rob73stang
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the only racing he will be doing is few trips to dragstrip .... he is just looking for little more then stock . headers and cam and intake ... nothing wild if im helping foot the bill .....
sounds like it might be a family thing....like father .....yea the engine he got a lot of speeding tickets withit is out of another 73 parts car i had ,,, putting automatic in to start him off ,, i have a 69 4spd to go in too but lets start him off slow ... i had 73 fastback ,got from my dad , put alot of time in ... yanked out the original clevland and put the 429 in ... went good ...
The rear end my car now is a 8" but were swapping it out for a 9" and changing the gears out from 2.75 to 3.50. The in it now is a 302 but swapping that out for a 351 ceveland 2vbit of a two way street there...Headers and a little bigger cam and such will help with better gas milage along with more horse power...But once you start dropping your gears...Your going to loose milage a bit...What rear end does your car have?...my cousin has a trans am...504 horse on the dyno...With same gears "high 2.75 i think"..and original motor..It got 14 mpg...About the same as my 351 4v....After he got 500 horses under the hood..and being easy on the pedal..He gets a amazing 21 mpg out of his trans am now..lol,..Long as he doesnt lead foot it....Once you start upping the horse power..Your making the motor more efficiant...So long as you dont got the pedal down too the floor..just about any motor mods will improve your gas milage..Besides lowering your rear end gear.I plan on racing it once in a while. I want it to reliable cause it will be my daily commuter during the summer. I am kinda concerned about gas mileage.
Did you ever find parts for your project? I probably can help you with some go fast parts- mild to wild let me know, DennisThe rear end my car now is a 8" but were swapping it out for a 9" and changing the gears out from 2.75 to 3.50. The in it now is a 302 but swapping that out for a 351 ceveland 2vbit of a two way street there...Headers and a little bigger cam and such will help with better gas milage along with more horse power...But once you start dropping your gears...Your going to loose milage a bit...What rear end does your car have?...my cousin has a trans am...504 horse on the dyno...With same gears "high 2.75 i think"..and original motor..It got 14 mpg...About the same as my 351 4v....After he got 500 horses under the hood..and being easy on the pedal..He gets a amazing 21 mpg out of his trans am now..lol,..Long as he doesnt lead foot it....Once you start upping the horse power..Your making the motor more efficiant...So long as you dont got the pedal down too the floor..just about any motor mods will improve your gas milage..Besides lowering your rear end gear.I plan on racing it once in a while. I want it to reliable cause it will be my daily commuter during the summer. I am kinda concerned about gas mileage.
It already has duel exhaust. Were putting 3.50 gears in itI thought all of the v8 cars came with a 9"??
If you are just looking for 'a little more' then I would go with a Edelbrock dual plane, a holley 600cfm, dual exhaust (headers hang down pretty low so if you go with headers you have to deal with that) and 3.0 gears in the rear. And an upgraded distributor. That will wake the motor up a little, keep the nice drivability, not hurt the gas milage too bad and the car will be a blast to drive.
I edited my post and started pontificating while you were replying. . 3.50 gears are pretty agressive if you are doing much highway driving.It already has duel exhaust. Were putting 3.50 gears in itI thought all of the v8 cars came with a 9"??
If you are just looking for 'a little more' then I would go with a Edelbrock dual plane, a holley 600cfm, dual exhaust (headers hang down pretty low so if you go with headers you have to deal with that) and 3.0 gears in the rear. And an upgraded distributor. That will wake the motor up a little, keep the nice drivability, not hurt the gas milage too bad and the car will be a blast to drive.
I think the kid is trying to go fast on a budget remember those days? All are good ideas but the kicker is can you find 351c speed parts in Ireland? If you come to the states you can find great deals or ask questions here there are alot of us that have a stash pile that we have acquired over the years that occasionally we clean out -the STUFF to get more STUFF!I run the 270H and it is lopey at idle (especially when cold). It's not too bad once it is warmed up but I also run Rhodes lifters to help. The Rhodes do the job but they are noisey. I run a stock converter (need to swap that out for sure). The comparison stops there since I have 4v cc heads.
As a general rule the double pumpers are more suited to racing applications. I don't have any real experience on this I only know what I have read.
I remember those days! My first rims were Cragar S/S that came off of a torino. I figured they would fit. THey stuck out too far, so I got some air shocks to lift up the back.I think the kid is trying to go fast on a budget remember those days? All are good ideas but the kicker is can you find 351c speed parts in Ireland? If you come to the states you can find great deals or ask questions here there are alot of us that have a stash pile that we have acquired over the years that occasionally we clean out -the STUFF to get more STUFF!I run the 270H and it is lopey at idle (especially when cold). It's not too bad once it is warmed up but I also run Rhodes lifters to help. The Rhodes do the job but they are noisey. I run a stock converter (need to swap that out for sure). The comparison stops there since I have 4v cc heads.
As a general rule the double pumpers are more suited to racing applications. I don't have any real experience on this I only know what I have read.
Mmmmmm isnt that a single plane manifold? I going to be pushing allmost 425 hp..And im not even thinking about a single plane mainifold.ok here's my idea comp 270 plus kit ie roller rockers springs etc , wieland xcellerator, 650 dp and headers and use a c4 instead oh and a good dizzy.
{thumbs up} perfict for your 2v cleveland.im thinking gonna go with edelbrock intake , 650 holley carb , i do have a edelbrock carb but never liked the carter afb carbs ... slight bigger cam just to give little lope in idle and headers ... phase 1.....
i changed my mind im not going toJust throwing out a few ideas guys I thought he wanted to race occasionly; a higher stall converter would liven her up a bit.
I would also check your compression before you go any further and whatever you do have fun doing it.
Good plan. Race occasionly and street car means you are sacrificing one for the other and will be unhappy with both.i changed my mind im not going toJust throwing out a few ideas guys I thought he wanted to race occasionly; a higher stall converter would liven her up a bit.
I would also check your compression before you go any further and whatever you do have fun doing it.
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