Well, thats it. What can I do to my currently stock motor for about $1,500 (assuming I dont buy wheels with it) to get the most out of it.
Keep in mind that I will already have done pullies, afpr, and the free mods.

And I do not want nitrous.

What are my options?

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Tim Currie

1988 Iroc-Z
-350
-T-Tops
-'Free' Mods

The Score 12/1 and 1 Tie
14.76 @ 91 mph (you figure it out?)
AIM TCurrie1
ICQ 67616089
"Steer with the rear wheels"

 

cam, roller rockers, exhasut, better rear gears, stall converter, chip, theres many things you can do, with the 1500 i would get some 3.55 or 3.73 gears, a better cam, roller rockers and and a 2,500 stall, that would wake that car up VERY nicely

or get some gears, world heads, and a nice exhaust and that also will make a NICE improvement in power.

 

Ok, but assume all of these have already been done:

-full exhaust
-gears
-t56
-pully's
-afpr


Now what could I do to make some power?

My roomate was talking about a holly systemax setup, what about something like that?

 

Heads, cam, intake, rocker arms. Do some research on the boards to find out what has worked for other people.

 

$1500.00 Will get you at least 400 HP
if you know what your getting.

#1. Engine work cook and clean block and heads $450.00 "reuse crank"
"double springs on the heads"

#2.New cam $350.00 "comp"

#3.Engine rebuild kit $350.00 depending on
what you get with it.

figure extra with a new timing setup and
distributor.

Some stuff you can reuse depending on the wear.

 

I would do some intake work and buy new heads.

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"Putting any amount of money into a RICE BURNER is like wiping your a$$ with a turd. "
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

$1500? You could always buy half a supercharger
Seriously, from what I have learned about SBC's I would get the heads and intakes ported before anything else. Then if youve got some money left id get a decent cam.

Then when youve got some more money, get a supercharger!

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Smeg
89 GTA 5.7 TPI

[This message has been edited by Smeg (edited November 05, 2001).]

 

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Ok guys....
How the hell should I pick out heads and a cam (especially when I personally dont know what works and what doesnt!)???

Everyone says something different!

I've never done this before, so what I'd love is a "recipe" for success. I need to trust someone to pick out parts for me.

"Traxxion" over on thirdgen.org seems to have a killer setup. Running 12.20's with s STOCK bottom end. He's got heads (afr's), cam, mini-ram, and the other bolt-ons and tuning to make the setup work.

I'd love to copy his setup minus the mini-ram and add it a few months down the line

 

Anyone?

I am thinking the best thing for me to do is follow what other people have done...?
You know, copy the fast people.