L98 Short block How much will it take?
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Car: 91 Camaro RS Convertible
Engine: 385ci LT1 cnc ported heads big cam
Transmission: 4L60E automatic
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L98 Short block How much will it take?
I was looking at Scoggin Dickeys L98 shortblock for $1135. How much horsepower will those cast pistons take? I was thinking about bolting on a set of AFR 190 heads and edelbrock TBI intake with LT4 hotcam. Those AFR flow ratings are nice should make GOOD horsepower.
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91 Camaro RS 5.0L Black Convertible 700R4
** Added so far **
*GM Wonderbar,Alston SFC's,spohn LCA's and Panhard rod
*Turbo City Inj Spacer
*Dual Snorkel Air Filter
*March Performance Pulleys
*GM 3.42 Gears with OEM Zexel POSI
*Edelbrock headers
*3" High Flow Cat
*3" Dynomax Exhaust
*Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump
***Future 330hp Vortec Crate with LT4 hotcam and 454 TBI
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91 Camaro RS 5.0L Black Convertible 700R4
** Added so far **
*GM Wonderbar,Alston SFC's,spohn LCA's and Panhard rod
*Turbo City Inj Spacer
*Dual Snorkel Air Filter
*March Performance Pulleys
*GM 3.42 Gears with OEM Zexel POSI
*Edelbrock headers
*3" High Flow Cat
*3" Dynomax Exhaust
*Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump
***Future 330hp Vortec Crate with LT4 hotcam and 454 TBI
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I have heard that the Stock Chevy bottom end is good up to 400 horsepower assuming you don't spin the engine too fast. I'd say keep it around 350hp and less then 6500 RPM's and you should be good to go for atleast a couple weeks.
Matt
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89 Camaro IROC
350" GM Crate Motor
Crane Energizer Camshaft (278/290 .476/.494), Edelbrock Torker II Intake Manifold, Holley 650 DP, Hedman Headers, Dynomax Exhaust, B&M Holeshot 3000 Lockup Converter(Yeah, its a little big), B&M Stage 2 Shift Kit
Stereo: Sony POS Head unit, Sony Explode Amplifier 200x2, Pioneer 10" subs.
Matt
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89 Camaro IROC
350" GM Crate Motor
Crane Energizer Camshaft (278/290 .476/.494), Edelbrock Torker II Intake Manifold, Holley 650 DP, Hedman Headers, Dynomax Exhaust, B&M Holeshot 3000 Lockup Converter(Yeah, its a little big), B&M Stage 2 Shift Kit
Stereo: Sony POS Head unit, Sony Explode Amplifier 200x2, Pioneer 10" subs.
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Car: 91 Camaro RS Convertible
Engine: 385ci LT1 cnc ported heads big cam
Transmission: 4L60E automatic
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Zexel posi 7.5" rear
I am afraid of it only lasting a couple of weeks. The above combo could should make 400hp. I have no intentions of running over 6000rpm much less 6500. No NOS or superchargers in the future either. Just looking for a nice *** kicking street car.
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Car: 1968 Camaro
Engine: 406
Transmission: Tremec TKO
Axle/Gears: 3.42
GoFasterFirebird makes 450hp and (estimated)over 500 ft-lbs with his 90,000 mile shortblock and AFR Heads on the bottle. It will live.
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355 c.i.
Dart 180 Heads
Lunati 224/224 cam
Harland Sharp 1.5 rockers
Performer RPM Manifold
Holley 600 cfm double pumper
Hooker Super Competition Headers
Flowmaster Exhaust
Competition Engineering Sub-frame connectors
Super T-10
GM posi 3.42 rear
Hurst Roll Control
13.9@102
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355 c.i.
Dart 180 Heads
Lunati 224/224 cam
Harland Sharp 1.5 rockers
Performer RPM Manifold
Holley 600 cfm double pumper
Hooker Super Competition Headers
Flowmaster Exhaust
Competition Engineering Sub-frame connectors
Super T-10
GM posi 3.42 rear
Hurst Roll Control
13.9@102
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Car: 1991 Firebird
Engine: 427 LSX
Transmission: Turbo 400
I really think you will have no problems.
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1991 Firebird
350 L98 (was a 305 TBI),T-5,Edelbrock TES and cat back,Accel manifold
NOS,subframes,jegster torque arm,MSD Digital 6
AFPR,Lakewood lcas
Hurst linelock,SLP cam (206 212 .480 .486),relocated battery,cold air,Hypertech chip,centerforce df,clutch
poly bushings and mounts
AFR 190s
Harland sharp 1.5 rockers
autopower rollbar
12.33 @ 114.83 juiced uncorrected
13.510 @ 102 non juiced uncorrected
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1991 Firebird
350 L98 (was a 305 TBI),T-5,Edelbrock TES and cat back,Accel manifold
NOS,subframes,jegster torque arm,MSD Digital 6
AFPR,Lakewood lcas
Hurst linelock,SLP cam (206 212 .480 .486),relocated battery,cold air,Hypertech chip,centerforce df,clutch
poly bushings and mounts
AFR 190s
Harland sharp 1.5 rockers
autopower rollbar
12.33 @ 114.83 juiced uncorrected
13.510 @ 102 non juiced uncorrected
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