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Old 01-05-2006, 12:02 PM
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How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

This guy has a 3225lb 84 Trans am with a naturally aspirated 440cid small block chev running 9.23 @148.7.

http://enginecombination.com/viewtop...bd7449cef90a36

Took along time to get the car to work, My Engine builder( HOMER RACING ENGINES) is the best out there; to me. Future plans would to be; getting the car to go out; instead of up. i know the car could go high 8's to low 9's.the motors making plenty, and to be the Fastest 3rd. Generation Car in the Country on Stock Style Suspension,with a 23 degree head, for a SBC. with NO POWER ADDERS. ALL MOTOR.

Give me some ideas if you know someone who has a car like mine with what i described above. not tubbed,no chassis car,all factory glass in car.
I don't recognize the car as on TGO so I thought I'd post here to see if you guys know of anyone running within the same parameters.

BTW - the "Outragous Engine Combinations" is pretty cool in itself so I was going to post the link anyways.


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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

Originally posted by Trevor Jacek
This guy has a 3225lb 84 Trans am with a naturally aspirated 440cid small block chev running 9.23 @148.7.

http://enginecombination.com/viewtop...bd7449cef90a36

I don't recognize the car as on TGO so I thought I'd post here to see if you guys know of anyone running within the same parameters.

BTW - the "Outragous Engine Combinations" is pretty cool in itself so I was going to post the link anyways.


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That's awesome, you should post his setup so the rest of us don't have to register to see it. That is very, very respectable.
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Car: 86 Trans Am
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  • Primary Use: Racing
  • Estimated Investment: Way to much!!!!
  • % of Wrenching by Owner: 80%- 20% hire out.
Basic Car Information
  • Year: 1984
  • Make: Pontiac
  • Model: Trans-am
  • Weight: 3225
Proven Performance Information
  • Best ET/MPH: 9.38 @ 148
  • Best 60´: 1.29 rear tires.
  • Performance Rating (5 is best): 5
  • Street Manners Rating (5 is best): 5
Gearhead Information
  • Engine CI: 440" SBC
  • Bore: 4.185"
  • Stroke: 4.0"
  • Block: Dart Little "M"
  • Heads: Protopline Raised Runners(IRON)23*
  • Ported? (With flow numbers): fully hand ported,int.357 - ext.265 @.800lift.
  • Crank: Eagle (lightened)
  • Rods: Howards coated 6.125" w/ 9" deck
  • Pistons & Rings: CP -Specially made
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  • Intake: Edelbrock #2971, Dom. 1" HVH spacer
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  • Headers: Lemons - 2" x 4" - oval 4" w/Spintech Mufflers.
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  • Converter: Lupo - 8" - 6000 stall
  • Rear End Gear: 12 bolt - 4.30
  • Tire Size: Phoenix -29.5 x 10.5
  • HP/TQ Number: i really don't know.
  • Power Adder: N O N E !!!!
  • Compression & Fuel Used: 15.01 -VP -114 +
  • Chassis Tricks: Stock Style Suspension Replacement parts.
  • Carb: A .E. D. - 1240 cfm.Dominator
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  • Took along time to get the car to work, My Engine builder( HOMER RACING ENGINES) is the best out there; to me. Future plans would to be; getting the car to go out; instead of up. i know the car could go high 8's to low 9's.the motors making plenty, and to be the Fastest 3rd. Generation Car in the Country on Stock Style Suspension,with a 23 degree head, for a SBC. with NO POWER ADDERS. ALL MOTOR.
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  • Give me some ideas if you know someone who has a car like mine with what i described above. not tubbed,no chassis car,all factory glass in car.
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Thanks Trevor, that is damn impressive! IIRC, the runners on those cylinder heads are like 260cc lol.
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15 to one compression and heads that flow to .800 lift... and he gives that thing a 5 for street manners... LOL
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Originally posted by Orr89RocZ
15 to one compression and heads that flow to .800 lift... and he gives that thing a 5 for street manners... LOL
lol exactly what I was thinking, goes well with the 6000 stall. I hear a 6000 converter is actually real streetable lol.
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lol exactly what I was thinking, goes well with the 6000 stall. I hear a 6000 converter is actually real streetable lol.
if your goal is to rubberize the street lol.

I would love to see some 215/60's get murdered with that
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Thanks Trevor, that is damn impressive! IIRC, the runners on those cylinder heads are like 260cc lol.
My heads are 257cc runners, but this year i'm opening them up to 305cc, for more head flow.
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Originally posted by Orr89RocZ
15 to one compression and heads that flow to .800 lift... and he gives that thing a 5 for street manners... LOL
Sorry, i didn't see that, but i did drive the car one time to a local cruise night and its not easy, some of my friends were waiting for me there and they heard me coming over a small mountian side .
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as fast as i can get a 23* heads SBC to go - somewhere in the 8's. one day it will happen. maybe this year.
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JRS - besides your car, what's the fastest stock style suspension 23* NA sbc third gen? Or even with 18* heads?

