[Happy Birthday USMC]

Oh Rah! Thanks brother...229!

 

Semper Z

 

CorZette

[HELP NOS APPLICATION QUESTION]

NOS question. I run a 1 inch spacer now on my carb. Can I put the NOS plate on top of that or should I remove it all together?

 

CorZette

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks Pete! That saves me alot of trouble. I know what you mean about taking it off the road. I can change my tranny and convertor in a day but I dont really want to put in the stroker stuff because itll be down for three months!!

 

Terry

[SOLID ROLLER LIFTERS vs HYDRAULIC ROLLER]

My question is can I buy and install Solid Roller lifters in place of my Hydraulic Roller lifters without changing the cam? I have the retrofit Comp Cams kit. Can I just purchase solid roller lifters for the retrofit without changing my cam? How much more power do Solids make vs Hydraulic? My friend went from 12.45 to 12.17 by changing his setup. Any input???? Im trying to make the 350 as stout as possible before going 383..

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

BTW, I just ordered the 700 Mega Raptor level 4 tranny. I cant wait to get started installing. Ill be very solid in that dept for awhile to come.

 

http://www.transmissionhead.com/#Price%20Chart

 

 

Now do I go NOS or 383 next...decisions....decisions.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Damn thats awesome!!! I cant wait to get in the elevens with the 350

 

Im sure the 383 will be a blast...be safe on the big end! I should be ready for thr Nov test and tune...will keep all posted on gains...

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Well it should be here next week. Mike have you tested the difference yet? Andre says its like night and day. You will definately need some QTPs I think...keep us posted. Im gonna do the swap in a day if UI can and get to the track before they close next month...

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

LOL...I hear ya. I ordered the Converter today so Hoosier QTPs may be next. Ill see what improvement comes from the battery switch in traction....more to come Im sure.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks for the info. I was not wanting to change the front tires personnaly either for that reason. However I do notice that when I have a full tank of gas I get better traction. The battery weighs what 50 pounds or so? It should help with that factor at least by relocating it to the back.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Mike, thanks..Im all over it. I will order tomorrow... 542 is hard to beat

Cant wait to get it in.... Let me know how she feels..

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

I also found this..

 

The Yank 9" Super Thruster is a hard hitting version of the Super Yank 3500. We take the competition-bred 9" converter housing and bring the efficiency up to Super Yank standards with a proprietary stator. This means you'll get a 3500 stall converter with high efficiency, but with a much harder hit to the tires at the starting line. This converter is a logical step up for individuals wanting something a little more aggressive than the traditional Yank 3000, but don't want to go to a full race converter.

 

http://www.fasttoys.net/yank.html

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Mike I have 800 bones to spend. I would like to get a battery relocation kit and a 3500 convertor. What does this look like? Is TPI a worthy manufacturer? Can you give me the place where you got your convertor?

 

 

 

700R4 3500 STALL PERFORMANCE CONVERTER NONLOCKUP TPI22-35$619.95 SPLINES: 30

 

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Man this post is getting big Well I went to the track tonight and set another personal record with the 350. I hit a 12.31 ET and a 114.28 MPH Man Im pissed because thats enough MPH to get in the 11s but my 60 foot is suffering. I could only get 1.9s tonight. I walked everyone down that were getting 1.7s 60 footers. My MPH was higher than thiers but some would beat me because of the hole shots....so if I put my battery in the back will that help? Also putting PIZZa cutters up front, will that help?

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Are REV kits over rated or a good investment?

 

CZ

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Roger that guys....well Im getting a 6 inch Damper with the kit. Another question is will a 6 inch rod clear everything with the simple Block notching etc. I was told something about having to have a small circle base cam??? Im running the CompCams XR282HR cam retrofit 12-432-8. Is this a small circle base cam or will it work out ok? Any suggestions?

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Mike, thats great. Im interested in seeing how the 3500 stall works. How much did you pay for it? I will prob need to go that route as well.

 

Question...what all do I need to do to the block to get the stroker to fit? Just notch the block? I want to be specific when I take it in. I know I need to hone it and notch the block. I cant think of anything else I must do except have the tube weded on the oil pump pick up. Thanks in advance.

