BBC and turbos
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I guess it is just semantics but the use of words "seem" and "appear" seem to add a level of ambiguity that I do not understand. High torque @ a high rpm does not make the hp "seem" high, it is high. Sorry if I seem to be nit picking. Maybe it is because I haven't had my first cup of coffee yet. Off now to take care of that
This talk about big blocks is making me re-think about my plans for my transam. Max effort ls1, or cammed with a procharger and still making peanuts compared to a decent BBC. Not that I'd hack my car up, maybe buy something different. Or put a stroked BBC in the family vehicle 68 Suburban instead of the mild 396 it came with and has. Already has a Th400 and 12 bolt...... hmmm..... was planning on keeping it all original style buuuuut.....
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We've already made north of 2000 on a modified stock casting (ERL Superdeck)
There's been several people that have done it already.
You can build anything you want if you have enough money and resources. There's reasons that certain combos flourish in power and reliability in big power applications
We're going to prove that you can make north of that on an LS
We've already made north of 2000 on a modified stock casting (ERL Superdeck)
There's been several people that have done it already.
You can build anything you want if you have enough money and resources. There's reasons that certain combos flourish in power and reliability in big power applications
We've already made north of 2000 on a modified stock casting (ERL Superdeck)
There's been several people that have done it already.
You can build anything you want if you have enough money and resources. There's reasons that certain combos flourish in power and reliability in big power applications
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I know how much power it takes to run that fast. There's no ODR stuff around besides duck's race, there's outlaw limited street stuff that's a pretty open book, and every sorts of power adder has won it (locally). BBTT, SBT, BBNOS.. You have to get down the track. It's not always the big power cars that win and the ability to turn the car down enough to get down a subpar surface goes a long way.
In classes like LDR, you can't use a 481x/hemi combo without a minimum of 100 lb penalty, and are tire limited at that point also.
In classes like LDR, you can't use a 481x/hemi combo without a minimum of 100 lb penalty, and are tire limited at that point also.
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I know how much power it takes to run that fast. There's no ODR stuff around besides duck's race, there's outlaw limited street stuff that's a pretty open book, and every sorts of power adder has won it (locally). BBTT, SBT, BBNOS.. You have to get down the track. It's not always the big power cars that win and the ability to turn the car down enough to get down a subpar surface goes a long way.
In classes like LDR, you can't use a 481x/hemi combo without a minimum of 100 lb penalty, and are tire limited at that point also.
In classes like LDR, you can't use a 481x/hemi combo without a minimum of 100 lb penalty, and are tire limited at that point also.
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From: South Lyon, Michigan
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