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Feb 7, 2011 | 02:15 PM

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AChotrod

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I would also go with splayed or 4bolt caps, actually I am going with splayed caps, and a half fill on mine. If you do get splayed caps get the 10* ones.

Feb 7, 2011 | 02:37 PM

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keep in mind rpm is a big factor in crank/ rod and block strength as well.......rpm can be a killer

Feb 7, 2011 | 04:51 PM

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it may not be making that much power either it was a guess based off other builds

Feb 7, 2011 | 08:23 PM

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FWIW I'm talking flywheel numbers not wheel numbers

Feb 7, 2011 | 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by brngrhd

it may not be making that much power either it was a guess based off other builds

What you will find on these forums is everyone who guesses at power seems to identify the best "similar" setup to theirs and then add like 10% to make a guess at theirs, then a lot of folks keep posting that stuff and someone else does the same thing based off of that guess. Pretty soon bolton cars are making 350rwhp and a mild stroker makes at least 475rwhp.

Seeing as you are able to admit your's is a guess and it might not hit that suggests you have your head on straighter than most, which will go a long ways towards making it all work out.

Feb 8, 2011 | 05:42 PM

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another thing i don't like about talking numbers is WHP and CHP getting mixed in the same conversation. My last build was a BBC that had small cam low compression and made 580hp at the crank put it in the car and it made 409 on a dyno jet changed carb and intake went to a mustang dyno and made 370 LOL this was all through a 3500 PTC converter throught TH400 and a nine inch. my buddy has a cobra that made 460WHP and i'd walk him from a dig from a roll no matter how you sliced it.

so the numbers are not really important to me it is more getting what i got to make the best number and stay together. the reason for the 600hp guess is simply that a guess based off a 13:1 383 with good heads and good cam.