 

Oh do u have any pics of your car?

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks for the input Mike! I cant wait to see your new times.....I sent you another vid of me and my friends 396 BBZ...

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks Jon. My lobe seperation is 110 but centerline is 106 due to the 4 degrees advance in Comp Cams. Compression is 10.5 to 1.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks Kevin. I have all Mandrel bends thru out 2 1/2 duals into X-Pipe and out. Thanks for your input...we are all a team here. When I win a race you win one and when you win we win....ya know what I mean

I have 411s in now but will go to 370s once I can find someone who wants to trade R200 and axles straight up. 411s would be a good choice for those T56 guys out there......

 

Thanks bro....

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Oh just checked the DCR and quench. The FelPro 1003 gasket is .041 compressed thickness and 4.166 bore. Plugging in all info with this combo I get 8.12 DCR and a quench of .056. It is recommended to stay between .035 and .045 for best performance and around 8 or less on the DCR I think. At any rate I will be close enough I think but may put some octane boost in when racing like a coupe of gallons of c12. I think that is what ZFAN does to ensure a safe run. Well I cant think of anything else. ZFAN do you remember what your DCR and quench is and SCR?

 

If I retard the cam 4 degrees I get a 7.86 DCR. What do you think Mike? I know you did that to your cam right.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

I put in my numbers to an SCR calculator and my SCR will be about 10.47 to 1 according to the calculation.

 

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/compstaticcalc.html

 

4.040 bore

3.75 stroke

4cc valve relief

Head Gasket .038

Deck Height .015 at the least may be a little taller, had it milled before 1mm or so.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

This is a 383 with the AFR 180 Street heads and 9.5 compression. Mine will be a 385 with 190s with about 10.5 to 1. Should be very close. The cam is mildly lopey and I will drive on the street minimally. Yes I want 11s but 10s are fine too. I am keeping the 1 5/8s headers for now. Mikes build does great with them so I will follow suit.

 

 

Dyno Test Criteria

Horsepower: 480 HP

Engine: 383

Heads: AFR 180 Street Heads

Compression: 9.5

Carburetor: Holley 0-4779 750 cfm

Ignition: MSD Distributor 36° Timing

Cam: Comp Cams 12-432-8 Hyd Roller Cam

Exhaust: 1 3/4 Headers

Fuel: 93 Octane Pump Gas

 

Engine built and dyno tested by American Speed

 

RPM Torque H.P.

2500 448 223

3000 459 262

3500 483 326

4000 501 381

4500 501 429

5000 488 464

5500 469 491

6000 411 470

 

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks guys for the concern. However the build has already been worked out. Its basically an AFR build for the 383. ZFAN has about the same build. AFR says this combo will put out 480HP and about the same torque. My Compression will be around 10 to 10.5 to 1 with a quench less than .045. ZFANs combo is very streetable and runs low elevens. The only difference I will have is a 6 inch rod vice a 5.7 and one step smaller cam. Maybe a 10 HP difference on the cam. I get about 12 to 14 vacuum at idle of 1000RPMS. Great throttle response. ZFAN went from 12.2s to 11.3s by switching to this setup. All Im trying to do is compare findings on output. MIke has the Comp 286 roller and I have the 282 roller.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Some info for those interested.

 

There is a kit on EBAY for $699. I called the place in Las Vegas and asked for an upgrade. Heres the number Its Kieth at dynoflow1@msn.com

702-567-3035. Ask for the 383 internal balanced stroker package with the 6 inch rods.

 

I got:

 

400 Crank

Forged SRP Pistons

6 inch full floater rods

bearings

rings

6 inch damper

flexplate

pointer

balancing

shipping

 

total quoted $1128.00 to Texas.

 

Hell of a deal. I think Mke ZFAN also bought a kit from them. He runs 11.3/4s with it in a 73Z in Dallas. Hope this helps.

 

Terry

[BUILDING NEW ENGINE PARTS ON THE WAY HELP!!!]

Thanks Mike...was gonna get total seal...Ill be in touch. I will post pics on my site again for the rebuild. Engine comes out in mid November for the winter. Back out in March or so...

 

Terry