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Old May 15, 2019 | 08:52 AM
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Haven't played in a number of years and am slowly starting to remember everything... Wife wants to build her first car out that just sits (Gen4 trans am) so I figured I would spec a build and get moving on everything.

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Dragonslayer Crank
CP pistons (-2cc flat top)
Compstar 6.125 H beams
1/2 head studs
Trickflow 255's (69cc chamber/255 intake)
Ls3 intake
E85

Jakes 4l80
Dana S60 rear
etc.

My question here in figuring out cam/turbo/efficiency is whether or not I can get above 1krwhp on a T4 based turbo and control back pressure/use in its efficiency range (trying to keep A/C)

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I'm sure it can be done, but 1k rwhp through a 4l80e and an s60 is going to be tough. 1k crank I think would be a more realistic goal for a t4 setup.

1k crank is still a top 99% streetcar.
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Old May 17, 2019 | 10:51 PM
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should be no sweat for them cubes and those heads with a T4 flanged S480 with a big turbine wheel
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I'm sure it can be done, but 1k rwhp through a 4l80e and an s60 is going to be tough. 1k crank I think would be a more realistic goal for a t4 setup.

1k crank is still a top 99% streetcar.
1k crank equates to approx what wheep hp?
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Id say 15 to 20 percent loss through the drive train. Probably high since its 4l80 and a dana 60 so 800 rwhp. He would have to make 1250 crank to hit 1000 rwhp.
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