What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block?
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (John Dirks)
Four hundred and twenty seven cubic inches, of course. :cool:
Sleeping in my engine bay under a stock-looking Q-jet and the stock air cleaner. Yep.
Start with a 4.125" bore bowtie block, then get the custom crank, 6" rods, and pistons to make it work out to 427. Maybe one-a-these days....
Sleeping in my engine bay under a stock-looking Q-jet and the stock air cleaner. Yep.
Start with a 4.125" bore bowtie block, then get the custom crank, 6" rods, and pistons to make it work out to 427. Maybe one-a-these days....
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (John Dirks)
427, with dart or AFR heads, all ceramic coated, a solid roller cam, a dual quad intake with 2 demon carbs....what else....wait gotta wipe the drool... :lol:
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (John Dirks)
I'd get on a plane and go see Monty and pick his brain dry about what he would have done differently when he built his Dart tall block stroker 650 hp 427 inch. Then get out the VISA card and get to it. You see he already did the leg work and dyno time.
You also ask the cost - I would have to spread it out over two Visa cards because I only have a $25,000 limit.
[Modified by gkull, 2:52 PM 9/7/2001]
You also ask the cost - I would have to spread it out over two Visa cards because I only have a $25,000 limit.
[Modified by gkull, 2:52 PM 9/7/2001]
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (robzr)
How about a twin turbo stroker LT5? Or any twin turbo aluminum block chevy!
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (John Dirks)
Dream or realistic, realistically speaking start with a four bolt main and stroke it to a 383 and
build it to handle a 200 shot of nitrous.
Now yer havin' fun ! :D
build it to handle a 200 shot of nitrous.
Now yer havin' fun ! :D
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (gkull)
I'd get on a plane and go see Monty and pick his brain dry about what he would have done differently when he built his Dart tall block stroker 650 hp 427 inch. Then get out the VISA card and get to it. You see he already did the leg work and dyno time.
You also ask the cost - I would have to spread it out over two Visa cards because I only have a $25,000 limit.
You also ask the cost - I would have to spread it out over two Visa cards because I only have a $25,000 limit.
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (Maurice)
my dream small block...
a 400ci. aluminum block and heads, built for a blower, with an 8.71 blower on the top. also a butterfly scoop. pumping out the horses but streetable, as its no fun if you cant flaunt it, well its not as much fun. :p:
[Modified by xfactor974, 3:04 AM 9/8/2001]
a 400ci. aluminum block and heads, built for a blower, with an 8.71 blower on the top. also a butterfly scoop. pumping out the horses but streetable, as its no fun if you cant flaunt it, well its not as much fun. :p:
[Modified by xfactor974, 3:04 AM 9/8/2001]
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (Maurice)
I would have to go with Monty on this one......hopefully I can purchase that Bill Mitchell 427 Small Block with the aluminum heads.....they have in the new Summit Racing Catalog...675 HP 685 TQ for $10,495.00.....I have some serious friends making some serious changes to their cars......their intentions to beat me.....will be met with great surprise....If they go to NOS....I'll have problems.....I'm affraid of NOS and will claim NO-MAS if they do. :seeya
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (8T1-7T9 BIONIC VETTE)
I would have to go with Monty on this one......hopefully I can purchase that Bill Mitchell 427 Small Block with the aluminum heads.....they have in the new Summit Racing Catalog...675 HP 685 TQ for $10,495.00.....I have some serious friends making some serious changes to their cars......their intentions to beat me.....will be met with great surprise....If they go to NOS....I'll have problems.....I'm affraid of NOS and will claim NO-MAS if they do. :seeya
Here I am trying my best to stay out of the weeds and you guys (you & Maurice) keep putting me back in it. I think Maurice is putting his Holley back on. No NOS, No NO MAS :D
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (John Dirks)
Can't stay out of this one, since I already built one of the "dream SB's" already back in '95 when strokers where begginning to get on vogue, my next project will be:
aluminum block
aluminum 18º heads (250+ intake ports) w/Jesel shaft roller rocker arms.
titanium valves
aluminum 6.25 connecting rods
Crower ultra light forged steel crankshaft
Forged pistons
Dry sump oil system
Twin Turbo setup, (have to decide on the intake Victor Jr, Miniram, Hogan)
intercooler(S)
Fuel Injection, + alcohol / water injection.
Now this might suprise some of you... but I'm between a 3.00 to 3.25 stroke, which with 4.125 pistons results in 321 to 347 CI.
I love the way the short stroke makes it rev, and if I want more "size" I give the turbo more preassure....1.5 atmospheres would be something like 480 CI....
BB land!!
Gary
aluminum block
aluminum 18º heads (250+ intake ports) w/Jesel shaft roller rocker arms.
titanium valves
aluminum 6.25 connecting rods
Crower ultra light forged steel crankshaft
Forged pistons
Dry sump oil system
Twin Turbo setup, (have to decide on the intake Victor Jr, Miniram, Hogan)
intercooler(S)
Fuel Injection, + alcohol / water injection.
Now this might suprise some of you... but I'm between a 3.00 to 3.25 stroke, which with 4.125 pistons results in 321 to 347 CI.
I love the way the short stroke makes it rev, and if I want more "size" I give the turbo more preassure....1.5 atmospheres would be something like 480 CI....
BB land!!
Gary
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Re: What would be your Ultimate Dream Small Block? (John Dirks)
I have no idea if this is technically possible or if it would add much. I was always a Callaway Twin Turbo fan when they came out. They got nowhere near the PR of the ZR-1. Can you combine the two? Is it possible to make a Callaway Twin Turbo ZR-1?