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Racer
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From: springstead wi
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did some checking to find out what I put in my engine back in the 80s and this is what I came up with . tell me what you think or what you would change .
1976 350
decked out .040
speed pro 7070p pistons .030 and 11 to 1
cam 234/244 488/510 112 107 11"
all balanced
crane roller rockers
torker intake
world sportsman 64cc heads with angle plugs
3500 stall converter
rebuilt trans with shift kit
373 gear and have 308
holley 600 ( have access to 650 double pumper )
blackjack headers
HEI distrib. all new cap rotor plugs
all new hoses
any idea what HP this could be putting out ? doesn't seem real fast to me but back in the 90s when brake torking it I blew both back axels out .blew the wheel side out both sides and twisted both axels . I was pretty good back then in changing out u-joints have a new set on the bench ready to .
1976 350
decked out .040
speed pro 7070p pistons .030 and 11 to 1
cam 234/244 488/510 112 107 11"
all balanced
crane roller rockers
torker intake
world sportsman 64cc heads with angle plugs
3500 stall converter
rebuilt trans with shift kit
373 gear and have 308
holley 600 ( have access to 650 double pumper )
blackjack headers
HEI distrib. all new cap rotor plugs
all new hoses
any idea what HP this could be putting out ? doesn't seem real fast to me but back in the 90s when brake torking it I blew both back axels out .blew the wheel side out both sides and twisted both axels . I was pretty good back then in changing out u-joints have a new set on the bench ready to .
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: springstead wi
that's the thing if you just jump on it, it hardly squeaks a tire , but when it shifts to second it barks them pretty good . when I first built it it had a performer intake and a 750 holley dual pumper and the 308 gear that's when I blew the axles out but even then it wouldn't spin the tires unless you loaded it up . according to the speedo I had it up to 152 and it still had more with the 308 . not going to try it but with the 373 I don't think it has the top end anymore . when I was with Exide ( back in the 90s ) I did have it on the Bristol track lived 2 miles from there .
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From: anchorage ak
Corvettes usually hook well, but as stated it should smoke the tires, what's the compression ratio? I'd guess that maybe the compression is a little on the low side and I bet that it comes on strong at 3000 rpm?
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: springstead wi
its been 20 + years but I had the trans rebuilt and the shift kit put in . and ended up taking it back the next week and having them pull it again for the stall converter . is there any way of checking it . they gave me the old converter but I traded it for something way back