Whats the biggest engine you could fit under a stock 3rd gen Camaro hood without fitting a cowl hood?

Answer 1

a 400 small block. You'll have clearance issues if you move up to a big block, and you'll need to do some firewall adjustment as well (among a host of other things) if you choose to go that route. It has been done, and many times over for that matter - but I wouldn't. Stick to small blocks with 82-92 F-bodies if you'de like to keep things bolt-in-and-go.

Or you can save your money and they are getting cheaper but a ls9 427ci slips right in, I have done 2 of them into 2000 ss, with a few mods IE flashed, injectors, high flow fuel system, complete Doug Thorley exhaust, we got 603 hp to wheels and at 80 mph going to Vegas 28 miles to the gallon. All this and passes California smog.

1/4 mile time has only been low 11s it lights up the tires in the first 4 gears' Traction problems but pulls over a g in the corners and will drift with a flick of the throttles. It smokes a new vette from 50 to 150 bad

sure you have a 20000.00 dollar 2000 ss camero, but I guarantee you will never want to sell it, Next is the vette drive train complete with IRS transaxle.