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Originally Posted by Ken1960

Can I take the timing chain cover off an get the #s off front of cam and that tell me wat cam is in her

Have you tried going back to the shop that built the engine for the PO? That would be my first step, after going back to the PO to see if he kept any paperwork on the car/engine...

No I can't find any info the guy that had it built passed away and his brother I got from don't know

Originally Posted by Ken1960

No I can't find any info the guy that had it built passed away and his brother I got from don't know

Ken,
If you search through TechInspector1's posts (there's a bunch!!) you're going to see over & over again that choosing components for best fit to your wants & needs all starts with the deck height and gasket thickness, compression ratio (piston specifics, combustion chamber design/head selection), which guides the cam selection, which guides the intake & carb selection which all together leads to a predictable power output in the rpm range where you want it. When you start
swapping things around in the later stages without first knowing the answers to the first key pieces (squish & compression ratio) you're rolling the dice and may well be burning $100 bills one after another, throwing your money away. Here's one recent post from Tech that I really liked - What to do
There's a few other guys that hang around here that can give you good guidance too (love Glenn Sexton's engine build posts, too!!), but if you want to know the who/what/where/when of getting your engine to the place you want it you cannot go wrong listening to Richard, IMO.

Why don't you just get and post for me the list numbers on the carb???????? And I will then tell you jetting/timing info for baseline trouble shooting and tune---------I have asked for it twice already and now 3 times

80770-1
1402 that's the #s carb

3 different websites I checked, don't see those numbers...???...??? this is one of them, I see a 80780?

Holley Four Barrel Carburetor List Numbers, Stock Jet Sizes, CFM, and Stock Power Valve Ratings | Hot Rod Reference


Also see Holley Carb Numbers | Holley Carburetors

I found out a little more about motor build not a lot but some it does have hyd lifters an hyd roller cam still don't know lift on cam but sounds like somewhere around 600 lift A buddy of mind has a set of dart pro one heads think I could use them an run pump gas

Well took car dn to shop are taking 396 out an putting in a 454 with arf heads on it he said make 600 hp. Going to put 396 on shelf car problay worth more with it in there, but we will see he said 454 had 1 PS seal in it

There's no substitution for cubic inches!

what does 1 PS in it mean?

And having the 396 on the side, not being hurt, will pay dividends somewhere in the future.

one piece rear crank seal---

Yea crank seal , he said 600 hp out of 454 on pump gas can he do it ??

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

one piece rear crank seal---

That's a lot "cleaner" than what I was thinkin'.....

Decided to go with a stroker 489 using Callie's rotating assembly with afr heads he said should be around 700hp on pump gas , this car had air on it an I have the heat an air assembly box out of a 68 chevelle if anyone needs one excellent condition