If you gonna swap out tranny's, may as well do it right and put in a ford 9 in rear-rear end.
Blaspheme, I know.
illinichaser wrote:
No no no...
a short tailed turbo 400 with a high stall speed torque converter and a 488 12 bolt chevy differential will do nicely.
But if it's a real drag racer, a two speed powerglide tranny is the way to go,,,
Find you a 430 with a 4 barrel carb from an old burick deuce and a quarter, my 1st car, thing would fly top end. Can be geared to pick up on the front end or put in a boat as well, hehe
Numismaniac wrote:
stop,,,
When your HP is close to your CID... you'ze cookin' wit grease.
I'd love a 60's era Impala with the 427 hydramatic... 425 hp. WOO HOOO!
MACS wrote:
ugly car, great engine...
wheelrite wrote:
That's why they make a lot of different cars, dude. Somebody thought the Avalanche looked nice... it didn't, IMO.
Pacer? Gremlin? Those were ugly cars. The 66 Impala SS was beautiful.
My 72 Nova has a 355 roller motor and has PLENTY of nuts for street/strip fun.
HD The 383 chevy is a 400 crank and 350trans block. Damn rookies.
grmcooper wrote:
yes,
it's called a stroking,,
and the they come apart at high rpms.
(Now that I've stirred the pot, I'll ducking for cover and let the bar room fight progress)
Small blocks for cars, Big blocks for trucks. For the money you would spend on a mild big block you could build a SB with more HP and spin higher RPMs.
hill5673 wrote:
Rollers are too much work,,,
383 is just a bored out 350. Even a 350 will be enough to force a transmission swap also!
HockeyDad wrote:
A 383 is a 350 bored .300 with a 400 crank so it is bored and stroked
don't hate, get a real pimp ride, pick you up a 63 Wildcat and you'll be set.
Macs, I'll say they're not bad at all, a few guys around here have some rather original, really nice!!!
? I don't get it. How is it any more work?
Hill........ wheel dont know about roller motors. Or anything else for that matter.
:-"
Ford is better and everyone knows it. Chevys are for people who turn wrenches like a monkey.
Course all you people in flyover country only have straight roads anyways so a crappy car that doesnt turn doesn't matter.
Looks like Wheel has been reading a hot rod mag and feels empowered. You go boyyyyyyyyyy!
