The Chevrolet El Camino 454 SS is a light delivery vehicle/ute/bakkie with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7.4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) at 4400 rpm and 678 Nm (500 lbft/69.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 1702 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater light delivery vehicle/ute/bakkie | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 5245 mm | 206.5 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 117 mm | 4.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1702 kg | 3752 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS5 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.4 litre 7439 cc (453.956 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 101.6 mm
4.25 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
678 Nm (500 ft·lb) (69.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.1 kW/litre 49.1 ps/litre 48.4 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.14 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7040201 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1145.3 kPa (166.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 929.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 214.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 157.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 211.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.34 kg/kW 10.59 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | G70 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | G70 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 318175 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 13480 | ||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Chevrolet El Camino 454 SS added 2013-02-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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