View Poll Results: Which Lunati Cam For Bolt On Car?
60121
5
55.56%
60122
4
44.44%
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Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Kernersville, NC
Unless you have bottomless pockets, you are best to put together an engine combination with parts that have a proven track record.
I have not dyno'd my combo yet(signature), but I think it is pushing just over 400hp at the flywheel. All my times have been with street tires. I do feel with a little suspension work and slicks, the car will go into the 7's(1/8th mile) easy.
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Raleigh, NC
Old does not mean bad. Chevy's basic pushrod V8 is old, but certainly not a bad engine design.
Unless you have bottomless pockets, you are best to put together an engine combination with parts that have a proven track record.
I have not dyno'd my combo yet(signature), but I think it is pushing just over 400hp at the flywheel. All my times have been with street tires. I do feel with a little suspension work and slicks, the car will go into the 7's(1/8th mile) easy.
Unless you have bottomless pockets, you are best to put together an engine combination with parts that have a proven track record.
I have not dyno'd my combo yet(signature), but I think it is pushing just over 400hp at the flywheel. All my times have been with street tires. I do feel with a little suspension work and slicks, the car will go into the 7's(1/8th mile) easy.
Something in the middle. While there is a lot more to it then numbers @ .050, usually 22x/23x is the sweet spot for stock cube cars.
FWIW if/when I ever finish my motor(on the back burner, haven't touched it in at least a year) it will be someone north of 500rwhp through a stalled auto, and for an idea of what it takes I will have close to $20k in the motor alone - and that is getting some parts used for good deals. Will need an 8k rpm stroker with very good heads and a solid roller cam and valvetrain that won't be very street friendly...not that you'd want to run it on the street much with the big stall and aggressive gearing.
Much better deal to just buy a proven combo like the 450+rwhp 10 second NA LT1 for under $10k on here. You couldn't build just the motor for that much, and its a fully done car with proven record and good parts.
FWIW if/when I ever finish my motor(on the back burner, haven't touched it in at least a year) it will be someone north of 500rwhp through a stalled auto, and for an idea of what it takes I will have close to $20k in the motor alone - and that is getting some parts used for good deals. Will need an 8k rpm stroker with very good heads and a solid roller cam and valvetrain that won't be very street friendly...not that you'd want to run it on the street much with the big stall and aggressive gearing.
Much better deal to just buy a proven combo like the 450+rwhp 10 second NA LT1 for under $10k on here. You couldn't build just the motor for that much, and its a fully done car with proven record and good parts.
400-425rwhp is typical depending on supporting mods and drivetrain. It is a nice proven kit.
The extra 100-150rwhp does not come easy NA, mostly because of our shitty small bore that limits us from using "real" heads. If someone managed to sleeve all 8 bores successfully and pull a 4.1+ bore on a stroker and threw some 400cfm cup takeoffs on it you'd see a 750+hp NA LT1.
Talking about it makes me angry again at Dart for not making the aftermarket block because I would have bought one for sure. Once that project was canceled I kind of lost interest.
The extra 100-150rwhp does not come easy NA, mostly because of our shitty small bore that limits us from using "real" heads. If someone managed to sleeve all 8 bores successfully and pull a 4.1+ bore on a stroker and threw some 400cfm cup takeoffs on it you'd see a 750+hp NA LT1.
Talking about it makes me angry again at Dart for not making the aftermarket block because I would have bought one for sure. Once that project was canceled I kind of lost interest.
Old does not mean bad. Chevy's basic pushrod V8 is old, but certainly not a bad engine design.
Unless you have bottomless pockets, you are best to put together an engine combination with parts that have a proven track record.
I have not dyno'd my combo yet(signature), but I think it is pushing just over 400hp at the flywheel. All my times have been with street tires. I do feel with a little suspension work and slicks, the car will go into the 7's(1/8th mile) easy.
Unless you have bottomless pockets, you are best to put together an engine combination with parts that have a proven track record.
I have not dyno'd my combo yet(signature), but I think it is pushing just over 400hp at the flywheel. All my times have been with street tires. I do feel with a little suspension work and slicks, the car will go into the 7's(1/8th mile) easy.
Depending on how things go in the next few months I might have enough to get my heads ported too. But right now I'm thinking I'll run the 60121.
