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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!

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

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!

The low E.T will be your easy part . It's the streetable road trip part that will take some work

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

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!

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 out

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.

Originally Posted by erik erikson

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 .

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

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 out

Yup... maybe not as short a gear if he's at only 2700 lbs...

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 But I drive it 30 miles each way to the track every weekend

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

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

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

Here you go you have the E.T and MPH . But that MPG is the killer

gassersrule_196 Here is a nice 427 SB car How would you like to pull from a light on the street like this COOL

i would rather not have to put a new chassis under my car after very launch but thanks anyway 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 ?

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

well i am not against having to swap gears out either 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 ?

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

well i am not against having to swap gears out either 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 ?

It will cost more but I think the answer is to go mech. roller cam.
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.