THE BERETTA
INDY PACE CAR SPECS



This beretta convertible was equiped with a 206-cid (3.4L) ohv V-6
engine which had 225 (SAE net) horspower. 7500 pace car replicas
were manufactured to celebrate the beretta's apearence in the race.
The Indy Pace car (according to Chevrolet) could do 0-60 in 5.8
seconds; a 1/4 mile in 13.8 seconds@105mph; I have also heard the
pace car as having 245hp @ 6800rpm and 220lbs.-ft. of torque@4500rpm
If you have any light to shed on this I would greatly appreciate it.


  • Chevrolet Aluminum Bow-Tie block, bored to 92 mm (P#10051141)
  • Extra-hard cast iron crankshaft; cross-drilled main bearings (P#10078981)
  • Melling oil pump with increased volume and pressure(P#1012757)
  • Erson solid tappet camshaft with 88 deg. overlap (P#F302F306)
  • Isky solid lifter (P#202H)
  • Isky 110-pound valve springs (P#6005)
  • Melling oil pump (P#10127575), repositioned pickup
  • Crane roller rockers (P#25752-12), modified to clear
    inlet manifold, valve covers and valve spring caps where required
  • Costom made rocker studs by Ryan Falconer Enterprises
  • Production L98 Crovette throttle body, heating system removed
  • fuel injectors from 3.8L Buick Turbo engine
  • Aluminum cast pistons fly-cut to provide 0.110 inch clearence
  • Modfied 3.1L manifold; new 1.25 x 2.00 inch runners with
    6.5 inch through-manifold runner length and
    modifications for rocker arm clearance
  • Modified production valve cylinder heads with Ported
    and polished inlet and exhaust ports and unshrouded valves
  • Custom made stainless steel fuel rails with Aeroquip fittings
  • Hand-built inlet plenum, similar to L98 Corvette engine
  • Windage tray
  • Custom built aluminum ram-air inlet boxes
  • High capacity fuel injectors from a turbocharged 3.8L engine
  • Costom tubular tuned exhaust headers; 1.625 inch cold roll
    with 24 inch tubes and 31 inch collector


This list will be added to as I find more information.
The current list is information from Chevrolet High
Performance
," by Robert C. Ackerson.


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