Thread: Making A Small Block 350 As Fast As It Can Be

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I am surprised at no apology or atleast ,no no no ,I did not mean that !! Completely ok with offending others. And then brazin enuff to ask for more info Kinda like the kettle callin the pot black,then askin for some soup out of it!!

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I am surprised at no apology or atleast ,no no no ,I did not mean that !! Completely ok with offending others. And then brazin enuff to ask for more info Kinda like the kettle callin the pot black,then askin for some soup out of it!!

I think you got the wrong fourm there buddy

Those are numbers that don't matter, 40,50,60.You have to stay young at heart,thats what matters, but damn my knees hurt,and my back .I am still young at heart.

Originally Posted by #1firebird

I think you got the wrong fourm there buddy

Well some one was offended,and now I am offended iggy button still work?wheres it at?I never used it till now.I must be gettin old ,I have no tolerance left....

dude where do you get your drugs?

In case you forgot . . . or didn't read . . . here's an instant replay.

I just want to have one of the fastest small blocks around and want to know why some old man tells me . . .

- #1firebird Post #21

Those kind of comments result in "some old man" NOT telling you what he's learned in the last 20 or 30 years of engine work - which is probably longer than you've been alive - and letting you build a boat anchor on your own.

Dude, where'd you get your manners?

i think i can help here sell your 350 and build a 638 that will run on pump gas NO NOS NO blower and just happen to have more than one block that can go this big 780tq . this will find the weak link. i know this first hand . and no hi rpms just god awesome TQ

My mechanic, who is an excellent transmission builder, put together a strong 700R4 tranny with hydraulic lockup, and I'm using a 2400 lockup stall converter. The rear end is a Currie 9-inch and the center section is a Detroit True-Track limited slip with 3.89:1 gears. I can get 19 mpg on the open road if I maintain a light foot.

Rumrumm, thanks for the info. I also have a 700R4 built by Monster Motorsports with a hydraulic lockup. It is the intermediate level buildup for the street. I guess my weakest link is the 8" rear although it was rebuilt. Probably I have been too cautious; I could have bought a 383 crate engine locally by a company which has since gone out of business but did not because it required 93 octane. So there you go Firebird, old men who have been through a long period of financial limitation and a record of destroying transmissions tend to underbuild! Rumrumm, that is truly an amazing setup! I guess the 700R4 helps with the mpg. Again, I opted for a 3.55 rear which is probably too high, but at this point I just want to finish the car and get it on the road where I plan to use it on Interstate highways mostly. Well Firebird, Just write down Rumrumm's specs. and start collecting parts because that is one top notch setup, but your Firebird is probably going to be heavier than Rumrumm's coupe so maybe you will have to strip the interior.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Don,

that 3.55 will act like a 2.49 in overdrive. You'll get decent gas mileage . . . and a heck of a kick in the pants in low gear. In low gear, that 3.55 will act like a 4.30 behind a TH-350.

injected or blown on nitromethane and or alcahol! have seen someone with a 350 jr fueler not bad at all.

Put an F-3 pro charger on the thing and blow some cold air in it, crank up the boost & let 'er fly.

Henry Rifle, Thanks for the encouragement. I realize low gear will be good enough to spin tires occasionally but I wonder whether the 4th gear will engage at 55 mph. Actually I usually take advantage of the 5 mph leeway on the Interstate speed limits so probably cruising at 70 mph will be in the OD gear. I'll try the engine I have for now and get the rest of the car set up by next year hopefully in time for the NSRA Nats in August 2007. Will I see any CHR folks at this weekend Nats in Richmond? Last year the guys from Outlaw in Norfolk were there but I talked to them a few days ago and they are so busy they are skipping the meet this year. If my engine is too weak, further improvements can be made with heads better than the present ported 883s and a cam change is possible or maybe a bolt-on huffer with an air conditioner clutch at only 6 psi boost. Maybe I hit the gear spread right for both good acceleration and cruising mpg?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
Don Shillady

yo fellas thanx for the info didnt mean to offend you. You may be a little older but still wize and young in the heart "BigTruckDriver" if your still workin on cars and trucks and out hot roddin youll be young for years. Also the guy who told me to use dished pistons was not from this site

Don,

Can't you install a lockup switch to manually lock the converter? I have that option with my 700R4.