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01-01-2005, 07:07:00 PM
I have been working on this combination for about 6 years changing my mind about a half dozen times a year. Now that I am getting near assemble (it will never be complete) I want to see if my combo is close to what everyone thinks is close to perfect for the $ and the strip. The car is a 80 Z with 60K. It is by my assesment the perfect 80 to start with. It has no options execpt Z-28. Standard interior and every thing.
So this is the rest of it.
85 454 4 bolt with studded mains sq decked and Torque plate honed. Forged Nitrited 366 crank, 7/16 rods honed for floating pin new arp wavlocs, SRP 12 to 1 pistons, 049 ovals 2.19 1.88s pocket ported chambers polished & opened to the cylinder edge.
The trans is a ST-10 with (I think is a 2.43 1st) N-Iron case. I will be using a centerforce Dual friction clutch and a sfi hays steel flywheel with a scatter sheild.
The rear is a 69 camaro 12 bolt with a Eaton Posi and Tom's KA Axels. I have yet to get a gear but it will be a 4.11 (now a 3.55).
The suspension consists of a stock rebuilt front end with 6cyl springs and no sway bar. The rear are new 4 leafs with a 1/2 leaf added to the front and the fronts all clamped. It has 9X28 MT slicks.
I don't have a cam (thinking of a clay smith solid with 258 at .050 and .615 lift and 108 lobe sep) or intake ( Victor or G Team) and I will be using a 750 Dominator cause I got it free. I know the heads aren't the greatest but I spent my $$ on the bottom end so as to allow better heads cam ETC later without concern for the rotating assembly. Plan to shift at about 6800-7200rpm
Thanks ahead of time.
So this is the rest of it.
85 454 4 bolt with studded mains sq decked and Torque plate honed. Forged Nitrited 366 crank, 7/16 rods honed for floating pin new arp wavlocs, SRP 12 to 1 pistons, 049 ovals 2.19 1.88s pocket ported chambers polished & opened to the cylinder edge.
The trans is a ST-10 with (I think is a 2.43 1st) N-Iron case. I will be using a centerforce Dual friction clutch and a sfi hays steel flywheel with a scatter sheild.
The rear is a 69 camaro 12 bolt with a Eaton Posi and Tom's KA Axels. I have yet to get a gear but it will be a 4.11 (now a 3.55).
The suspension consists of a stock rebuilt front end with 6cyl springs and no sway bar. The rear are new 4 leafs with a 1/2 leaf added to the front and the fronts all clamped. It has 9X28 MT slicks.
I don't have a cam (thinking of a clay smith solid with 258 at .050 and .615 lift and 108 lobe sep) or intake ( Victor or G Team) and I will be using a 750 Dominator cause I got it free. I know the heads aren't the greatest but I spent my $$ on the bottom end so as to allow better heads cam ETC later without concern for the rotating assembly. Plan to shift at about 6800-7200rpm
Thanks ahead of time.