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to build or not to build......
cowdoc
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that is the question.....need an engine building project this winter.....thinking of building a 383 for my camaro....the 327 goes like a $#%^%% can wrap it to hell won't have it no more but i didn't build it...it's not good off the line i need a lot higher rpm stall converter for it than whats in it now
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454s are hard to find around here when you do its worth a lot of money
Let us know what you choose.
If you want to do something a little more unusual, Hot Rod built a destroked 400 using a 327 crank and 300 Ford rods several years ago. 350 cubic inches, super high compression, safely ran on pump gas, and posted an impressive torque curve.
The 327 doesn't produce enough torque for a Camaro, no matter what torque converter you use. A Camaro weighs about 3300 to 3600 lbs. A 327 would be a good choice in a Vega or Chevette that weighs about 2500 lbs.
You could build a 406 for about the same money as a 383, so why not get the cubic inches, and about 30 more horsepower!
A big block is o.k., but then your adding about 200lbs to the weight of the car, and the car won't handle good either.
Let us know what you decide on!
http://www.gmhorsepower.com/ZZ_383.html
http://www.gmhorsepower.com/ZZ502_Deluxe_Kit.html
MOPAR= "Married Old People And Rednecks"
What have you been smoking? There are only two types of people. Those who own Hemis and those who wish they owned a Hemi[}:)]
The biggest problem with a Pontiac motor is the extreme expense! And still never really go fast, unless you put it in a 2000 lb. car!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibV6EVp__rQ
Those are some very impresive numbers! I take back what I said! I've always been a chevy guy and was never impressed with Pontiacs or Buicks until now!
What kind of brakes do you have on the car? I just had my car tuned and should be running in the high 9's as well, but i'm always worried about stopping. I have Wilwood brakes on all 4 corners, and my car only weighs 2800 lbs., but our shutdown area at our track is shorter than most.
As far as brakes go,I would think those wilwoods on all 4 corners will have plenty of stopping power,especially at 2800lbs.I know guys that still run drums on the back with no issues(including myself)although I do want to eventually switch to discs.I have manual stock 4 piston calipers on the front of my 3700lb 68 goat and she stops pretty good.Although Iam nowhere near 9 or 10 secs.
For the money you would spend you would be better off going with a big block. I used to race guys in Super Comp that had some killer SBC's, but they cost twice as much to build, and only had half the life span as my old 498 (later 521, 572 and 632). Plus doe to a wonderful thing called tourque you do not have to work the engine so hard by pulling a ton of RPM.