79 camaro 454 h/c 700r4 vs exhaust only 99 camaro
#22
People will overglorify anything and everything. Not all BBCs run great. They are setup dependant just like everything else in the world. It's a very mild build, thus, very mild performance. Nobody should be shocked here...
#29
TECH Enthusiast
That combo on that 454 in the Camaro sounds so far off its not even funny..
First there is no "pink" rods for a BBC...that's a small block rod... Next, square port heads are TERRIBLE performers at best.... Unless its a solid flat tappet or roller that you can spin to 7k to make power... those heads don't even START to flow until 5000+...Which more then likely his mild cam is already done by...
That comment about 454s with square port heads and solid flat tappets making 600hp all day/every day is hilarious.....
And I guarantee you that 79 Camaro is heavier then 3400 lbs..... Probably 3600lbs before the driver weight.
Takes a lot of work to make an old tech motor (SBC or BBC) run with any well thought out LS..... (this coming from a BBC guy)