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Old May 4, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Need 400hp from my 350

Hey guys what are or is the best combo of parts to get 400hp? It need to be street friendly to this my daily driver. Please help.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

Does it need to be emissions legal? Are you willing to change your axle ratio if necessary? If not, what gearing do you have?
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

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Does it need to be emissions legal? Are you willing to change your axle ratio if necessary? If not, what gearing do you have?
Yes, and maybe. I have stock 3.08 in but might go to 3.55
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

To do it, you're going to need AFR 180 cc heads, with 65cc chambers, flat top pistons, headers, 3" cat-back, Edelbrock intake manifold Extrude-Honed, and a COMP custom 3314/3314-112 cam. With an automatic, a 3.42:1 gear will do, but if you're starting from a TBI 305 / 5-speed car, that T5 has a 0.63:1 fifth, so go 3.73:1.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

what size of carb. would I need?
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

To be legal, you must keep your stock carb or EFI. If yours was built with a computer-controlled Q-Jet, it will support 400 HP.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

are emissions test in your area visual and sniffer, or just sniffer? if it's visual you must make sure that your heads including intake has an egr port and the heads have a heat crossover IIRC...
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Old May 4, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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Visual? I called they check for the factory emision equipment.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

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Visual? I called they check for the factory emision equipment.

that's visual ...
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Old May 4, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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Re: Need 400hp from my 350

Does anyone have a 400hp car?
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