451Cuda
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Awesome heads, great numbers from a basic combo
I wish big block was an easier fit in early A's
Inner fenders are optional.
Awesome heads, great numbers from a basic combo
I wish big block was an easier fit in early A's
So now we are going from a 850cfm 4bbl to a ported dual plane 6bbl intake and the equivalent of a 960cfm 4bbl. Going to be fun to see what happens next week when I get the sprinkler system 6bbl fuel lines to stop leaking.
She's got enough bevel to keep from tearing up the bearings. The cam is the equivalent of a 232/236 @ .050 hydraulic, the smallest cam I have ever put in one of these things. The owner wants some vacuum and power.
I've got a bigger cam for the 383 we're building. No you don't want to know, it's a Chevy. And yes I even build Fords, the last was a 515 that made 785 HP on 91 octane.
Interesting problem with your distributor. I haven't had to rework a reluctor for a long time!
What does the port match look like on your intake manifolds? On my 470 none of the intakes I had on hand were close in terms of port matching. Engine still made 685 hp with mis-matched ports but I'm looking for more once I get the intake cleaned up. Here is what my Mopar intake looked like. The Victor intake was even worse.
I haven't seen the new Trick Flow intake yet but I'm hoping that they did a quick CNC port match on it. I asked them if they were going to do a port match but I never got a response. Guess I'll find out when my new intake shows up.
A ported RPM will hold it's own with a good blended Victor to 6,000 rpm. We've tested that on a 496 stroker.
RPM...........Victor intake TQ/HP...........RPM intake TQ/HP
3000.......................472/269...................495/283.......+21 TQ
3200.......................483/294...................515/314.......+32
3400.......................513/332...................546/354.......+33
3600.......................516/354...................550/377.......+34
3800.......................516/373...................555/401.......+39
4000.......................528/402...................558/425.......+30
4200.......................532/425...................553/442.......+21
4400.......................545/456...................552/462.......+7
4600.......................554/485...................553/484.......-1
4800.......................562/513...................558/510.......-4
5000.......................562/535...................552/526.......-10
5200.......................551/546...................556/550.......+5
5400.......................546/561...................546/561........0
5600.......................541/576...................532/568.......-9
5700.......................539/585...................530/575.......-9
5800.......................534/590...................517/571.......-17
5900.......................525/591...................508/570.......-17
6000.......................512/584...................497/568.......-15
6100.......................503/585...................480/558.......-23
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This is not making me feel good about the Victor we plan to drop on top of my new setup IQ....
I wonder if I should have had you do am RPM instead?
Where are you spending most of the time rpm wise?
Is the car heavy? More torque will be better than more HP.
How many inches are you trying to feed?
With 4.56's, I would not worry. I don't think your idling around town for long periods from zero to 45 mph.
True. I can get into 3rd gear around town with the GV turned off.
But this is what I'm talking about.
5400.......................546/561...................546/561........0
5600.......................541/576...................532/568.......-9
5700.......................539/585...................530/575.......-9
5800.......................534/590...................517/571.......-17
5900.......................525/591...................508/570.......-17
6000.......................512/584...................497/568.......-15
6100.......................503/585...................480/558.......-23
6200....
I trap at 6200RPM now and make peak power at 5700ish. I know the new cam and heads will up that but I don't know if it will up it enough to make it worth losing power under 5600?