Internal combustion engines without nitromethane are quickly approaching the horsepower figures that were estimated for 4-second, 300 mph Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars as recent as the turn of the century, in a hurry, as evidenced by this incredible dyno pull this week at FuelTech’s Ball Ground, Georgia headquarters.
At the FuelTech facility, Felipe Andreis acted as the dyno pilot with tuner to the stars Steve Petty calling the shots. Australian and former doorslammer world mile-per-hour record holder Paul Mouhayet oversway the process as crew chief. The trio spent a week dialing in New South Wales, Australia’s Andrew Zada’s brand new Pro Modified 2024 Chevrolet Camaro.
Zada’s Camaro, built by Jerry Bickel Race Cars, is powered by a stout MH6 Pro Line Racing Hemi that’s paired with a set of Precision’s 98mm Next Gen turbochargers and TurboSmart E-Gate wastegates. An M&M Transmission manages the monstrous horsepower. Homier Fabrications wired up the FuelTech FT600 ECU, with fuel introduced to the indiction system via 720 lb/h FT Injectors, with ignition managed by a FuelTech FTSpark-8, with a Peak & Hold Pro, Dual Power Driver, Input Expander, and Travel Sensor.
On the car’s first high-RPM pull, it ripped off a staggering 5,362 horsepower at 8,300 rpm, which is a new record for FuelTech’s ManLine hub dyno, and only the second car to exceed 5,000 horsepower at its facility. Those numbers at the hub suggest crank horsepower numbers approaching 6,000 horsepower.
Zada is no stranger to quick race cars — he’s campaigned an impressive 7-second, rotary-powered 1971 Mazda RX3, and also holds the Australia record for radial tire cars with an impressive 3.54 at 206 mph.
The new Camaro will be track-tested here in the United States this fall, with every intent to let those 5,000-plus horses eat on the 1/4-mile. The car will eventually head to its permanent home down under to no doubt set Australia doorslammer records.
Whether any sort of race to the fours or 300 mph in a fully suspended, full-bodied Pro Modified car is on or not, the capability to do so becomes more legitimate with every passing season.
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