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Got most of her finished up today, Yes- the valve covers are only mach up!
Also got a pair of LT-4 injectors, and SLP runners on the way!
Specs:
Fresh 4 bolt 1 pc rear block .030 over
Forged crank, std. bearings
Forged rods
Sealed power 9:1 comp. pistons
LT1 cam
CraneCams roller tip rockers
194 RHS Iron heads
CompCams valvesprings
Stainless exhaust valves
She's ganna roar like hell compared to my **** LB9!
John
__________________ 1986 WS6 TransAm IN PROGRESS! - High Nickel 350 World S/R Torquer 2.02/1.6 Heads, CCA 12-368-4 .584,.579 @ 292/302, 1.5 Ratio Proform rollers, Weiand Highrise, QuadraJet, MSD 6AL/Dizzy/Coil,
T5 Trans, Summit 3.73's/Stock 10 bolt, Debating on Exhaust setups.. Thinking about a single 3.5 all the way back
Purty. I'm in the same boat as you (but I'm not building the motor myself). I thought hard about SLP runners, but I just love the look of the stock runners too much. And I think unless you port/siamese/gasket-match the plenum and intake, the SLP's aren't going to give a lot better flow. I think the intake base is the big bottle neck, right?
hahaha, pair = 2. if you got all 8 it would be a set, not a pair
why did you go with 9:1 pistons? i'd have gone with something more in the 10:1 range...those cylinder heads are decent stock replacements, but i would have gone bigger, since you did buy aftermarket stuff...atleast have gotten the 202 version, if not the vortecs. and why such a small camshaft?
For one, im looking for gas milage, not so much smoking mustangs! $4 a gallon at my age isnt so easy. I want to run 87 octane without hurting anything, and cant offord a crazy computer calibration to run a big cam. This was basically a quick build, on a tighter than tight budget.
And main reason i bought the SLP's is cause i won them on ebay for $35 shipped
That's a damn good reason. No matter how much I like the look of the stock runners, if I ran across a deal like that, I'd be running SLP's too! Nice score.
Thats it is gonna be a really solid daily driver motor . Im starting on a build similar to your but with vortec heads (free) and a 383. A ZZ9 cam would have been solid in your combo, especially with the bigger valves. I see them used for like 120-140 bucks sometimes.
p.s. Yea that camaro is swwwweeetttt!!!! haha
Last edited by FormulaL98; 05-27-2008 at 11:44 PM.
. Im starting on a build similar to your but with vortec heads (free) and a 383. A ZZ9 cam would have been solid in your combo, especially with the bigger valves. I see them used for like 120-140 bucks sometimes.
