EL Falcon

Category formula designation (era-based)

Div C Technical Rules (2003, harvested): max engine capacity 5000cc; formula continuous from the period ; CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Group 3A / 5.0L Touring Car technical regs (period 1993-2001; physical Manuals, confirmed by N. Higginson 2026-08) · 5000 cc max period-confirmed across 1993-2001 by the CAMS Manuals (Group 3A regs), continuous into 2002 - no longer only the 2003 bridge.

Group 3A formula

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period) ; CAMS Manual (NA only; no water injection; no moveable induction device; carb/EFI unrestricted) · Exception: the 1993 Moffat Cenovis EB ran a Holman & Moody carburettor before switching to EFI in 1994 CAMS Manual (Grade A, BLANKET rule 1993-2002): engine must be NATURALLY ASPIRATED (forced induction prohibited); water injection prohibited; NO device may alter the manifold/induction/exhaust configuration while the engine runs (moveable inlet rams / variable-length trumpets banned - FIXED trumpets are legal). Induction TYPE was NOT restricted in 1993 - the Manual does not mandate EFI or ban carburettors, so both were legal (the 1993 Moffat Cenovis carburettor was legal); EFI became the universal team choice, reflected in the 2002 Div C approved-injector list.

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period)

Div C Technical Rules C 6.6.1 (2003, harvested): controlled 7500 rpm limit ; CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Group 3A / 5.0L Touring Car technical regs (period; physical Manuals held by N. Higginson, read 2026-08) · 7500 rpm rev limit period-confirmed across 1993-2002 (CAMS Manuals, Grade A) - no longer only the 2003 bridge.

Div C Technical Rules C 6.2.1 (2003, harvested): compression ratio must not exceed 10.0:1; V8 Supercars Physics Handbook (N. Higginson) ; CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Group 3A / 5.0L Touring Car technical regs (period 1993-2001; physical Manuals, confirmed by N. Higginson 2026-08) · 10:1 max compression period-confirmed across the CAMS Manual era (1993-2001).

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) ; CAMS Manual (engine management free, no control ECU pre-2003) · MoTeC engine management per the Konica EL sheet. Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ. MoTeC obsolete-product part numbers: M4 = 11001, M48 = 11002, M8 = 11003. Engine management was FREE - NO control ECU (CAMS Manual, Grade A; free from 1993). Team choice (MoTeC, Autronic, etc.) - which is why teams ran different ECUs; the TEGA control ECU only came in 2003. So an ECU value here is the team's chosen unit, not a mandated one. Driver AIDS BANNED (CAMS Manual, Grade A, blanket 1993-2002): traction control, ABS, launch control and active suspension are all PROHIBITED - model these cars with NO electronic driver aids.

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period) · US-sourced Ford Windsor V8 (Shannons Club). Ford raced a purpose-built race block, not the road crate motor: for the 1993 launch Ford successfully applied to run the Ford Motorsport (SVO) block - thicker main webbing and 4-bolt caps - because the standard Falcon crate V8 was not suited to durable race tuning; Windsor-family architecture (302/351W). This SVO race block is the direct ancestor of the later BA-onward 'Yates'/D3 head development (the D3 NASCAR-derived head was developed by Ford engineer Mose Nowland). Corroborated by Glenn Seton Racing's 1997 championship-winning EL (offered at auction; Seton confirmed the period Ford Windsor 5.0 L V8) - exact casting, heads, bore, stroke, induction and ECU unresolved.

