ShaneLU97

So I have been listening, reading and learning as much as I can and am trying to put together a plan for increasing my engine performance. My goal is to have a streetable vette with enough power to impress. I am thinking in the high 300's at the flywheel.

The engine in my car is a 79 350 replacement target engine, completely stock and I have these components in mind:
Exhaust headers (and potentially new mufflers)
GM Perf Vortec Iron Heads
Edelbrock Vortec Low RIse Intake
Camshaft (Recommendations would be very helpful here).

I know this is a lot but this is my plan over the next year and I think (with the right cam choice) will get me where I would like to be.

Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks
Shane

RocketSapp

Question... If you are replacing so much why would you go with Iron Heads and not Alum? Seems like a good set of ported and polished Alum would not only give you great performance but aslo trim a bunch of weight.

Tim

ShaneLU97

Good point....My original thought was cost but with all that money I might as well add abit ore onthe list. Now time to tell the wife....
;-)

Is tere something other than the vortec aluminum?
Shane

RocketSapp

Well, the ones that I was looking at were for my L98 on the '89 Vette. I have not looked into any for the C3. (yet??)

MotorHead

WHat is the CR around 9:1 for that target motor ? You don't need aluminum heads, if you are on a budget I would get a set of Sportsman II heads or Dart Iron Eagle heads, with a steel shim gasket you can get the copmression up to 10:1, slap in a XE 268, 270H or 282S solid cam, RPM Air Gap intake and Holley 750DP ( #4779) and you will smokin stock C5's

AGVI

Ask him how he knows this!

ShaneLU97

Motorhead - How do you knowthis?

marshrat99

Pretty similar to my setup. Dart Iron Eagles, XE262, Edelbrock EPS, 670cfm Holley with 2VR flat tops about 9.7:1CR. My rear is a 355 and I have lots of torque and gets down the road just fine.