just as a double check, you do intend to beat him in the 1/4 mile?
to make a 355, in a regular car, beat an LS in whats practically a supercar? good luck!
i really can't add to what ^they've said, except that you really need to cut weight way down
How much money do you have to spend on this project?
Like others said, you are going to need more than just a motor. You're looking at probably $5000-$7000 in engine, trans, and drive train mods, minimum.
Why don't you just buy an old vette for cheap and start on an even platform.
If/when you beat the kid's dad's vette, his dad will just do some more mods to the vette and you'll be screwed. If the dad has a Camaro that fast, he won't go down without a fight....
If you want to keep it street-able I'm assuming reliable & pump gas and beat him without power adders why would you start with a smaller older motor with a larger heavier car to boot? I know they are cheap but that doesn't always make it the best choice. That is a pretty good handicap at least when you add reliable & pump gas into it. Why not choose a bigger motor like a 454+ or a newer motor or a power adder? The guys are right about build it to make you happy. Not that beating the Vette isn't do-able but you either need experience skills & know how or cubic cash actually probably both and realizing that it will probably take more cubic cash and time to get it where you actually get the times you need.
The 2006 Vette had a 10.9-1 6.0 LS series with a 6 speed. It was rated at 400HP & 400TQ and ran quarter miles times anywhere from 12.7s @ 112 to 13.0s @ 108. Usually 12.9s with some practice @ 109. You would need something that runs at least consistent 12.5s to think that you are ready for grudge match.
If you are determined to meet these goals and determined to use an old sb1 then at least do 383/388 or better a 406/408 or 415ci that can be done with some 350 blocks. Take a close look at JBreu's car because he is exactly where you need to be using that motor and a gbody. Don't know but I bet if you PM him you can find out exactly how much time, work, money, practice, failure, and more work time & money until he finally arrived where he is. On my cars I got there cheaper and easier but I started out with a power adder in one and a much larger engine in the other. Food for thought.
if you really wanna beat him, just buy an ls1 and put a supercharger on it. Either that or a 6.0 ls series truck engine with a blower will work just fine. You might as well use a similar engine to the vette with boost. that and some traction and you can take him.
I dont see you even coming close without some kind of radical build or boost. This is pointless, whats gonna happen if you dont race him? Hes gonna make fun of you because your scared of his daddy's supercar? Tell him if hes serious about racing to get HIS OWN car with HIS OWN money and you two go at it . . . AT THE TRACK! There was a kid with his daddy's foxbody mustang that ran around here racing everybody and he kept bothering me to race him. One night he jumped raillroad tracks and engraved that shitstang into a pole, I havent heard from him since
Maybe so :lol: But that car ran 12s and was (keyword 'was') one of the nicest foxbodies I have seen. I wish I had pics of it after it met the pole because the car was literally suspended in air but the front end was wrapped around the pole. Back on subject: Dont waste your time building your car to match another car
Exactly my point. So you build your car to beat "Daddy's", someone else will come along with something faster. And on, and on...
Build your car for you. Leave it at that.
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