...man alive, I can't wait to get this 454 built. The sheer power is astonishing! If you recall, my buddy with the blue '94 Mustang ruined his 4.6L motor by running it on the juice. His original plans were to get a 351 Windsor and drop it in. I swung by his house the one night and was talking about the 454 that I was building....and then he had to one-up me by getting a big block too... :mad . His engine of choice was the 600HP 514 Cobra Jet.

I called him up and asked him to give me a ride in it. Before we went for our ride I asked him what it ran....turns out it runs 11.51 @ 120+ mph on balding 275/50-16 drag radials :eek: . When he nailed it we were instantly gone and I was pinned back in the seat. He spun like hell through first gear and whenever he banged second gear with the Hurst rachet shifter it started layin more rubber and wanted to go sideways! He nailed it from a dead stop and before I knew it we were at 120mph. He slowed down to about 40mph, tapped the breaks and pinned the gas pedal to the floor. When he did that we started fishtailing and laying rubber like there was no tomorrow.

I can honestly say that I am envious. I shouldn't have mentioned anything about big blocks to him and let him get that 351 :( My time will come soon enough :) (spring time).

There's nothing like the torque of a big block!

 

Hey bence13_33,


You be careful out there. It's nice being "19 and loving it," - and we all want to see you make it to 20! Regards,

'74 Turbocharged 350, "Molested to Perfection", class of 71

 

When I think of what we did in our 20's.........how in hell did I ever make it to my mid-50's?

 

67Heaven,


Yes we made it, -but not everbody did. I have lost more than one good friend in automobile accidents, and I have a permanent back injury to show for my "hot rod" days. Let's all enjoy these cars, but be responsible at the same time; and set good examples for the young guys who love these rides as much as we do. -Nice meeting you on the forum.

 

Bence that's how I envision a 502 in a C3 :D . Be careful when you get the 454 in, I'm sure you'll have lots of fun ;) , you'll also start finding your weakest links quickly :yesnod: .

 

No arguments from me.........please don't anyone think that I was implying that drivers don't have to use their brains now and then.

In my case......I do use my brains now......then........well :crazy: :blueangel:

 

Wow Bence, your buddy has some coin to spend doesnt he ?!! MJ

 

hey 67heaven,

No, I wasn't implying anything, I was just talking like I would to one of my own kids. Hope we haven't messed up bence1333's topic for him, but to paraphrase something you just said, I think we need to use our "brains" as well as our gas pedals on this forum once in a while. Kind regards, Nice car!

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[Modified by Shutdown1, 1:36 AM 12/4/2001]

 

I think Bence will be just fine if he keeps it on the drag strip/raceway. But 120mph on a public road kills. Him and others. I do not find it a trivial matter, at what ever age.

 

MNJack:
Yes he does have a few bucks to spend, doesn't he :lol: I believe Jeg's has that crate engine listed at $8,000 + Freight. That price doesn't include the C6 transmission, Hurst Rachet Shifter, Ford 9" Rear End, Subframe Connectors and Fiberglass Ram Air Hood either!

 

Once you go BB you can't go back. Nothing like it.

 

Amen.

First "test drive" in my BB was on an on-ramp to an interstate. There was no-one in front of me, no-one behind me, and no-one on the interstate. The ramp was an "up-hill" ramp- RT 46 to Rt 80 eastbound in Budd Lake NJ. 1st... 2nd... 3rd... 4th... easy 95mph. Then I downshifted to 3rd and dumped the clutch... cooked the rear tires. My knees were shakin' so hard I went directly back to my shop. Tried unsuccessfully to wipe the smile off my face for 6 weeks. Drove around the town in my 327 66 Roadster just to calm my nerves. heh heh

 

Yeah, the torque of those "Rat" motors is addicting, that's why I'm better off now without one!!! Had a super rare(one of 612 built by GM) '67 Chevelle SS L-78 396/375 car. M-20 4spd with 3.36 gears. Did'nt do some smart things with that car though. Drag raced on the street probably over a dozen times, outran the police twice with it-lucky I did'nt kill myself or someone else with it. It was too easy though!!! Just mashed the "gas" and it lit those 14 inchers up with the greatest of ease!!! Just glad I survived, had that car from the time I was 16 to 24yrs old. Do you know how it was to have a car like that at 16 and "not use the power". Like walking into a "strip" club and "not looking"!!! Or not "inhaling" :confused:

 

Wait until some girl finds out that your Mustang buddy has that kind of money to throw around! His racing days will be over PRONTO!
:yesnod: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :yesnod:

 

Amen to that

 

SWEET i am definently buying a big block to go along with my small block

 

Great story, Tom. Makes me think of one from back in 1969 or 1970.

My mechanic, at the time (great wrench-twister), loved my 435. He worked on several race cars, but didn't drive any of them. One evening, he asked me over to his house to set the valves and to "tweak it a bit". I thought, okay I guess, although I don't think it needs anything. I didn't clue in to what was up until he asked if I'd mind if he just took it for a little drive from where he lived, down to Thickson Road and then onto Highway 401.

I said, "Sure". (Sidenote.....he's the last person I ever let drive this car!!!!!)

So in he gets.....I'm in the passenger seat........off we go to Thickson Road. At the time there were no storm sewers on this road.......just BIG ditches.

He says, "Mind if I punch it?" I figure, he works on lots of high horsepower cars.....I've known him for years......why not!

So as we're doing a 360 spin I'm thinking, "Did we have a beer or didn't we????"

We ended up with the driver's rear wheel hanging over the ditch...a stalled engine......and one very shaky driver. :lol:

A driver, that had been in front of us, quickly came back to the scene and proclaimed, "All I saw in my rear-view was headlights spinning in circles! What the hell happened back here?"

The other guy helped push us back on the road. On the way back to my mechanic's home, all he said was, "For God's sake, don't tell my wife how close I came to destroying this monster!"

He never asked to drive it again.............and he always had an odd look in his eye whenever he popped the hood to work on it!

P.S. He scared the :bs out of me too. Oh, by the way, we never did make it to the highway! :crazy:

 

I find It amazing the # of guys on the forum who had the L78 396's Chevelle I ordered a 70 Chevelle from the factory with a a L78 and a M21 close ratio tranny. Man did that thing fly. I was 20 at the time Paul so I was a little more mature than you I didn't out run the police:):) they never saw me:) Joe Lucia also had the L78. Easily 435 HP out of the show room. Even tho they called it 375 HP. I could beat a 454 Chevelle convert. on the highway from a stop all the way. Mine did 12.9 pure stock Sorry I sold that puppy.