lil 504 Iron head

Was a home scratch build. Small roller cam 230ish/240 duration 650 lift, C9VE heads ported w/bigger valves, intake matched ported, stock crank, alum rods, Forged Dished pistons around 9:8:1 compression, stock block. First time out this past weekend after correcting a few issues from the original build. Car went from 10.60's to a whopping 10.16 @ 133mph. I'm completely shocked. I sit 3150lb with me in the car. I'm cheesing right now... ............GOD BLESS THE BIG BLOCK FORD!!!!!!!!

That's impressive Well done !!!

what gears ? ..tranny..converter..suspension

johndickjr wrote:what gears ? ..tranny..converter..suspension

4.30......powerglide.....3000 stall......stock suspension

do you think it would be faster with a c4-c6

Nice job ! Try that with a BBC LOL !

Thunderstruck wrote:Nice job ! Try that with a BBC LOL !

LB for LB.....nothing comes close to the BBF

johndickjr wrote:do you think it would be faster with a c4-c6

Thats a good question.....I'm fond of the PG myself. I have 3 friends including my father who all run a C4....great tranny with great results. I would say it's more fun on a all out street application but they work. I like shifting 1 time and thats the only reason why I run a powerglide.

and this motor is running off a 4150 carb set-up. I still wonder if a 4500 carb would help this motor or if it wouldnt make a difference

Id put my money on the C-4 for optimum ET.

Everything would have to down right perfect.....converter...gear...etc.

i saw your car win on pinks all out @ zmaxx. just curious if the 10 grand is going into the car lol

You can get away with the converter, gear etc not being quite right with a 3 speed.....a glide it better be spot on. I know in a higher hp combo the glide wins hands down, in this application since your already there I'd spend the c4 money on more power and be even more ahead of the game................

richter69 wrote:You can get away with the converter, gear etc not being quite right with a 3 speed.....a glide it better be spot on. I know in a higher hp combo the glide wins hands down, in this application since your already there I'd spend the c4 money on more power and be even more ahead of the game................

makes sense.

badsnake306 wrote:i saw your car win on pinks all out @ zmaxx. just curious if the 10 grand is going into the car lol

You saw my car win on pinks all out? Damn!! Who was driving it??...lol. Jk...No, i just finished up some of the powder coating and ceramic coating that I wanted done. That money dont last long.....i wish I still had some of it...lol

richter69 wrote:You can get away with the converter, gear etc not being quite right with a 3 speed.....a glide it better be spot on. I know in a higher hp combo the glide wins hands down, in this application since your already there I'd spend the c4 money on more power and be even more ahead of the game................

I'm happy with where I am now to be honest.....I think if I put a higher stall converter in the car, it will pick up. My mph tells me alot

1Bad91 wrote:

badsnake306 wrote:i saw your car win on pinks all out @ zmaxx. just curious if the 10 grand is going into the car lol

You saw my car win on pinks all out? Damn!! Who was driving it??...lol. Jk...No, i just finished up some of the powder coating and ceramic coating that I wanted done. That money dont last long.....i wish I still had some of it...lol

with ten grand you could build a really stout engine to go with that powerglide lol

you got that right!!

Thunderstruck wrote:Id put my money on the C-4 for optimum ET.

x2 for any 3 speed

i see your running aluminum rods. why did you choose those instead of a steel rod?

badsnake306 wrote:i see your running aluminum rods. why did you choose those instead of a steel rod?

Because when you make your rotating assembly lighter it's a lot easier on the crank. Plus lighter means faster. My bob weight is just as close to a sbc in comparison.

badsnake306 wrote:i see your running aluminum rods. why did you choose those instead of a steel rod?

alum rod = less rotating mas,engine will acc quicker this ='s better et's

SOme people have a bad experience with them but if you keep yourself disciplined on knowing you have alum rods in your motor by letting them warm before wrapping the motor......best rod you can use IMO. I drive my car on the street all the time with them. Just let the temp warm a little before leaving the house.

1Bad91 wrote:SOme people have a bad experience with them but if you keep yourself disciplined on knowing you have alum rods in your motor by letting them warm before wrapping the motor......best rod you can use IMO. I drive my car on the street all the time with them. Just let the temp warm a little before leaving the house.

what company are you running? BME? GRP?
BME rods are forged
GRP rods are cnc'd out of billet
i wanna run aluminum rods i just wanna put the right stuff in my engine

I run BME rods but I hear GRP are very good rods.