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who said you could not ?Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
I guess it depend on if he likes to play and sync. carbs,but yes it will take away some of the low end torque.Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
With his 3.73 gear I think he would be better off running a 496.Quote:
Originally Posted by skids72
To use those big port rec. heads he would really have to turn a 427 to make them work correct.
well the 373's i thought would be a good choice, because id like to be able to go race it and then drive it somewhere without it redlining itself all the time :LOL:
Go with a 80% strip 20% street build 468 BB Iron head and run a 456 gear . That will be COOL . And a tilt glass front end ;) I would like to drive that car when it's done .Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
now how am i suppose to drive that to arlington/seattle and or bakersfield ? LOL yes glass tilt nose will be in the projects picture. like i say i am doing my homework and gathering parts so when it comes home in the spring ill have everything i need. i want to build this thing to drive! not to sit on a trailer or at home doing nothing because its not street friendly.
Run a Ford 9" rear end and switch out the Center Section to a 3.55 for your road trip . Then re-install the 4.56 for drag racing ? COOL
no way im using that dana 60 i have laying here collecting dust :D
I always liked the Dana 60 rear end . But with only a 373 gear and wanting to run 11s and have a road car . You think you may-be asking a Lot ?
well if an ls6 chevelle did it why cant i do it in a light nova ? :D ill be running a 4 speed i mean if i cant do this with a bbc, ill just build my 327 :LOL: ive just always wanted to build a 427 and put it in a gasser and this is my chance. low 12's high 11's are that hard to get from a bbc? JEEEEEZ
I think the high 11s you can do . It's the street / road trip car thing ? I also would like to build a 396/402 or 427 For my Monte Carlo . I am tring to find one Locally . But all of the ones I find are for lot's of ca$h .
well jeez, it cant be that hard to run low 12's hig 11's with a bbc and 373 gears/4speed in a 2700 pound car can it? good lord!:LOL:
The low E.T will be your easy part . It's the streetable road trip part that will take some work ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
it will not i have a customer that runs a 427 and runs a all steel car about # 3400 runs 11 and you can drive it all over but runs a 456 gears i would not be to quick to run the 4.56 gear with the bigger engine 454+ you will not need the gear but if you build the smaller big block run big port heads with a big cam and low cr then you will need the gear to get you outQuote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
Scooter,if you stick with the 496 4-speed an 11 sec. will be no problem.
Keep in mind with the 496 you have an extra 1/4 inch of stroke to get the car to move.
Make sure you have a real strong 4 speed . If not you will turn it into dust .Quote:
Originally Posted by erik erikson
Yup... maybe not as short a gear if he's at only 2700 lbs...Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
you pretty much described what I'm running except I have a bit more compression at 10.6 but can run on premium (at this altitude anyway)... 150 miles on pump gas.... mmmm maybe pushing it unless I'm cruisin 45-50mph :HMMM: But I drive it 30 miles each way to the track every weekend :cool:
When it comes time maybe next year or so, I'm thinking of going the 496 route with a friendlier gear for the highway...
Scooter... it's all about compromises... It's hard to get it all. The fact your car is light helps but if you want to run a tall gear you need the tq of big cubes to do it... maybe you can get away with a 4.11
4 speed 4:11 at 70 mph=== WAAAA like i said its not going to be an all out track car, we just lost our race track to the f-ing beurocrats, so i need to drive 300+ miles to the closest race track :CRY:
Here you go you have the E.T and MPH . But that MPG is the killer :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
gassersrule_196 Here is a nice 427 SB car :LOL: How would you like to pull from a light on the street like this :eek: COOL
i would rather not have to put a new chassis under my car after very launch but thanks anyway:D and dickies novas are some of my favorite racecars, well jeez a 427 that can run high 11's and low 12's and drive to seattle, c'mon now guys!
I think you should build another SB Chevy car . I know you like the S/J Engines . How about a 327 60-over 336 build ?
:LOL: i knew it, because ive been wanting to build a gasser forever, and to me nothing says gasser better then a tunnel rammed bbc 4 speed. so thats what i am after. i would be happy with 12.20's 12.40's as i said this is not gonna be an all out strip car. i am building it to drive and race so if it has to be a little unfriendly thats ok. but i should be able to do that with a 427 454 468 496 whatever and 373's like i said i am not dead set on it absoultley having to run 11's it would just be nice.
Every time it always comes back to the best engine ever made the SB Chevy :) COOL :cool:
well i am not against having to swap gears out either :D so erik how about a nice 427 or 468 or 496 that will run good times with 4:11's and be streetable with 373's ?
Build a SB Gasser 2700 lbs with a 411 it will go low 12s
this is true, but i want a big block alright? i got the chance to build my dream car not anybody else so its gonna be done the way i want it:D <but yes if i dont bbc it its gonna have another 301 :LOL: >
Thats cool but look at this 1955 Chevy 331 Gasser .
i am just very picky i guess, i wanted to do it somewhat era correct and yes a 301/327 or a 427/454 is what im after but id like to run a big block never have gotten the chance and the chance is now! so i am going for it. and i love that car!
I like the headers . Are you going to run headers like that ?
yes a set of white fenderwell's are mandatory! as well as the 4-6 foot long yellow ladder bars and painting the rear drums yellow! :D course im doing a 63 nova up so itll have its own flair, theres a bunch on www.gassermadness.com under visitors rides under "and many more" <novas> theres a sections for fords and tri 5's to
Now you have me thinking about building one of them ! COOL
if i had the $ id do a tri 5 but this nova was a steal at 1500. i have faith in pat , erick, and anybody who is willing to help me on here. i try my best to help out when i can and i apprc. the returning in favors.
what you want to do is not that hard i used a 330 and 411 gears in cars that were at 3500+ with a very mild 454 flat top pump gas O ports stock tires and have gone in the low to mild 12.s with very bad 60 at the track so with good tires and a car that is 1000 lighter your there
awesome. the reason i wanted 373's is because they are somewhat good for the track and decent on the highway, thanks for the help so far guys ive been taking notes:D found a couple 454's floating around any particular casting # to get or stay away from? and what about heads, down erick down! :LOL:
well that why we had 330to411 my friend and i would drive the cars over30 miles one way to the track:DQuote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
yeah im gonna have to drive about 200+miles or so to nearest track. closest ones are over in yakima,wenatchee,walla walla, kent, arlington,shelton etc or boise which is 8+ hours one way which is why id like to move to tacoma, i jsut hardly know anybody and it aint like here, can show up to someone you know and get a decent job :D
mid low 12's is a completely different animal than mid low 11's... not so hard 9.5-10:1 427 solid cam (~240@.050 ?) iron oval ports 2700lb car gets you there.... 3.73's + tunnel ram = slug off the line. With the tall gear you'll want more low end that you won't get with a ram :whacked: But still, even slow out of the gate you should get well in to the 12's
How good are the newer 454 engines for a build up . The ones that had the EFI Stuff ? We have Some 8100 Vortec GM engines in some of the new trucks . The paper work on them says they are 496s with 375 HP . You can pull off the EFI stuff and install a bigger roller cam and change over to a carb set up right ? I do think the 1990s 454s will be cheaper and easyer to find .
It will cost more but I think the answer is to go mech. roller cam.Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
I would look at cams that are in the 250 to 255 at .050 area and 255 to 260 on the exhaust side at .050.
Try to keep the lift at or under .675, 108 L/S.