Advice on engine upgrades.

[marks73]

Cole,

What would you like your car to be when you're done?

I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up let alone my engine!

 

[wwhite72]

The 2013 chevy ZR1 has 638 hp along with Brembo ceramic anti lock brakes. If you are doing a Dyno Don Nicholson 1/4 mile car i can see the focus on max hp, but to drive a 40yr old car over 120mph on the street with original style brakes seems a little like a death wish.

 

[turtle5353]

Dont have to do 120mph everywhere. But its there if you want it. My car will be over 500ft/lbs of torque too, so not all centered on hp. With drilled and slotted rotors all the way around and all disk brakes it should stop decent.

 

[cazsper]

Well same here. And I just turned 41 on Saturday. But we could be telling Cole a 650 CFM carb and 3.25 gears and he wants 600hp.

For a strong daily driver consider this. For a Windsor, you can do 9.5:1 compression with 224/232 @ .050 cam,Edelbrock heads and their RPM performer intake, 650cfm carb and headers and end up with 400hp at around 5500RPM.

If you carry this over to the Cleveland, I would expect at least this much power. I actually like the Air Gap intake and a 700-750 CFM carb. These two pieces will allow you to upgrade your setup if you like (more cam, stroker, etc).

As for gears, I think 3.50:1 are great for the street and fine for the freeway. Exhaust, I hate long tubes. They all seem to hang so low. Just my opinion.

 

[mach71351c]

Cole,

What would you like your car to be when you're done?

I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up let alone my engine!

Yup, me to.