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Old 04-23-2018 | 11:20 PM
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Since we like to guess power output. What do you guys think

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Holley 950HP
Edelbrock Super Victor
NASCAR CNC Port 799
11 to 1 Comp
238/242 .635-620 110+3
1 7/8 headers
Turbo 400 trans
Circle D 3800 convertor
3.90 gears
RWHP AND FWHP
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440 rwhp
565 fwhp
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440 rwhp
565 fwhp
We make 450 with pump gas and air conditioning with the LS1
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We make 450 with pump gas and air conditioning with the LS1
Through a turbo 400 trans?
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4l60 trans
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Looking to be north of 500 RWHP.
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Originally Posted by dmracing
Since we like to guess power output. What do you guys think

Turbo 400 trans
Circle D 3800 convertor
3.90 gears

RWHP AND FWHP
This is why I lowered the HP estimates.

At 500 RWHP and an estimated 24% drivetrain loss, that would put your flywheel HP at 657 which equates to 1.8 HP/ci.

I think that's a pretty lofty number for those heads, cam and cubes.

More power to you if you get there. But, I'd like to see some ET/mph once it's done.
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These heads made 637 hp on pump gas on a ls2 with a smaller cam and carb
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Less cam or more compression.......

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Same compression. Less cam
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Same compression. Less cam
That would work, too.

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I will say 475 RWHP.
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