Lets leave the money situation out of this. Im not rich or anything like that I just have alot of time and time is money. So if you had the time and money would you build a 350 or 400???żżż


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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400sb.

 

If ya got deep pockets I'd build the biggest smallblock with the best heads, rods and crank going. Check out the Bill Mitchell engine shop strokers and others.

 

There's no replacement for displacement.

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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

 

i would go with the 400 becasue you can be more original + you cant argue with There's no replacement for displacement

 

if you got time, 400 is the way to go.. the issue w/400 is the details you need to go through to make sure everything is right. Not really financial.

 

man im not rich and i'm building a 400

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Gold 85 Camaro with no motor, pulled the 2.8 to make way for a 350 wich was pulled this summer because a 406 will replace it. The 406 sports a stock bottom end with ARP bolt holding it togeter, flat top hyper pistons. Comp 282 solid cam(.528 lift with 1.6 rockers) Savin up for my Sportsmen 2 heads right now. still Have the perf RPM and 650 DP i used on the 350. Headers and 3inch exhust. Shooten for mid to low 12s next summer

 

why not a 416(I think that was the world casting)

 

What's the biggest displacement that will fit into a Thirdgen? Will a big block 455 fit?

 

If you were rich you wouldn't even think about using a SBC and if you did you wouldn't be making soming small like a 400. More likle a 434.

Biggest engine that can be dropped into a thirdgen "easily" is a short deck 540" merlin engine. Going to a tall deck BBC will require a few modifications such as no heater assembly or wiper motor but you can go to a 622" engine.

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Best MPH on a time slip: 119.42 altitude corrected to 124.86
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Best 60 foot: 1.586

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434* with a set of sprint car heads and then add a fogger

you'd make about 820hp ON MOTOR

and about 1100-1150 on the juice

 

Stephen beat me to it with the 540, but if you want to stay smallblock, Bill Mitchell has a 427 small block that is pretty cool.

 

I have 5 engine stands loaded 327,350,283.400 and a 302 clevor now I know why I'm not rich

 

not a 350 or a 400, but a combination-377. The 400 block with the 350 crank-forged, preferably an aluminum block with a solid roller cam(around 550 lift), the best heads you can buy ported beyond belief, at least 10.5:1 compression, aluminum rods, perfectly balanced forged pistons as loght as they come, electric waterpump, superram, or other expensive efficient fuel injection, with at least one turbo, full length headers true duals.... ... i could go on and on.

 

If I was a rich snob.

I'd buy a 2002 396 30TH anniversary

 

If I was a rich snob I'd buy a BMW M3. But I'm not a snob, so if I was rich I'd buy a new Firebird or Camaro... then again it depends how rich I am. But since I'm not a snob and not rich, I keep looking for a 3rd gen Camaro. Go with whatever engine makes you happy.

 

If I was rich I'd build an all alluminum bigblock with two more cylinders grafted on. Theres no replacement for displacement.

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Somebody already beat u to it

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On second thought, don't go there. you get a lot of frikin popup windows.

[This message has been edited by jcb999 (edited November 08, 2001).]

 

Sorry for sounding stupid but what car are you referring to.



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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

 

Oh yeah, you can do that? Like a 10 cylinder big block? That would rock so Fuc*ing hard.

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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400sb or 350.

 

If I had the money I would drop a supercharged 327 in and blast the crap out of 99% of the BBC's!
SSC

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85 Camaro, 355/400 "drag car" in moth ***** 13.1@ 101mph on its last season run.
Plans: Possibly add N20 for next season.
82 Firbird, getting a beef injection 355/700r4 3:42 powertrax system.

 

If I was a rich snob, I wouldn't be talking to you...LOL

If I were a rich snob I would want to build a fast "sleeper", we're talking something that could compete with the exotic sports cars......Zero to 60 in around 4 seconds, handling that is out of this world, top end speed over 200 mph......

In Chevy Rumble they featured a supercharged small block 427....something along those lines. But instead of the super chicken version, rather a twin turbo...set up properly!!!

Oh, and of course the 6 speed, suspension mods out the wazoo, and a hefty, very heft rear end.


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[This message has been edited by gruveb (edited November 09, 2001).]

 

I'm not a rich snob, but I put my money where my mouth is. I went for a 400.

What's "rich" got to do with it? If you have to buy a core anyway, a 400 doesn't really cost any more to rebuild than a 305... a few technical hurdles to overcome but nothing that a brainless moron (like me) can't handle.

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