Here is my current setup...
88 Trans Am with all the creature comforts including A/C and power everything.

88 L98 block, rebuilt stock bottom end
Stock distrib and ignition setup
Have the fiberglass firebird spoiler on it temporarily (my aerowing was eaten from in the inside out yay for GM engineering!)
Alum d/s
3.27 9 bolt rear

Engine Mods

Edelbrock 60859 heads
Edelbrock hiflo TPI base and runners
Accel 24# injectors
SLP TB Airfoil
SLP Cold Air Induction
SLP 1 3/4" headers +y pipe
3" cat into stock 2.75" back to muffler (saving up for a shiny borla system next year)
Smog pump delete
AIR delete (those two above just to clean up clutter and make working easier)
Crane Cams replacement lifters
Comp Cams 1.6 rocker arms for centerbolts
Crane Cams 2032 Powermax camshaft
Comp Cams hardened pushrods 7.195" in length

2600 stall Converter Man torque converter
700R4 with Stage 2 Transgo, bigger 3-4 band, and blue raybestos racing clutches, vette servo and .500" boost valve
Poly bushings all around
Jet Hotchip Stage 2

Now I dont have any custom prom tuning yet (would like to do this when i have the money to get it dyno tuned by someone who knows what they are doing) so it is running on whatever is in the jet chip. Will there be a benefit of getting an AFPR to assist in tuning or is the stock TPI fuel pressure good enough for now?

Will this get me into the 13's or will I need PROM customizing to make it happen? I just dont want to get my hopes up, but dropping almost $9000cdn in parts and work shoulda done something to wake up this tired old beast. And any suggestions for remaining things to do? I know plenum porting is at least one thing left to do!

 

Should be capable of mid 13s without much trouble.

 

I'd say no matter where you live you should be in the 13's, expect some good times and hope that thing hooks.

 

Anyone think this set up could get into the 12's with some tuning?

 

why run a tappet cam and not a hyd. roller?

 

Possibly, too many factors to say, but I would be extremely surprised if it didn't run some good 13's. Too many things would have to go wrong.

By the way yes, get an AFPR you will find some use for it eventually and will make things easier.

 

If he has 7.195" long pushrods, he is using a hydraulic roller cam.

 

Oh ok, i just looked up the cam on cranes site and it said tappet. Nevermind i guess

 

Its a hydraulic roller cam

It also says on their site that its for a 305, not a 350 too but they recommended it for a TPI setup. When I looked at the cam card as well it said for a 350 on there too.

So would the only thing keeping me from breaking into the 12's is tuning+traction?

POWERMAX 2032 (FORMERLY COM HYDRAULIC ROLLER SPECIAL 1987-1989 CHEVROLET V-8 350 CU.IN.

Valve Setting: Intake .000 Exhaust .000 HOT
Lift: Intake @Cam 301 @Valve 452 All Lifts are based
on zero lash and theoretical rocker arm ratios.
Exhaust @ Cam 310 @Valve 465
Rocker Arm Ratio 1.50
Cam Timing: -- @---
Lift: Opens Closes ADV Duration
Intake --- --- 270 °
Exhaust --- --- 276 °
Spring Requirements: Triple Dual Outer Inner
Part Number 96802
Loads Closed 107 LBS @ 1.800 or 1 13/16
Open 276 LBS @ 1.360

Recommended RPM range with matching components
Minimum RPM 1800
Maximum RPM 5800
Valve Float 6400
Cam Timing: TAPPET @.050
Lift: Opens Closes Max Lift Duration
Intake 0.0 BTDC 34.0 ABDC 107 214 °
Exhaust 47.0 BBDC (7.0) BTDC 117 220 °

if anyone was interested in the cam sheet

 

i see 12's easy with that set up. here's mine.
time in sig


slp cold air, bbk twin 52tb, ported and siamesed plenum, as&m semi siamesed runners, tpis bigmouth manifold,
afpr@52psi, walbro in tank pump, stock injectors, heddman long tubes, true duals with h-pipe, electric waterpump, a/c smog delete, p/s delete, accell 300+ ignition, msd billit dizzy
& wires. ssm weld in sfc and liftbars.
stock heads, cam and bottem end

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best run this year 13.310 @102.10 mph
no tuning has been performed just bolted stuff on.