brianfromhawaii

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twin screw

stevegrizzle

I would first upgrade the clutch, rear end........ then do h/c with forged pistons and rods.....save you a lot of money and you will have a reliable drivetrain.....


dont forget you have 568 ft lbs of tq @3500 rpms right now........if the clutch isnt done yet that will make the most noticible improvement

hope you love the car!

Maro2106

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Did you ever have any tranny problems? I know every once in awhile it will pop out of 3rd and 4th. Think the tranny can handle a good h/c? I still havent sprayed on a full bottle but getting it filled next week.

Maro2106

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Yea I think I'm gonna go NA and keep the spray and thanks again Steve been having lots of fun with the car. Plan on making my first track run here in a few weeks. What did you launch at at the track like RPM wise?

stevegrizzle

Never had any tranny issues the clutch would slip in 3rd-4th if it was hot already on the spray......if it was cold it would hold ok.

spaz1

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K here is what you do.... you build the 383 motor with small cc heads say 60cc and a thin headgasket. So when you get really board of the 450hp you can swap out the heads to 72 cc and a 051" headgasket and finally go turbo and make some real power.

Maro2106

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Well my deployment got bumped up to April so ill have about 6k to play around with after I pay the car off so can't wait Thanks for all the input guys keep it coming I like hearing every one's ideas

brianfromhawaii

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i had my tranny modified so gears throw a tad farther and they dont pop out

Monte4ever

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Stay safe and hurry back home to build whatever your heart desire.

Zeke34

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+1; Personally, I'd get the motor done first then go from there because once you decide which route you'd like to go with you car, your motor is one less thing you'll have to worry about.

COPO9560

Have you considered a Procharger D1 kit from EPP? Pretty close to your $6K budget - will easily cover your 450 hp.

Maro2106

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Yea I thought about procharger but don't really like the sound of them. Kinda sound like a tea kettle

tatasta

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Best of luck, either way you go!

stevegrizzle

i just dont really see the point with stroking the engine, the stock crank is good too 700-800 hp easy and 450rwhp can easily be had w/o stroking ....... with your budget you would be better off doing h/c forged rods/pistons and then keep the spray.