V8 Supercars Physics Handbook (N. Higginson); Holinger official history; V8 Sleuth | Div C Technical Rules 2002 (AVESCO Operations Manual, OCR of Scopsmanuals scan) C 7.2.5 (H-pattern, non-sequential change mandated) ; CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Group 3A / 5.0L Touring Car technical regs (period; physical Manuals held by N. Higginson, read 2026-08) ; 1997 CAMS Manual (6-gear cap + H-pattern) · All cars ran the Holinger H6S from 1995 (the privateer Getrag 5-speed was an early-days 1993-94 gearbox only). In period the gearbox was H-pattern (non-sequential): 2002 Div C C 7.2.5 mandated an 'H'-pattern change with a non-sequential mechanical linkage; sequential/electronic-assisted selection was prohibited (sequential shift came to the category later). Corroborated by Seton's 1997 GSR championship EL (Holinger H6S six-speed H-pattern) plus Holinger's own history; exact 1997 ratios/selector/clutch/final drive unresolved. Do not apply to the documented privateer five-speed packages. CAMS Manual (Grade A, period): H-PATTERN gearchange REQUIRED across 1993-2002 (sequential prohibited the whole era). [Max gear-count not yet extracted - N. gave the H-pattern rule but not a gears cap; TBC.] Gearbox rules (CAMS Manual, Grade A, 1993-2002): MAX 6 forward gears + H-PATTERN gearchange required (sequential banned). No MINIMUM gear count -> a 5-speed (e.g. Getrag) was LEGAL, which is why budget privateers ran them; the works 6-speed Holinger H6S was the maximum-gear choice. RESOLVES the five-speed question. 1993-94: the ENTIRE transmission was FREE - gearbox type, ratios AND final drives - the only cap being 6 forward gears + an optional reverse (1993 CAMS Manual, Grade A). The fixed homologated control GEARSET applied from 1995; the 3.25/3.5/3.7 final-drive control set is confirmed for 2002 (Div C C7.4.5).

1995 & 1997 CAMS Manuals of Motor Sport (Group 3A gearbox ratios, held by N. Higginson) + 2002 AVESCO Div C C7.2.3 (identical) · Grade A - EXACT tooth counts from the 1997 CAMS Manual, confirmed IDENTICAL in the 1995 CAMS Manual AND the 2002 Div C (C7.2.3), incl. the 22:24 constant mesh. Tooth counts (drive:driven): 1st 14:33, 2nd 17:31, 3rd 19:29, 4th 21:26, 5th 23:24, 6th 1:1 direct; constant mesh 22:24. Overall ratio = (driven/drive gear pair) x constant (24/22 = 1.0909). Homologated CONTROL set (works ran the 6-speed H6S from ~1995). SUPERSEDES the earlier mod-derived approximation (which had 2.000/1.667/1.143 for gears 2/3/5 - the real values are 1.989/1.665/1.138). The 1997 CAMS Manual PRINTS the ratios as 2.57 / 1.99 / 1.66 / 1.35 / 1.14 / 1.00 (2 dp) - directly confirming the tooth-count computation above.

2002 V8Supercars.com VX & AU specs; 2004 AU/VX specs (FND-011/037) · Period-confirmed for 2002 by the official VX and AU spec pages; the same set is used in the mod gearbox files (Simulator notes) Shell Helix EL card quotes a 2.9:1-4.5:1 final-drive range.

2002 V8Supercars.com VX & AU specs (FND-037); 2004 AVESCO specs · Period-confirmed 2002; early Commodores used a Ford F100 truck 9-inch diff housing

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period)

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period)

Jack Perkins, Perkins Engineering · Real figures are in pounds (Perkins); N/mm shown for engineering use

Jack Perkins, Perkins Engineering

Jack Perkins, Perkins Engineering · 2008 is post-period Corroborated on Glenn Seton Racing's preserved GSR7 (1997 EL): separate cockpit levers for FRONT and REAR anti-roll bars, plus a cockpit brake-bias adjuster (Grade C/D, GSR7 inspection/auction histories). Bar diameters, lever/blade geometry, adjustment range, motion ratios and wheel-rate effects unresolved; mechanism is car/team-specific - do not assume every EL entrant.

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) | Div C Technical Rules 2002 (AVESCO Operations Manual, OCR of Scopsmanuals scan) C 8.6 (shock absorbers) · Period fitment per the Konica EL sheet; make varied by team. Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ. Legal damper type (2002 Div C C 8.6, Grade A): one damper per wheel; up to FOUR externally-adjustable characteristics per damper (high/low-speed bump and rebound) plus a separate gas-pressure adjustment; cockpit and electronic adjustment prohibited - i.e. externally-adjustable gas-charged monotube coil-overs. Shell Helix EL card lists PENSKE coil-over dampers (make varied by team).

