Denver area engine builder?
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Edwardsville IL
Denver area engine builder?
(Posted this in the Mountain section with no luck, so I thought I would try here)
I am currently in Afghanistan. I get home from my deployment around September, and want to inject some more power out of my 68 Corvette. I am looking for 420-450hp out of a 383ci engine. I would like a hydro roller cam instead of a flat tappet. I am shooting for a CR of 10-10.5 using aluminum heads. The car will spend most of its time on the street, so I don't want an extremely aggressive cam that will screw me over on manifold vacuum. It will probably make 15-20 passes on the strip a year. I was looking at all the big sites like Summit and Jegs, but didnt find anything in my price range that had good reviews from current owners, so I figured the best way to go was with a local shop. I have emailed several shops since I cant easily call from here. It has been 4 days, and I have only received one reply, but he is dead set on building a 400ci small block with nitro, not exactly what im looking for. Does anyone know of a good shop that could build a long block?
I am currently in Afghanistan. I get home from my deployment around September, and want to inject some more power out of my 68 Corvette. I am looking for 420-450hp out of a 383ci engine. I would like a hydro roller cam instead of a flat tappet. I am shooting for a CR of 10-10.5 using aluminum heads. The car will spend most of its time on the street, so I don't want an extremely aggressive cam that will screw me over on manifold vacuum. It will probably make 15-20 passes on the strip a year. I was looking at all the big sites like Summit and Jegs, but didnt find anything in my price range that had good reviews from current owners, so I figured the best way to go was with a local shop. I have emailed several shops since I cant easily call from here. It has been 4 days, and I have only received one reply, but he is dead set on building a 400ci small block with nitro, not exactly what im looking for. Does anyone know of a good shop that could build a long block?
Drifting
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Is Colorado Springs close enough for you?
If so, check with this guy - http://www.vortecproperformance.com/index.html
If so, check with this guy - http://www.vortecproperformance.com/index.html
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Yep..that's who I was going to say. Call Mark.
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