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Obviously, your budget is the limiting factor. To run alky, you really want plenty of compression. My experience with plenty of healthy small...
Depends on Cam and converter/T brake. But I guess potential for a 10.something at 120 ish.
Thanks for the advice guys. I am still a little on the fence. Still a little on the gold side, as I just cant picture orange looking 'right' in...
I was initially going to go with the same candy flake that is on the firewall. But I figure the candy will turn pink and yuk fairly quick, given...
Hey Guys, I just cant decide what colour to paint my engine. The car is a highboy (lowboy) 34 pickup, chopped 4", channelled 5 inches on a...
December 13 1995. Calder Park Raceway, Victoria Australia. 6:13pm Graeme Cowin ran a 4.895 at 297mph, the first sub 5 second pass in Australia....
34 PU, in the build. Nostalgia style hiboy, satin 6/71 blown 327, glide, hairpins, satin black and candy red flake, rollin on bias wide whites and...
Sweet. Thanks Guys.
I have just finished rebuilding my first 6/71 Blower and I am ready to fill it with oil. The problem I have is, what kind of oil should I fill...
Could kinda put the GFC in perspective doesnt it........
Sweet, well this all sounds fairly cool. I think I can make this work, have my Holley simplicity and tune-ability, yet still look reasonably...
I dont have much experience with AFB's. I suppose though, I can easily image how a pair like that could have been used in a blown application....
Good start. Thanks.
When did holley 4 barrel carbs become 'The carb to use?'. When were they cost effective in speed shops? I guess they started to appear on...
Thanks guys. Exactly what I was looking for. Cheers
Hey guys, Quick question for those in the know, or those with a 32 chassis and a vernier handy. What diameter are the front and rear...
Thats what I like to hear! Love to hear storyies of, 'we threw some parts together... ...and it worked!....... WELL!' Can you remember what the...
114 degrees seperation will give higher cylinder pressure (and boost pressure) then an equivalent 112 degree can, as there is less overlap between...
Top work for newbies. Its lookin awesome. Is that a Chassis Engineering centre crossmember? Cheers
Found myself some dish top forgies "AT LAST", so the 327 is go. Crank is being dual keywayed and tapped for a crank bolt to match the romac...
Awesome guys, its good to get some positive feedback.
WoW!!!!! Heaps of passionate responses. Wasnt quite ready for that. Couple of small clarifications..... 5 - 8 psi (peak) is what i would...
OK, so if i dont turn the blower as hard and only run say 5psi, and i can lose half a point of comp somewhere, maybe with a thicker head...
Hi Guys, I am building my first superchaged engine. Its a vintage style 327, 0.030, 461 fuelly heads with a mild port 1.94 and 1.60 valves,...
Dude, your pickup looks truely kickass! I am currently building a 34 along similar lines. Any chance I could ask a massive favour and ask for...
WOW....... Didnt think that many people would be interested. Pretty keen to keep my fuelly's, they are period and in really good nick. Cam is...
My compression calculator says with a -4cc piston, 0.100" down the hole, 8.0:1, so with a small lump, 8.2:1 could work out not too bad for comp....
Trying to find a suitable set of pistons for my little 327 combo. 63 vintage 327 block, current virgin bore, most likely to be bored to 0.030"....
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