A 370 cid "C" or a 431 cid "B" big block are not to hard to build and
actualy cheeper in the long run than any small block that will take big HP
numbers. But a 305 cid BB would really be trick.
John Beckett
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Turbo Junk
>Show's your thinking.... yeah I already looked at the Big Block stuff....
>and yeah it's not to bad.....Already checked into redoing the rear end to
>stand it....
>
>Twin's are better then singles and about the same price (sorta ) and I
>think I learned some more today... Wow what a learning curve... reminds me
>of my first race last year when I was walking around looking for someone to
>check my plugs.... (always nice to reflect on where you been)
>
>Don't forget the Firesuit and so on.... ain't nothing bout this
>Cheap...Except Ole Ed's midnight raiding of the ICE MACHINES..... you know
>I think I will just have to be Security and steal it back!
>
>Keith
>
>----------
>> From: dferguso@ebmail.gdeb.com
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Turbo Junk
>> Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 5:13 AM
>>
>> hey keith, if its horsepower (and ultimately speed) youre looking for,
>why
>> not step up to a rat motor, it would be a very easy conversion for your
>> camaro, the engines are more "bulletproof", parts are readily available,
>> and for a targeted horsepower the overall engine package would be alot
>> simpler, and probably cheaper.
>>
>> - then again, why not a twin turbo rat ? - careful !!!
>> regards,
>> doug ferguson
>> black radon engineering
>>
>> p.s.- dont forget the drivetrain's integrity and the cost to make it
>> capable of handling high horsepower safely - more $$$
>>
>>
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