shortbed454

edelbrocks are some of the greates carbs to work on. yes you can just take the top plate off and cleane it up and change jets.

would i have to run a box or could i get away with a carb hat.

does any one know if i can use the edelbrock carbs on a turbo setup (blow through) if so what changes need to be made. thanks in advance. chris

sorry for the typographical error in my reply i did a search for "shorty headers" to see if anyone has used them or had any luck with them. i know that most people are using block huggers but i was just looking for information on shorty headers. i thought i could get some help on the subject not get criticized. but thanks anyway.

do a search for shortty headers and see what you come up with that would help. funny ha ha.

i did a search and did not find any info. i was wondering if any one has used shorty headers on their z. the jtr book does not say anything about them and i was just wondering if anyone could lend me some info. here is a pic of the ones im looking at.

the length on the 4l60e is 30 3/4 and the length on the t56 is 26.37 both have the same spline count. hope this will help you.

sorry to here about your block. i have built two 509 block 400's and i have never had them crack one me. i hope you can get a replacement soon and get it back on the road.

sweet ride man. sounds nice.

well like i said, i do have 2 on the stand and both i have built. on is a stock 95 454 the other is a high performance 402 i.e. no stock peanut ports and no dish pistons and definitely no stock cam. the 402 pushed my 79 1/2 tun truck to low 14 sec. times i think it should motivate a 280z just fine and definitely more so then my .030 400 sbc and if you are interested in the 400, RPMS drop me a line.

it was just a thought to toss out there didnt think it was a reall good idea but just something to ponder. no i think im goig to go 2 1/2 because i have a set of flowmaster 40 series on the shelf. andpluss i cant bend anything over 2 1/2 with my bender. i tryed but it just crushed the tubing(oops).

i would say im familiar with the bbc. i have grown up around chevys all my life and i have built a couple. though every big block i have swapped has always been in full size chevy cars and trucks. the only reason that i'm considering the bb swap is because i love the torque that you get with just a stock bb (and for the wow factor). but like i said in a previous post i have 2 bb and a 400 sitting on a stand and i'm just trying to decide witch one i want to go with.

this is probably a real dumb question but i thought i would ask. could i take the crossmember out of a small chevy car with a v8 and put it in z car so i wouldnt have to worry about custom mounts. i was looking at some of the ford swaps and i seen someone puting in a custom crossmember and i just had a brain storm.

i dont know if this is where i need to post this but, has ratsun.com moved or changed. i cant seem to access the site. it gives me a blank screen.i want to do the bbc swap and i need all the info i can get.

well i was thinking 454 or 396 only because i have both sitting on a stand. and i also have a th400 to go behind them. i also have a 400sb but it needs to be freshend up. and like the saying goes "theres no replacement for displacement".