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fenderwell headers anyway clearance for the motor and exhaust will not be a problem at all either. now what about the hipo 396 wasnt there a 425 horse version

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

fenderwell headers anyway clearance for the motor and exhaust will not be a problem at all either. now what about the hipo 396 wasnt there a 425 horse version

I was thinking more like a 550 hp solid lift cam 496.

ah, but do you ahve to buy a rotating assembly crank and stuff? stock rods work with that or do you need differnt ones? and since the motor is gonna be that big, 10's shouldnt be hard either should they?

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

ah, but do you ahve to buy a rotating assembly crank and stuff? stock rods work with that or do you need differnt ones?

You could use a set of full prepped stock 6.135 with the ARP rod bolt if you wanted to.
The complete 496 rotaing assembly with new i-beam rods with ARP rod bolts,Speed Pro hyper pistons, new cast steel crank,moly rings,rod bearings,main bearings can be bought for less than $950.

would those speed pros stand up? or do i need to look at je/srp's

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

would those speed pros stand up? or do i need to look at je/srp's

I.M.O.,at 12 sec. you should be o.k., but in the low 11 sec. area it would bother me.

well if i could get it to run 11's and still be able to drive to seattle and use pump gas, <with booster if nesscary> that owuld be great!

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

well if i could get it to run 11's and still be able to drive to seattle and use pump gas, <with booster if nesscary> that owuld be great!

I think you should be able to run on pump gas with-out adding any type of octane booster.

cool. so i should be able to do this with the 468 or the 496 then? id like to run a tunnel ram nothing says gasser like that <i am not concerned with mileage>

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

cool. so i should be able to do this with the 468 or the 496 then? id like to run a tunnel ram nothing says gasser like that <i am not concerned with mileage>

Yes,you could with the 496.
I know you like tunnel rams but I would rather see you run a Victor jr. with a 850 dp or even an RPM performer.

ah you went and spoiled my fun,

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

ah you went and spoiled my fun,

Yes,I can be like that.

well why no t-ram?

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

well why no t-ram?

I think you would loose hp/torque and have driveabilty problems.

Originally Posted by erik erikson

I think you would loose hp/torque and have driveabilty problems.

with a small car it would help to dump some TQ he will get out of the hole better and i have ran the T rams on the street with small CFM AFBs on them they work good and it will make more power over a single plane with re work gm rods with ARP or SPS bolts have seen them go past 6800 rpm and a stock cast crank low piston weight and a good valve train with the right bottom and clearance it will run just fine