Originally posted by us7
I always run 110 Turbo Blue Race Fuel.
That's a cool car in the picture, hopefully yours will turn out as Cool. The block is an original 400 out of a 4wd truck,
and the crankshaft is a Scat it has 400 Main journals and a 3.5" stroke, which is .020 more than a stock 350's stroke.
So it turns out to be 379 c.i.
The new LS7 small block in the new vette is awsome titanium rods
and I think 500 horsepower off the showroom floor.
Lots of cash though, I can't do that, plus I feel alot better when
I run down the track or start it up and I built it, top to bottom.
That's what I really like.
So what is the fastest you have been?
or how much power have you ever experienced?
Thanks...
Okay, the higher octane makes sense. Luckily, the body of the car is complete from the factory. So it should come out looking identical to the photo. How well it runs will be up to the builder...me! I will use nothing but top-quality parts. I think it will be great when completed. There will be an on-line build journal when I get started...

Good find. I hear those original 400 blocks are getting harder to get. You are doing the engine assy yourself? That's something I would really like to do. I can't make the time to learn that right now. The LS7 is more of a last resort. It would be nice, but expensive, and and there are lots of things to sort out if I go that route. The LS2 or SBC with EFI are both preferred.

Fastest I have been? In a car...an Ultima to about 150. On a road course...about 110. I had the dubious pleasure of going to the US-GP this year. The cool part was that a friend of mine picked me up at Indy air port in his recently completed GTR! After checking into the hotel, he threw me the keys and I drove over to the Speedway. On a bike...about 170. I have had lots of bikes. What about you?