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Old 02-07-2001, 08:34 PM
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430HP ZZ motor ...?

I heard that these are made by sticking a hot cam in a 380hp fastburn motor? Has anyone here done it? are they good enough for the street, driveability and vacuum wise ??
Old 02-07-2001, 09:53 PM
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That's a good question. I know the LT4 hot cam is suposed to do wonders for total hp but I don't know about the vacuum or streetability. I know you'd need a much higher stall converter.

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I have a zz430 clone by swaping in the hot cam. Salle chevrolet did it for me a couple of months ago. While they were at it I had them swap on a edelbrock water pump. The pump that comes with the fastburn isnt a reverse rotation. I dont have it in the car yet because I am still waiting on headers that fit the d shaped exaust ports of the fastburn heads. I have emailed a few guys because i didnt want to get to radical of a cam by adding the Hot cam. Everbody I emailed said the motor was an ulimate sleeper and had no trouble with the idle.
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what would a 383 do with the hot cam?. everything would be the same as the zz430 but the stroke of a 400.
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That's a good question, as I can remember Jeff from Scoggin D. said that the 383 was available with a stronger bottom end too so that may be something to think about..
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Go check out www.sallee-chevrolet.com They took a HT383 truck motor and did the "ZZ430" thing to it. I think the are calling it a ZZ450?? Anyway go check it out.

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It should idle and drive great w/ the HOT cam I would think. I mean, the duration is what, 218/228 @ .050. I'm running a 218/224 cam and it is very easily streetable, not even remotely on the edge or anything...

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Don't you need to swap in 1.6 rockers as well as the HOT cam in order for the Fast Burn 385 to be a clone of the ZZ430?

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Yes, I believe they are part of the HOT cam kit.

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