I'm pretty bored and am just curious on what everyone thinks my car will run when it is all finished. I am really hoping for low 12's. The car is a 1985 camaro t-top with no air conditioning and no back seats. I am in the process of the build and have came a long way but money is tight so it is going to be a while before EVERYTHING is finished. But here is a list of everything it is going to have.

ENGINE:

-355 4 bolt 10.0:1 Compression

-Lunati Voodoo Hydraulic Flat Tappet 276/284 duration .501/.525 lift 2200-6400

-1.5 full roller rockers

-Weiand X-CELerator single plane intake manifold 2000-6500

-190cc 64cc Pro Comp heads (from skipwhite performance) with 2.02/1.6 PBM valves and .550 lift springs

-Holley 750cfm (not double pumper)

-3 core radiator with dual electric fans

TRANSMISSION

-700R4 Built to handle 500+ horsepower

-2200 stall (transmission builder says that it will work fine with my cam)

-Stage 2 shift kit

-B&M Mega Shifter with reverse lockout and neutral safety switch

REAR END

-7.625 10 bolt

-3.73 Yukon gears

-Yukon Dura Grip Positraction

-Yukon 28 Spline Axles

SUSPENSION

-KYB gas struts

-KYB gas shocks

-Polyurethane Front/Rear Sway bar bushings and end links

TIRES/WHEELS

-Weld Pro Stars 15-8/6

-215/60R15 BF Goodrich Radial T/A

-275/60R15 Hoosier Drag Radials

EXHAUST

-Hooker Competition Shorty Headers 1 5/8inch

-Dual 3" pipes into a 3" X pipe into the mufflers then dumped before the back tires

-Dynomax Glasspack Bullet Mufflers

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Not a bad combo at all.

One of my buddies has a very similar 355 in his 1970 Nova, but with old-school "double hump" heads. Same exact cam you have, RPM Air Gap, 700 Holley DP, 3.73's, and a 3000 stall. The car runs and sounds great, makes for a fun weekend toy.


On crappy street tires with a 60' best measured with a calendar he still managed an 8.50 1/8th at 85mph. Going on my completely unscientific butt-dyno analysis I think with a set of real tires it'd run 7.8-7.9 in the 1/8th, which converts to a ~12.35 1/4 IIRC.

Yeah I'm building the car for to be fun weekend car but am curious what everyone will think it will run. Thanks for your input that's really awesome. I wish I had a nova haha

Anyone else got an opinion?

my guess is right around 13s, high 12s maybe... sorry there just isnt really anything special in that engine...

Oh ok. What would you suggest to get it in the low 12's?

spray... or be willing to spend more money