What other setups are you shooting to beat?
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Well, an 18* head flows more than mine, like 370's to 400's, so that would be hard to compare a 23* head, but there are 23* heads out that i know that flow in the 380's or more, just that spending $10,000.00 to run with the best is alot of money, plus getting your car to handle over 850hp's is hard to do now, i tryed some time back, getting on every f-body site and posting who had the fastest 23* headed car people don't talk or tell you the truth, but at 9.23 @ 148, there's faster cars out there trust me. i'm just looking to be the fastest 23*,stock susp., car in the country. thanks. JR.
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Well, an 18* head flows more than mine, like 370's to 400's, so that would be hard to compare a 23* head, but there are 23* heads out that i know that flow in the 380's or more, just that spending $10,000.00 to run with the best is alot of money, plus getting your car to handle over 850hp's is hard to do now, i tryed some time back, getting on every f-body site and posting who had the fastest 23* headed car people don't talk or tell you the truth, but at 9.23 @ 148, there's faster cars out there trust me. i'm just looking to be the fastest 23*,stock susp., car in the country. thanks. JR

Thats an awesome setup u have to go low 9`s NA. I cant wait to get my car to the strip hopefully this year ,im going to be running a 18* setup.

My heads are 257cc runners, but this year i'm opening them up to 305cc, for more head flow.
your 440 CI should handle that just fine.
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What kind of car are you running,what size motor are you going with the 18* heads. want a good set of 23* heads look on (www.ronsportingservice.com)look under heads, AllPro, 382 @.800int., 261 @.800ext. thats a head. let me know, i love hearing about all motor SBC. thanks. JR.
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Originally posted by jrsfast84
What kind of car are you running,what size motor are you going with the 18* heads. want a good set of 23* heads look on (www.ronsportingservice.com)look under heads, AllPro, 382 @.800int., 261 @.800ext. thats a head. let me know, i love hearing about all motor SBC. thanks. JR.


my car is a 89 GTA. The motor is a 426 CI SBC. Check out my topend parts at

18 degree setup

Im going NA also.My heads have been heavily ported.At the moment im having them flowed.There is only a few that i know of on this board that into the max NA effort ,the rest are into turbos(seems like it).
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i'll give a secret, if you lightly buff out all the CNC marks in the chambers,int. runners,ext. you could pick up as much as 1* to 1-1/2*, thats 10hp. let me know how you made out with flow #'s. JR.
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You don't want to smooth out the intake runners. It kills the wet flow.
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

Where do you get headers to fit 18* heads in a thirdgen, or spreadport headers to fit our cars for that matter? I guess you could use the spread port adapter plates, but then the headers wouldn't fit in our engine bay anyways....
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

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Where do you get headers to fit 18* heads in a thirdgen, or spreadport headers to fit our cars for that matter? I guess you could use the spread port adapter plates, but then the headers wouldn't fit in our engine bay anyways....
Stahl headers makes spread port headers that will fit our cars.

or u could try Lemon headers.
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

Spend the $$$ and have a set made. If you've got an engine of that caliber, chances are that a set of off-the-shelf headers aren't going to do the trick for you.
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

I know of two faster with stock type suspension and a SBC, but it's a twin turbo car, all these guys with huge lifts and big compression are great for class cars, but for the easiest on the wallet I know of 2 faster than the ET posted, not sure what their mph is though. None of them say much other than I know for sure it's a torque arm setup in the rear and twin turbo SBC with 23' heads.
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

Just checked out Stahl and Lemon's prices. You gotta be pretty serious to drop $1200-$1800 just on headers. I tried getting a quick total with some spread port or 18* heads, forged internals, headers, etc, but my calculator ran out of digits....
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

Originally Posted by iceman02
Just checked out Stahl and Lemon's prices. You gotta be pretty serious to drop $1200-$1800 just on headers. I tried getting a quick total with some spread port or 18* heads, forged internals, headers, etc, but my calculator ran out of digits....

it cost to have bbc power in a sbc package. Horsepower cost money.
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

theres cars running in the 8's with stock style sus and 23* heads, usually turbo cars though. my car is stock sus, but im gonna be running 18* heads. no clue what it will run. anticipating low 9's, maybe a high 8 if it hooks.
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Re: How fast can a 3rd gen go with a stock style suspension and a 23* NA sbc?

i fit the bill!!!! 8.91@151 stock suspension 23deg heads(afr195s ported) on a
.028jet.....been faster but thats a secret!!!LOL
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