bigger , better , faster more power to him

 

Dan~ I think you should figure out exactly what combo you want (ie: engine size, power outputs, driveability) and then contact Don. It will make it that much easier for him to work on it with you

 

I'm not in any hurry to get the work done. I do want to know what my/your/our plan is. lol. I've got $40 bucks, what will that get me?

 

40 bucks? Just enough race gas to make you feel safe, up the boost and blow your stock engine.

 

lol, there ya go.

 

if you dont brake something then you are not trying hard enough

 

I'm no mechanic and certainly no engine builder. This is why I am asking for advice. I don't know enough to just say, "this is what I want". I have no friggin idea. All I know is, I don't want to spend a god awful amount of money. I started off just wanting a cam, but now i'm thinking it's not that simple.

 

What everybody with alot of money in their car said at first hahaha. Well at least you know where your headed

 

Dan~ You must have a idea of what you want. When I went to do my build up I told Don that I wanted to keep it a 4.8l. Do you want to go bigger??? Stay the same?? How fast do you want to go??? First you are talking about building a 400+ cube engine and now you are talking about a cam swap. Damb you change your mind more than a woman

 

changing from a 364 to a 402/408 is just a matter of changing the crank shaft and pistons correct? I'm going to Dez on monday to be schooled. lol. I would like to spend $5000 or less. I want to have a sick *** daily driver that runs low/mid 12's. I don't want to hear everyone tell me it's gonna blow up anymore, lol. Obviously i'd like 1000rwhp, who wouldn't. but most of us can't afford that. I know I need a cam, that's a given. i am pretty sure i need to go with 60lb injectors, I am told i need stronger rod bolts?, I am also told I should go with dished pistons. That being said, I am also told that while i'm at it I might as well go with a 4" crank. ahhhh, i guess i'll get it all straightened out Monday.

Christ, I'm a pharmacist, what do i need all this power for?

 

Alright. well good lick on Monday and make sure you listen to Professon Dez and Dr. Don. Just dont let the Hulk Hogan looking guy mess up your ideas. He is always talking about tailgate mounted intercoolers and what not

 

hahaha, who's that? I was just gonna say in my last post that i should dump my money into a steroid cycle instead. j/k

 

i was just doing some last minute stuff to the truck before going to the dyno tomorrow and noticed my ac belt was hanging on the crank pulley. hmmm, wonder how long it's been like that for. Probably since the day i spun the friggin crank. I think i blew a seal or something in my water pump too.

 

Just make sure the truck is 100% before coming down or it will be a waste of your $$ and time.

 

word!! lol, that's why i didn't make it down the other times. the truck is never 100%. I'm always finding **** wrong with it. Seems good today though. See ya in a few hours.

 

The results are in. 416.5rwhp and 478.5tq on 15ish lbs boost.

on 11lbs boost it made 401/453

 

not bad. How does it run now???

 

runs exactly the same. The tune was fine. we left it almost exactly the same.

 

So r u happy with the numbers or not???

 

nope. I expected to be mid 400's. oh well. Now i need to think about a new engine i guess. 408 maybe. we'll see. I hope to be running high 11's to low 12's by next fall. I also hope to not be living in a van down by the river.