Need Pontiac info

IDT-572 wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:Some have them around 418 cfm at .800 lift.  It's just the blocks are sky high..............

only about $600-800 more than a A460 or Eliminator Block.

True, but you have to step back at some point, and he is there.............. 

Guess I'm more of an all in or nothing kind.  

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:Some have them around 418 cfm at .800 lift.  It's just the blocks are sky high..............

only about $600-800 more than a A460 or Eliminator Block.

True, but you have to step back at some point, and he is there.............. 

Guess I'm more of an all in or nothing kind.  

Not that at all ... you seem to have never been in a situation where the choice is use what you have got and feed your family or buy a new block and everyone eats peanut butter and jelly for a couple months and you buy no groceries or gas.
Most families won't go for that just so you can have a better toy. 

rmcomprandy wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:Some have them around 418 cfm at .800 lift.  It's just the blocks are sky high..............

only about $600-800 more than a A460 or Eliminator Block.

True, but you have to step back at some point, and he is there.............. 

Guess I'm more of an all in or nothing kind.  

Not that at all ... you seem to have never been in a situation where the choice is use what you have got and feed your family or buy a new block and everyone eats peanut butter and jelly for a couple months and you buy no groceries or gas.
Most families won't go for that just so you can have a better toy. 

X2, when I built my mud truck I was much younger and made a lot less money. We ate hamburger helper with out the hamburger for many meals til the wife said enough. I know some dirt track racers who's kids wore t-shirts from the free store for diapers so they could buy parts.

IDT-572 wrote:

TravisRice wrote:Call Shawn or Jim ...................http://pickettsauto.com/Pickett_s_Auto_Racing.html


You may get close to 700 with a stock block but that's pretty much the limit.  

Thanks for the info Travis, I think it would be best to hold him at around 650 hp. It should have killer torque with the runner size the heads have and run very well.  

This is an Edelbrock headed 463 ?? Don't know what kind of head work is done to it. --- 13.1 compression, Small roller cam (low to mid 600 lift), th350, 3.89 Olds / Pontiac rear, 30X10.0 tire and does not rev over 6300 rpm. Weighs 3235 with driver.  I wish he would put a good converter in the thing but as it sits, it consistently runs 9.90's @ 133-134 mph with full exhaust on it. The car has been some 9.60's in the cool mine shaft fall air.

rmcomprandy wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:

dfree383 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:Some have them around 418 cfm at .800 lift.  It's just the blocks are sky high..............

only about $600-800 more than a A460 or Eliminator Block.

True, but you have to step back at some point, and he is there.............. 

Guess I'm more of an all in or nothing kind.  

Not that at all ... you seem to have never been in a situation where the choice is use what you have got and feed your family or buy a new block and everyone eats peanut butter and jelly for a couple months and you buy no groceries or gas.
Most families won't go for that just so you can have a better toy. 

I hear ya... In my case it's me eating the PB & J, I don't have the wife and kids..... Or I wait for a bit on the project and do it when I can afford it.

If that 400 has a casting number that ends in 557 better look for another block as it is a light weight and won't take much more than 400 hp. The rest are ok and yes 650 hp is pushing the limit. Is important to sonic check these blocks as can be some core shift and most .060" over is not a good idea. Provided you did not do the machine work yet may want to think about doing a short fill.

Steve

466cj wrote:If that 400 has a casting number that ends in 557 better look for another block as it is a light weight and won't take much more than 400 hp. The rest are ok and yes 650 hp is pushing the limit. Is important to sonic check these blocks as can be some core shift and most .060" over is not a good idea. Provided you did not do the machine work yet may want to think about doing a short fill.

Steve

Thanks Steve,

Didn't know about the 557 number............. I will check.