Thread: Need advise on a 496 stroker build up

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Originally Posted by Gearhead559

not my car, helping a buddies get his combo fixxed up.but all that can be dealt with after the motor is done, right now theres 4.56 gear, with a tci 4000 stall. it will get a taller tire(29") from the 26 or 27 that are on it.
i feel the 950 is holding it back, but i have too get the motor from grenading itself first(which is his issue, and why i have the motor now).custom cams have always seemed best, IMO

and no saidly, not much weight can be lost from the car. its as light as he wants its, so thats what i have to work with.

same heads intake carb cam was in his 396, and it went 11.20s n/a.
but sadly he was in coil bind and destroyed the cam , first motor cracked the block do to him not gapping the rings, know its a 496 that just lost oil pressure(there was a couple things going on there) and now its in my hands too get it right. i need to figure out the best cam combo i can get.

The gear is good.
I would try a 1050 myself.
I think that would be closer.
Are you saying that the converter stalled at 4,000 with the 396 or the 496?
I would try and run a 4,500- 5,000 stall.
Does the car have a brake ?
Even with a 4,500 -5,000 stall because of the weight of the car I would look at cams that have no more than 270 degree's at .050 if he has a brake and the 4,500 to 5,000 stall speed.
Just my opinion.