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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 09:12 PM
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From: Avondale, AZ, used to be seattle, washington
Car: 1978 Chevrolet C10
Engine: 350
Transmission: Turbo 350
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ok i am running a 2bolt main 350, bored .30 over the cam specks are 224* duration intake/exhaust and lift is 165*, ported/polished heads, edelbrock preformer intake and edelbrock 600cfm carb. and running 4 degrees after on timing.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 09:13 PM
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165 degrees of lift? neat. You may want to put the exact type of cam and heads you have and the exhaust.
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 10:20 PM
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Car: 1986 Sport Coupé
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I assume you mean .465 inch of lift.

Anywho, somewhere around 330 to 350 hp. That is assuming you have headers and a decent exhaust.
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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 02:19 AM
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From: Avondale, AZ, used to be seattle, washington
Car: 1978 Chevrolet C10
Engine: 350
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i am putting on flowmaster exhaust, 3 inch, and some 1 and 5/8th's inch headers, i dont know the brand, the cam is a summit cam, and the heads are the stock 350's

those HP numbers, are those at the wheel or crank, because i was told by my friend and guy who built it that it should be making 400 at the crank. and i belive him, ive seen his door slammer he built for drag racing.
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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 03:23 AM
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HP at the flywheel.

I don't think that combo will push 400 hp.
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Old Sep 9, 2002 | 05:54 PM
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then what numbers do you think at the wheels
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Old Sep 9, 2002 | 06:01 PM
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Originally posted by Squeeks83
then what numbers do you think at the wheels
Knock 30 hp or so off the DD2000 numbers to get net hp, i.e., flywheel hp accounting for the losses due to the water pump, alternator, etc.

Then subtract 20% from what remains for automatic transmission parasitic loss, or 15% for manual trannies.

So if you are making 350 hp, you will make around 320 net. Then subtract 20% of 330 and you = about 260 hp at the rear wheels.

In a thirdgen that would probably put you into the high-13s.
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