yoke

DRIVE SHAFT:

4” OD x .125” wall 6061-T6 aluminum tube
Chrome-moly end caps
Forged chrome-moly slip yoke
Heavy-duty 1350 universal joints

TRANSMISSION:

ATI Racing Products “Pro Glide”
SFI-approved ATI “Super Case”
1.80 ratio 9310 straight cut gear set
Precision balanced carrier with 4340 tool steel output shaft
Turbo spline input shaft:
327/4.0L – Vasco material
327/2.9L and 427 – 300M material
7 clutch high gear pack
Billet clutch hub
High flow front pump with heat-treated pinned stator tube
Deep aluminum pan
Hard Chrome Rings
Fluid overflow catch can

TORQUE CONVETER:

ATI Racing Products “Treemaster MRT” Series
327/4.0L – 9” diameter housing
Furnace brazed impeller and turbine fins
Precision pump drive tube
Heavy duty needle bearings
22 element sprag with dual cage construction
327/2.9L and 427 – 8” diameter housing
Furnace brazed impeller and turbine fins
Precision pump drive tube
Heavy duty needle bearings
Investment Cast Cover

SHIFTER:

Hurst “Quarterstick” – 2-spd. automatic
Forward pattern
Built-in neutral safety switch
Light-weight aluminum cover

327 ENGINE:

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 & 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°/254° @ .050” lift
Theoretical valve lift – .630”/.630”
Lobe centers – 117°

Valvetrain:

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
Light-weight 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 – 2.200” head diameter x 7mm stem
Light-weight sodium-filled exhaust valves – 1.610” 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
ATI Performance Products SFI-approved damper – 10-rib shell
Whipple twin-screw supercharger

327/550 – 4.0L
327.500 – 2.9L

Whipple billet throttle body

327/550 – 172mm oval blade
327/500 – 109mm round blade

427 ENGINE:

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” length
.928” pin bore diameter

Clevite H-Series heat-treated tri-metal rod & 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°

Valvetrain:

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
Light-weight 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 – 2.200” head diameter x 7mm stem
Light-weight sodium-filled exhaust valves – 1.610” 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
ATI Performance Products SFI-approved damper
Meziere billet electric water pump
Chevrolet Performance/Holley “Hi Ram” intake manifold
Whipple billet throttle body – 102mm blade

FUEL SYSTEM:

Aeromotive “Eliminator” fuel pump – free flow rating = 800 lb/hr
Aeromotive A1000 pressure regulator with manifold pressure compensation capability
Aeromotive 10-micron high-flow filter
Light-weight black nylon braided -8 AN hoses
Black anodized aluminum -8 AN hose ends and fittings
High-impedance fuel injectors