582 arrived!
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Burning Brakes
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I been researching for a few years, different engine builders. Comparing Skip White to other popular builders he’s better priced hands down. I also checked with local builders and they couldn’t touch his price. My uncle purchased a 540 from Blue Print, it was priced nicely but I prefer to have all name brand and proven parts such as Dart, AFR, Manley etc. Also if I was going big cubes I wanted at least 800hp. I also priced out parts to to build myself and again it didn’t make sense based on his price
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Burning Brakes
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when I go to the track I do trailer the car, I’ve broke too many parts to be stranded lol! This is a 100% street car/drag toy. Getting to the track is even more tricky now that they have closed my home track Atlanta Dragway. All other tracks are 2 1/2 hours away, so I won’t be at the track as much as I like. This is just a fun street car, has been in the family for 38 years. It was my pops car, he bought it when I was 6…..been my favorite car ever since!
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when I go to the track I do trailer the car, I’ve broke too many parts to be stranded lol! This is a 100% street car/drag toy. Getting to the track is even more tricky now that they have closed my home track Atlanta Dragway. All other tracks are 2 1/2 hours away, so I won’t be at the track as much as I like. This is just a fun street car, has been in the family for 38 years. It was my pops car, he bought it when I was 6…..been my favorite car ever since!
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What....is that sarcasm? Plenty of people put huge engines in Corvettes, failing to realize the differential, and driveline cannot handle it. All it takes to buy a 582 is money.....doesn't mean you know what you are doing.
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Ive had 4.11 for over 30 years in my vette, but it was always with OD transmissions.
Before I put a dime into a 3 speed automatic I would research modern 8 and 10 speeds. I attend and pit crew NHRA events. They have lots of 8 second late model Camaros
Someone must make an adapter. I was dumb to put 5 grand into a 700r4 and 3800 stall TC
Before I put a dime into a 3 speed automatic I would research modern 8 and 10 speeds. I attend and pit crew NHRA events. They have lots of 8 second late model Camaros
Someone must make an adapter. I was dumb to put 5 grand into a 700r4 and 3800 stall TC
Burning Brakes
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Power wise for bang for you buck 4l80E... the newer 6spd and 8 spd stuff is too complicated and physically larger. Have you seen the converter costs for even stock converters for those newer transmissions?! OUCH.... Even a decent 4l80E converter will run you 1k easily. Factor in the computer to run the transmission, converter and internal upgrades (if available) and I'm sure the costs will be pretty high. You can upgrade the 4l80E with simple parts (shift kit and some free mods) to handle big power pretty reliably or you could throw some even better parts at it and handle even more. I have an 8spd in my Ram and 4 of the gears are basically useless lol.
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From: Reno Nevada
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Power wise for bang for you buck 4l80E... the newer 6spd and 8 spd stuff is too complicated and physically larger. Have you seen the converter costs for even stock converters for those newer transmissions?! OUCH.... Even a decent 4l80E converter will run you 1k easily. Factor in the computer to run the transmission, converter and internal upgrades (if available) and I'm sure the costs will be pretty high. You can upgrade the 4l80E with simple parts (shift kit and some free mods) to handle big power pretty reliably or you could throw some even better parts at it and handle even more. I have an 8spd in my Ram and 4 of the gears are basically useless lol.
I hopped up my dodge 3500 diesel dually with a bigger turbo and everything else and then blew up the transmission. So what if the new one costs $7000 to handle the torque. Then my rearend went so I put in the best 4.10 gears.
It's like the story of my vette probably 15 motors, 10 transmissions, and lots of blown rearend parts to handle 700 hp. IRS with big slicks
Drifting
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We had a pump gas 598 tall deck BBC in our 1969 Z28, I think it dyno’d at 787 hp. Big motor, big fun. It used to have a Pat Musi 572 with two kits, 1250 HP.
it won’t fit under an L88 hood, might have to think like the double decker ‘Motion’ hoods to stay in the Corvette family.
custom headers for sure, ports can’t be in stock location.
You’ll need bigger tires, lol. It should be awesome.
it won’t fit under an L88 hood, might have to think like the double decker ‘Motion’ hoods to stay in the Corvette family.
custom headers for sure, ports can’t be in stock location.
You’ll need bigger tires, lol. It should be awesome.
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From: Reno Nevada
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
Power wise for bang for you buck 4l80E... the newer 6spd and 8 spd stuff is too complicated and physically larger. Have you seen the converter costs for even stock converters for those newer transmissions?! OUCH.... Even a decent 4l80E converter will run you 1k easily. Factor in the computer to run the transmission, converter and internal upgrades (if available) and I'm sure the costs will be pretty high. You can upgrade the 4l80E with simple parts (shift kit and some free mods) to handle big power pretty reliably or you could throw some even better parts at it and handle even more. I have an 8spd in my Ram and 4 of the gears are basically useless lol.
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No tires are big enough for that on the street, lol. My 33"x 18.5" MT ET street slicks roast at any speed up to 60 mph in my 800 Hp 540 Cuda. I'm sure at higher speeds too but I won't try it. Maybe better if I got the tires hot but in urban areas with curves and hills you simply can't drive fast. Only the track will hold it.
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No tires are big enough for that on the street, lol. My 33"x 18.5" MT ET street slicks roast at any speed up to 60 mph in my 800 Hp 540 Cuda. I'm sure at higher speeds too but I won't try it. Maybe better if I got the tires hot but in urban areas with curves and hills you simply can't drive fast. Only the track will hold it.
It will take some thought to get a 582 and 4 link going. Weight transfer and adjusting the 4 link setup
My friends pro street 69 Camaro does it with even more power.Amelio you might think about a parachute!