I think the high 11s you can do . It's the street / road trip car thing ? I also would like to build a 396/402 or 427 For my Monte Carlo . I am tring to find one Locally . But all of the ones I find are for lot's of ca$h .
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I think the high 11s you can do . It's the street / road trip car thing ? I also would like to build a 396/402 or 427 For my Monte Carlo . I am tring to find one Locally . But all of the ones I find are for lot's of ca$h .
well jeez, it cant be that hard to run low 12's hig 11's with a bbc and 373 gears/4speed in a 2700 pound car can it? good lord!:LOL:
The low E.T will be your easy part . It's the streetable road trip part that will take some work ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
it will not i have a customer that runs a 427 and runs a all steel car about # 3400 runs 11 and you can drive it all over but runs a 456 gears i would not be to quick to run the 4.56 gear with the bigger engine 454+ you will not need the gear but if you build the smaller big block run big port heads with a big cam and low cr then you will need the gear to get you outQuote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
Scooter,if you stick with the 496 4-speed an 11 sec. will be no problem.
Keep in mind with the 496 you have an extra 1/4 inch of stroke to get the car to move.
Make sure you have a real strong 4 speed . If not you will turn it into dust .Quote:
Originally Posted by erik erikson
Yup... maybe not as short a gear if he's at only 2700 lbs...Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
you pretty much described what I'm running except I have a bit more compression at 10.6 but can run on premium (at this altitude anyway)... 150 miles on pump gas.... mmmm maybe pushing it unless I'm cruisin 45-50mph :HMMM: But I drive it 30 miles each way to the track every weekend :cool:
When it comes time maybe next year or so, I'm thinking of going the 496 route with a friendlier gear for the highway...
Scooter... it's all about compromises... It's hard to get it all. The fact your car is light helps but if you want to run a tall gear you need the tq of big cubes to do it... maybe you can get away with a 4.11
4 speed 4:11 at 70 mph=== WAAAA like i said its not going to be an all out track car, we just lost our race track to the f-ing beurocrats, so i need to drive 300+ miles to the closest race track :CRY:
Here you go you have the E.T and MPH . But that MPG is the killer :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
gassersrule_196 Here is a nice 427 SB car :LOL: How would you like to pull from a light on the street like this :eek: COOL
i would rather not have to put a new chassis under my car after very launch but thanks anyway:D and dickies novas are some of my favorite racecars, well jeez a 427 that can run high 11's and low 12's and drive to seattle, c'mon now guys!
I think you should build another SB Chevy car . I know you like the S/J Engines . How about a 327 60-over 336 build ?
:LOL: i knew it, because ive been wanting to build a gasser forever, and to me nothing says gasser better then a tunnel rammed bbc 4 speed. so thats what i am after. i would be happy with 12.20's 12.40's as i said this is not gonna be an all out strip car. i am building it to drive and race so if it has to be a little unfriendly thats ok. but i should be able to do that with a 427 454 468 496 whatever and 373's like i said i am not dead set on it absoultley having to run 11's it would just be nice.
Every time it always comes back to the best engine ever made the SB Chevy :) COOL :cool:
well i am not against having to swap gears out either :D so erik how about a nice 427 or 468 or 496 that will run good times with 4:11's and be streetable with 373's ?