We got any superram 396s here?
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From: Boston, MA
Is that right? Are you sure it wouldn't be "I've seen similar cars do alot more than that!"
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Re: (scorp508)
Don't worry, the :bs will stop when the MPH is laid down.
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Re: (scorp508)
I didn't say I didn't care did I? I'm letting this one go. I am being defensive and I believe rightly so. Anyway, I'll help you all I can with your 396. Why don't you begin by telling us what you expect out of this motor? What will you use it for? Is emissions a concern? What kind of idle can you tolerate? Are you prepared to start buring your own chips? I'll offer you as much support as I can.
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Re: (SloRvette)
Don't worry, the :bs will stop when the MPH is laid down.
The MPH is the easy part. The ET is the hard part. The 379 rwhp doesn't mean a thing to me. There still hasn't been a 11 second time slip to go with that HP.
The MPH is the easy part. The ET is the hard part. The 379 rwhp doesn't mean a thing to me. There still hasn't been a 11 second time slip to go with that HP.
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Re: (scorp508)
If I recall seeing Jason's chassis dyno charts correctly, he has ~ 400 lbs/ft at right about 2,000 rpm and continues to make HP to 6,000+. That's a pretty fat power curve that's very driveable. I'm not a 1/4 miler, but do roadcourse events. It's rarely about max horsepower, most often about a BROAD torque curve, that when it starts dropping off, the HP keeps on going. Peaky cams do nothing for me. Perfect (I think) for a narrow power band, drag racing and max HP. I guess like cars and woman, to each his own. :cheers:
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:lurk:
just keeping a
eye on things...
I would like to do a stroker on my LT1... and that is my plan, but I don't want a high strung POS that is hard to drive. I just want a 383 or 396 version of my 350. A bit bigger, a bit more of everything.
effertless power, power the way only cubic inches can produce it.
My brother in FL had a 427/435hp L71 BB in his 1967 coupe. It was way :cool: , but, like anything that brutal, it was undrivable on a regular basis. it sucked gas, it smelled, it was HOT, tempermental and rode like crap.
but I would never trade that experience for any amount of $$!!! :D
If nothing else, it told me what I DIDN'T want my car to be... but at the same time, I knew what I wanted my car to to be like. Fast, but usable.
That is, to me, the most admirable goal. And sometimes the most difficult!
just keeping a
eye on things... I would like to do a stroker on my LT1... and that is my plan, but I don't want a high strung POS that is hard to drive. I just want a 383 or 396 version of my 350. A bit bigger, a bit more of everything.
effertless power, power the way only cubic inches can produce it.
My brother in FL had a 427/435hp L71 BB in his 1967 coupe. It was way :cool: , but, like anything that brutal, it was undrivable on a regular basis. it sucked gas, it smelled, it was HOT, tempermental and rode like crap.
but I would never trade that experience for any amount of $$!!! :D
If nothing else, it told me what I DIDN'T want my car to be... but at the same time, I knew what I wanted my car to to be like. Fast, but usable.
That is, to me, the most admirable goal. And sometimes the most difficult!
