Quote Originally Posted by Jac Mac View Post
Perhaps its a timely sign that all the big bore / stroker boys need to think about going back to the 5000cc size as well, save some pennies in the process as well as the odd axle or two!
Its way too late for that Jac, the Hemi Cuda is a big block 465ci. To be fair, reliability has been pretty good among the HMC cars. The drivelines are pretty strong. Despite suggestions the top cars have 800hp, this is greatly exaggerated. The HMC rules stipulate a standard bonnet, which means the big high-rise manifolds won't fit. Other than the big block Cuda, which has just over 700hp, the top small block powered cars have about 640 - 650hp. Thats only a little more than Pete Geoghegan had in the Super Falcon, back in 1972. That car had 620hp.

The drivelines in the HMC cars use a lot of the same parts as the Central Muscle Cars have, and the top CMC cars, with their Nascar motors, are getting up close to 900hp, which even at that, are pretty reliable.

But I'm really impressed by that 5 litre Aussie Trans-Am car, and would love to see a few more people in HMC go this route. Also, the high-revving 5 litre cars sound fantastic! But it just goes to show how important it is to get a car handling and stopping well.