Personally once i blow my 350 i will stroke a worthy 400 sbc with a 6 spd combo.

 

I would go with a 400 sbc bored to a 427, forged crank, steel rods. 215 cc aluminun head drilled for a 400 sbc for water holes, Forged aluminum pistons, 11.0:1 with heads, setup to run dual stage nitrous, low rise aluminum intake with 950 holley race car, all able to fit under stock style fibergalss hood,roller cam w/lifters and aluminum rocker arms, aluminum hi flow water pump, all mounted on tubular from k-member, built turbo 400 auto trans, 4500 stall converter, 3.90 ford nine ince rear end and an aluminum drive shaft.

 

ls6/6speed.

or

1.6 DOHC VTEC boosted to high heaven.
mmmm

 

good idea on the first but u might need to be for the secong....im gonna go one step further since its a dream build......LS7 AND T56

 

Don't want all the work involved with a LS and i like it to be somwhat period correct.

i want a LT4 grand Sport motor stroked to 383 with a procharger and a viper T56 with 3.42 rear for gas mileage

 

What's the point of this thread?

 

to make us buy new keyboards b/c i know i'm drooling thinking about some of these setups. and come on.... does everything on this site have to have a point? oh i does.... oh

 

Sonix the point of this thread is to expose me and others to what some of the guys on here think is the best motor tranny combo, as I am currently building up two cars, and looking for two more to restore when the others are done. Currently im looking into stroking the 400, but wanting to see everyone elses ideas jus incase they are better, over the next year and a half i have money to burn before i have to grow up and save for a house. I was gonna buy a house this year, but out of nowhere the average price of houses shot up 90 thousand dollars.( don't believe me? look up saskatoon if you want). so that made it easier to talk the girlfriend of three years to leave me alone about the saving money idea, to build cars and buy toys, but what the hell a guys gotta have his toys b4 his boys hey.

So I personally think a blown and stroked out 400 small block is the way to go what other small block could beat that thing?

 

i second your idea.
ls7/t56 Mmm

nothing wrong with that 1.6 DOHC VTEC

torqueless wonder

ima big camaro fan

but there will always be a place in my heart for my civic.
awwwwwwwwwww

 

wow how do u make a 496 small block? what bore ans stroke, and what aftermarket block? or did u mean 396 small block? in small blocks id rather stay with a 383 dont like ther huge strokes, id rather rev a lil....

 

I am planning on boring and stroking out a 400 for my Trans Am and boring and stroking a 454 bbc to a 496 for my 87 cutlass supreme.

 

400 small block 30 over with the 6 speed for a street car anyway i'm trying to get my car finished now 355 TPI with the 6 speed 323 LSD in the rear end cant figure out what to do for a speedo though some day id like to put a 400 in my iroc with the TPI they say it cant be done but thats what everybody said about the 6 speed

 

o ok i though u said 496 sbc not bbc....

 

i did sorry i got in a habit of typing sbc all the time instead of bbc my bad

 

well pontiac didnt make a 400 sbc so i knew it was a bbc

 

im pretty sure pontiac made a 400 small block

 

holy cow this is a bunch of BS.
Small blocks can't be made abovea 454cid, and that's with an aftermarket block only.
Pontiac, olds, buick never made "big" or "small" blocks. Thats a Chevrolet ONLY thing.

If you want to spend big bucks and get big HP, look on the drag racing board. Those guys have actually BUILT these engines, and don't just drool over buzzwords and buzz-acronyms, and can tell you whats a good idea long term, financially a good idea, etc etc.

 

someones cranky....

 

maybe, but he is right.

i could say a 632 big block with a 14-71 blower, a dash of NAAAWWWWWSSS!! and a powerglide, might be a sweet dreamy motor, but thats it, it will never happen.

 

starting to think some of these guys are inhaling to much of that nawwwss stuff...to bad they add all that sulfer

 

I saw something the other day at a buddy's shop that was cool. A new 400 block from Brodix. 75lbs lighter than a little M and cost about $1400.00. It had three freeze plug holes and has 350 size mains. They came from PBM Performance.

 

Best bang for the buck....406/T56, becuase I have a few. The best most small block streetable power LS7/T56 and still able to smog in So. Cal.

 

yeah well there is a difference here i am actually gonna build two motor combinations for me its not just a hopeless wishlist, i work every hour of the day to be able to have money to do this.

 

540" chevy
two 106mm turbos
th400
2.73 gears.
28" tire

 

Yes, but I don't believe you We've all heard that before on these forums. I could list off member names, but that would just get tiresome.
We all work hard, earn lots, but its funny how it works, when it comes right down to it, very very very few of us actually get around to building these dream engines and driving the cars. There's a whole lot of talk, and not much gets done. So it ends up being a waste of breath. This forum doesn't have a "chat" section for this very purpose....
Once the parts start arriving at your doorstep, then I think there's about a 50% you'll ever have the engine ready to drive in a car. There's still a good chance something falls through and you end up selling the parts before it ever gets built.
So right now, i'm thinking you have about a 1% chance of building a 500+HP engine at this stage
So what's the point ? Besides, would you rather have completely wild guess engine suggestions (read above...) or suggestions from guys who have built it and tried it? Hint - this thread is useless, go read in the drag racing forum!

 

Very good!!!!!

 

Poor Sonix. Someone mustsa let off about 20 gallons of **** in his Cherrios. Really the only person wasting there time is you. Don't me mad at people because you let your projects go. Kudo's to you Dirty Canadian. I wish you all the luck with the 2 cars. And even if you don't do them who gives a %$%# Just think if Louis Chevrolet hadn't have dreamed we wouldn't have these great cars we drive. So Sonix why don't you get off his back.

Trey