11 second smallblock...how would you build it?
Hey Joe, its the magnum motors, not the cam that im interested in. Im wondering how much power i can make with an LA block with something like the RHS magnum heads and if it will get me to my goals easier than or harder than a traditional LA style head...I have heard magnum's can't be ported to flow very well, dont rev very high, and cant accept high lift cams...of course im not very educated, which is why i ask if any of this is true and the viability of a magnum setup for what im looking for.
I realize alot of et is in the chassis...my tranny has a deep first (3.35) so im hoping that will help off the line performance and lowering my 60's, although my sportsman tires might just make it bad anyways...as far as the guesses go, i hope the people who have told me those numbers are wrong, because if it ran faster id be on cloud nine!8)
anybody else care to share their combos or opinions?
You can make good power with the LA, i personally like the magnums now, plus there easier to find, & there not so questionable when it comes to there age & block issues, are you not wanting to run a roller cam? Forget any older used head, The market is coming out with better & cheaper priced heads that work very well like the RHSs, you want my advice, this is what i would do if i were you at this point.
1st. Find you a good running 93-02 360 magnum. Then you can strip it down to the shortblock (because thats all you really want), if the heads are cracked, junk em, the rest of the stuff like TB & intake/manifolds/plumbing, all the extra crap thats on the engine, try & sell it for what you can, i had to give mine away lol.
Then buy a set of RHS magnum heads, talk to Brian, his prepped heads for 1200.00 or so will be all you ever need i'm sure, i bought mine from Hughes for 875.00, but all they have is there 1110 springs, the guide bosses are limited to .500 lift, but thats ok for me at this point, i'm sure Brians heads are takin care of in this area for larger lifts.
I would then get a nice hyd. roller, RPM intake, & carb no bigger then a 750dp, some headers & good ign., you see how well mine runs, & it runs on "87" octane, no premium here. I'll garuantee i can get a 12.4 out of this car without changing anything.