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Old 09-04-2012, 01:33 AM
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I currently have a set of AFR 230 heads on my 347 LS1. They are 64cc chambers and currently are setup for a solid roller cam. The cam is a 248/254 .673/.673 w/ 113+3 LSA. The heads have PAC 1207 springs, Yella Terra 1.7 adjustable rockers, Comp solid lifters, and Manton pusrods. Will these head and cam setup work on a 4.03 bored by 4" stroke 408 motor? I currently spray about 400 to 450 of nitrous in the 347 and am looking to bump up to about 500 to 700 in the 408. Will this work? Thank you.
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That's a lot of ******* sauce...

The 64cc chambers is going to drive your compression thru the roof on the 408. With that much nitrous, I would look into getting a head with a larger chamber, and a cam that has more overlap to bleed off some cylinder pressure to avoid using a dished piston.

Now, take that for what it is worth as I'm not that experienced with that much nitrous, but I believe a piston with less of a dish Is better to keep the flame front moving better.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
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Also, link this thread up with one in the nitrous section. With that big of a hit, I'd guess the nitrous will be the deciding factor in your heads and cam combo.
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Holy poo. That's a staggering amount of giggle juice.
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I contacted Diamond and they spec'ed me out a custom set of nitrous pistons that will be 0cc flat tops. With a .040 head gasket the compression will be around 12.5:1 and that is perfect. I just am not sure if the heads will be providing enough CFM. I use a Vic Jr that is port matched to the heads and a single plane throttle body. This motor is going in a drag only car, I am not worried about streetability. I will be using C16 fuel so I like the higher compression. I already talked to Tony Mamo and he said the heads will work on the 408. I am thinking about going bigger with the cam tho.



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