had a birthday on the 12, and had some money. so i spent $380 on a new cam. its a crower pro street solid lifter cam. 112 lobe center, 282 in 288 ex duration, .478 in .488 ex lift. i also got the component kit with it. wich cam with new lifters, springs, and retainers. the rpm range is 2200-6k, with a 7000+ redline. the kit said 7500+ redline, that will be crazy no mater what.. had the car on the dyno bout a week ago and right now its makin 160hp at the wheels. the dyno only goes up to 200. im also going to bolt on my new heads (1.96in 1.60ex valves) with the new cam. im going to have this dyno pegged. cant wait!! im already 2nd fastest at school. to bad i prolly wont make it to first. the guy there is run a turbo 4 banger that he just put a $7k turbo on, hes runin in the 7's in the1/8 mile. oh well my setup is still going to be sweet, should be good for around 405hp(on motor) i think... itll be sweet! got to have my heads machined for the new springs though. oh well thanks for listening. wonder if my bottom end will hold up??
160hp sounds stock? .how old is the bottom end spinning one over 6500rpm could turn out time for rebuild.if you have not got them yet look into a set of headers and a free flowing exhaust if auto trans a 3000 stall converter set of sticky 26" tall tires and 3.80 gears.....you could be 1st place
For that cam, you will need a high stall converter, a stout bottom end, some really good exhaust, and I thinkj 405hp may be a stretch for any stock head casting. Just one guys opinion...
Listen to these guys. They know what there talking about. Dont worry about the turbo on the riceburner. He want have the lower RPM torque that the V8 has to get off the line or to do burnouts with. Plus he want have the heavy rumble the all car lovers love, the V8. HA HA HA. the one sound thats lets everyone know your coming.
ok ive got headers, 3in cutouts, electronic ignition. weiand stealth intake, holley 600 cfm carb. my new heads are a '72 casting, but ive got huge valves in them, screw in studs, polished intake runners, polished cumbustion chambers, and extensively ported exhaust ports. also got guide plates. and the 160 hp is at the tires. guess i should have gotten that out earlier. oh yeah my bottom end was rebuilt last spring, ive only got like 2k miles on the motor so far. had the crank turned 10/10, block is .030 over and was decked .010. so its pretty fresh. i chrip the tires at 55 when i shift to 2nd gear.
If you can get 405 rwhp and can get it to hookup you'll give that 4 banger all it can handle..."hookin up" is the key, the backside will get squirrely on ya in a hurry, I'd say the bottom end will hold up if you got good bearings and a high volume pump for those rpm's. maybe a deep sump pan and pickup will be necessary.
i got the high volume oil pump it holds 60psi at idle.. yeah the 405 will be on the motor, i should get around 230 at the tires. right now i can get it to lauch with out spinnin, it puts you in your seat and holds ya there.
Main Girdle= cheap insurance Depending on your set-up and what not you should not lose that many ponies at the wheels. Bigger converter will help a bunch. Rick is right, you can have tons of power, but getting it to hook is the key. Sounds like your gonna have a nice runner.
thanks alot guys. my tranny is a c4, bone stock, got the I6 torq converter, iron drive shaft, stock 8" with 2.79 gears. I think its the 2.79's that are alowing me to keep traction right now. but if i do a short burnout before i race, the tires dont spin at all. i get alot of imports off the line by like 5 car lengths. i love it after the race they are always like "i had no idea your car launched so hard". i do like that. alot of them though start gaining on me at the end, oh well. hey mayby theres somebody here who can tell me why the tranny dosnt shift into third gear when i manualy shift it. ill be doing about 95 in 2nd and slap the hurst into where 3rd should be, and it acts like nuetral till the engine idles down to about 1500-2000. it a weird problem and i dont like it. if i let the tranny shift on its own it will generally skip 2nd at about 55, when ive got the pedal down. dose any body know how to fix this. i wouldnt mind a full maual valve body, except that i dont have money for it ne time soon.