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) · 14-inch front disc. Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ.

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) · 13-inch rear disc. Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ.

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) · Front AP callipers per the Konica EL sheet; make varied by team. Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ. Shell Helix EL card lists BREMBO front calipers (make varied by team).

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) · Rear Brembo callipers per the Konica EL sheet; make varied by team. Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ.

V8 Supercars Physics Handbook (N. Higginson) / Perkins

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period) · Diameter/width is category-standard; wheel supplier/brand varied by team, and earlier Group 3A cars ran various custom wheels CAMS Manual (Grade A): 17-inch rim DIAMETER is category-mandated across 1993-2001; wheel width + material pending confirmation. 1994-2002 CAMS Manuals (Grade A, confirmed 1994/1997 + 2002 Div C) wheel envelope: max COMPLETE-wheel (rim+tyre) WIDTH = 12 in (~305 mm, = the 2002 Div C 305 mm limit); max rim diameter 17 in; max complete-wheel diameter 680 mm. Wheel MATERIAL is NOT restricted in the 1997 Manual (magnesium permitted - matches the Speedline/O.Z. magnesium wheels used). Rim width itself is a team choice within the envelope (commonly 11 in).

V8 Supercars period-research compilation (Nathan/GPT, 2026) - period journalism & driver accounts; Grade C, to confirm against the 1993-2001 CAMS Manuals · Tyre history: 1993-1998 open competition (no control tyre) - 1997 per team: Bridgestone (HRT, GSR, Stone Brothers), Dunlop (DJR, Perkins), Yokohama (Gardner, Gibson, Longhurst). Bridgestone became the control tyre in 1999; Dunlop control from 2002. Shell Helix EL ran Dunlop radials (period card).

Standard rolling stock from 1993 (Wikipedia) · CAMS Manual (Grade A): category max tyre overall diameter = 680 mm across 1993-2001. 1994-2002 CAMS Manuals (Grade A) envelope: max complete-wheel width 12 in (~305 mm) and max complete-wheel overall diameter 680 mm (all years).

V8 Supercar Konica-series vehicle spec sheet (v8supercars.com /technical/cars, c.2002; harvested Wayback) ; CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Group 3A / 5.0L Touring Car technical regs (period; physical Manuals held by N. Higginson, read 2026-08) · Pre-Blueprint category minimum (1350 kg). Konica development-series sheet (~2002); the main-series works spec of the model's peak years and team fitment may differ. CAMS Manual (Grade A, period; N. Higginson's held books, read 2026-08): minimum weight is BARE - WITHOUT fuel, driver or protective apparel. Category timeline: 1300 kg 1993-95, 1325 kg 1996 (PROVISIONAL - 1996 Manual not held), 1350 kg 1997-2002. CORRECTION: the 1995 Manual reads 1300 kg (start of year); 1325 first appears for 1996 - so the earlier '1325 at the 1995 Bathurst 500' framing needs the 1996 book (or a mid-1995 bulletin) to confirm exactly when it changed.

Div C Technical Rules (2003, harvested): fuel tank max 115 L, TEGA checking vessel 120 L; 2000 cost page; V8 Supercars Physics Handbook (N. Higginson) ; CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Group 3A / 5.0L Touring Car technical regs (period; physical Manuals held by N. Higginson, read 2026-08) · 120 L MAXIMUM tank capacity, period-confirmed across 1993-2002 (CAMS Manuals, Grade A).

Shell Helix Racing Ford Falcon EL V8 Specifications Card (period)

1995-97 research (Shannons Club; V8 Sleuth; Wikipedia) | Shannons Club Racing Garage (EB SS / EF-EL / AU Falcon features) · PARITY: from Round 8, 1998 (Calder Park) the EL received a more efficient ribbed front under-tray to counter the newly dominant VT Commodore.

Group 3A rules (Wikipedia) | Shannons Club Racing Garage (EB SS / EF-EL / AU Falcon features) · At the same Round 8 1998 update the rear wing was RAISED by 53 mm (a rare specific aero-parity figure). Race shells were EL production bodyshells (converted from EF) with only sound-deadening and joint-sealing omitted; the roll cage doubled as a torsional-stiffness member.