i am looking for tips and advive for my build. the plan right now is run 215/60/15 tires. 4.30 or 4.11 gears. stock rearend. probebly buy some traction bars to eliminate the torque arm. posi. have a stronger driveshaft made. sub frame connectors. th350 with a 2500 stall. ok now the motor. 350 bored .030 over, centerline bored. decked to 0 height. internaly balanced. stock crank with 6 inch rods. forged flat top pistons with moly rings filed and fitted. high volume oil pump. comp 280x cam with hydralic lifters. stronger push rods. edelbrock e street 5089 heads. roller tip rocker arms 1:6 ratio. edelbrock performer intake and performer 650 carb with an open 1 inch carb spacer. all msd ignision. how does this build sound and what hp do you think im looking at. steet strip car. more strip.

 

Let me know how that traction bar idea works out

 

they are on classic industries. a guy suggested them to me. http://www.classicindustries.com/cam...s/lw21700.html

 

think the comment was that traction bars cant be used to eliminate the torque arm

 

yeah i kinda got that. just what a guy told me. why im on this website, looking for tips and advice. bs flag was at half mass. just what i was told and open for suggestions

 

There's no reason to eliminate the torque arm. It's a very good design, and provided you have an aftermarket one - you'll be more than ready to plant power to the ground.

2500 is low for a strip car with a SBC and will leave you disappointed. I'd suggest no less than a 3000 if you're trying to make good numbers. The better converter you get (more $), the more they feel like stock and have better driving characteristics while offering more power without as much parasitic loss. I wouldn't even think about a converter until you get a large transmission cooler, or you'll find that a new transmission is something you'll be buying very soon.

Those heads are decent, but there are better out there for the dollar spent. If you're going to bother getting roller tip rockers, you should definitely spend the money on a good set of full fulcrum roller rockers.

High volume oil pump isn't needed.

I typically don't like shelf cams, and if you're buying a new roller cam it's pretty dumb if you go that route since a custom grind is exactly the same price. Call someone who knows their way around camshaft profiles and not some random cam salesman.. Mike Jones, Bullet Racing Cams, Chris Straub, etc...

If you decide to buy a carb, then I'd get mechanical secondaries for responsiveness. I'd also argue getting a 750 carb depending on how much power you're wanting to push.

Also going to need to address your fuel demand issue.. new fuel pump + regulator is in order.




The rest is up to you to do research, phone calls, etc. Slapped together parts = slapped together performance.

 

thanks alot. plan on running an aluminum radiator and a new tranny cooler but nothing too big. building a th350 to take 500 hp and tqu. stock rockers dont bother me but did some research and was told they can free up some horses and lengthen the life of valve guides. stock oil pump doesnt bother me i guess, i have seen them do 90 psi all day no troubles. read that stock torque arms are weak and can crack tranny housing. after market ones arent that cheap and then i would get a diferent cross member.

 

anyone have a rouph et for me in a quarter mile? rouph hp looking to have?