Got an update for you guys. I've gone through getting my new short block prepped. It's a 010 block, but unfortantly it's not 4 bolt. Oh well it will still hold up. I kinda of changed up my directon of machine work on my block. I decide to not zero deck the block because down the road I want to go 383 and will make the decsion then to zero deck or not.
It's now .030 over I've got it painted and almost ready to assemble. I'm just waiting on my bearings, rings, and pushrods to show up from Summit. I'm sticking with my cam I ordered from Summit for now for a couple reasons. I'm going to be going with roller rockers trying out 1.5, 1.6, and a 1.5/1.6 together. With the cam I've got now my engine will easily meet my horsepower goals. Which is atleast a 1:1 hp/cu ratio. Should be around 380+ at the flywheel. Keyword should. We will see.
I've been very seriously considering going power adder route. Possibly turbo route. I've been studying up on it. I'm trying to have my car be able to run 12.99. But with my old engine setup talking to other racers and such if I went with a 3.73 I would of been in the 12's. I think if I keep going the route I'm going with my engine, run 3.55 or 3.42 gears I should be in the 12's and have a little bit better RPM on the highway.
I've got my extra 10 inch TCI converter I will be throwing on the the transmission. I believe it stalls between 2,500 and 3,000? With the better gears and the way the engine is setup should make a good combo. I've also swapped the fuel system from mechanical to electric. I just have to re route my lines a little bit. I believe I'm going to do to the dash the same thing we have in the race cutlass. Take out the gauges and the piece that surrounds the lights gauges and all that and put a piece of black lexan in there with aftermarket gauges. Haven't decided completely yet. Reason being I'm going to be cutting weight in the car because I'm installing a roll bar. Haven't decided if I'm running the rear seat saver bars in the back so I can keep the rear seat or not.
I don't really have more then 1 person with me ever. But If I go that route I believe per NHRA rules I have to seal the drivers compartment from the truck with a metal plate. So still deciding. I'm probably going to keep the HVAC unit for the sole purpose of Defrost but my biggest problem is not having the extra vacuum ports for the blend doors and such. This cam already pulls barely enough vacuum for brakes, dizzy, and modulator. So we will see how it goes this winter. If everything comes out okay them it's coming out.
Hopefully in the next week or so the car will be back on the road. So fingers crossed!
It's now .030 over I've got it painted and almost ready to assemble. I'm just waiting on my bearings, rings, and pushrods to show up from Summit. I'm sticking with my cam I ordered from Summit for now for a couple reasons. I'm going to be going with roller rockers trying out 1.5, 1.6, and a 1.5/1.6 together. With the cam I've got now my engine will easily meet my horsepower goals. Which is atleast a 1:1 hp/cu ratio. Should be around 380+ at the flywheel. Keyword should. We will see.
I've been very seriously considering going power adder route. Possibly turbo route. I've been studying up on it. I'm trying to have my car be able to run 12.99. But with my old engine setup talking to other racers and such if I went with a 3.73 I would of been in the 12's. I think if I keep going the route I'm going with my engine, run 3.55 or 3.42 gears I should be in the 12's and have a little bit better RPM on the highway.
I've got my extra 10 inch TCI converter I will be throwing on the the transmission. I believe it stalls between 2,500 and 3,000? With the better gears and the way the engine is setup should make a good combo. I've also swapped the fuel system from mechanical to electric. I just have to re route my lines a little bit. I believe I'm going to do to the dash the same thing we have in the race cutlass. Take out the gauges and the piece that surrounds the lights gauges and all that and put a piece of black lexan in there with aftermarket gauges. Haven't decided completely yet. Reason being I'm going to be cutting weight in the car because I'm installing a roll bar. Haven't decided if I'm running the rear seat saver bars in the back so I can keep the rear seat or not.
I don't really have more then 1 person with me ever. But If I go that route I believe per NHRA rules I have to seal the drivers compartment from the truck with a metal plate. So still deciding. I'm probably going to keep the HVAC unit for the sole purpose of Defrost but my biggest problem is not having the extra vacuum ports for the blend doors and such. This cam already pulls barely enough vacuum for brakes, dizzy, and modulator. So we will see how it goes this winter. If everything comes out okay them it's coming out.
Hopefully in the next week or so the car will be back on the road. So fingers crossed!
fingers crossed! 
