Small Block & Big Block Chevy Specific Mouse & Rat Motor Discussion & Conversions

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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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i guess it would be a 383 then, i have no experience building and tuning 400 might need to ask my friends on this one.

but i was looking at the eagle kit to do a 383 or a 406, and its the same price. so why not do the 406, yes it will cost more for the block which i do not have but just looking for the more bang for your buck on this one.

i know it will not take much more motor to get the car really moving. and to be cheap i plan on running my intake and heads at first and then up grade later.
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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"REALLY MOVING".....you are moving with those numbers
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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yeah no ****. Looks like Im gonna have to get some weight out my car somewhere. If I can just spray to sub 6.50, that would be awesome.....in the '85 that is.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Yea, mee too! i only wish my 89 would do that, i gotta get this 400 small block together!
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ZONES89RS
"REALLY MOVING".....you are moving with those numbers
yeah she runs good for what it is, in the video in the link the that was the first pass on the 250 shot, which you can tell i didn't get the plugs cleaned off in the first pass. but if you see the video at night the plugs were clean then. lol the car has never came up that high before. i had to get out of it and right back into it, and it still went a 6.19 @ 112mph just i need some more seat time to get use to looking at the sky. needless to say i drove it out there and home.

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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by moge11
yeah no ****. Looks like Im gonna have to get some weight out my car somewhere. If I can just spray to sub 6.50, that would be awesome.....in the '85 that is.
well its not safe but you could swiss cheese the frame seats and what ever else you can.
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