carl amaral
New Member
Hello fellow gear heads
This winter i will be putting together a 454 engine for a 1980 camaro i have. So what i am doing right now is researching other builds and getting some ideas what i will need for parts. The camaro will not be a quarter mile race car, but what it will be is a summer driven toy that can melt tires at will with gobs of fun torque. You know the stuff that makes you giggle like a little kid haha. So what i would like to do is list some parts and what i'd like to do and then get everyone here to critique it. Ok here we go
-Fresh .030 bore and zero deck block
-.039 felpro gasket to establish a good quench
-summit racing rebuild kit with these pistons
Speed Pro H426CP 30 - Speed-Pro Hypereutectic Pistons
these have a 10.5 cc dome.
- summit racing k1301 cam and lifter kit 276/280 Lift .475/.500 (no roller cam funds )
-cast iron exhaust manifolds of hedman 1 3/4 full length header #66105
-stock cast iron intake or low rise aluminum
- rochester 750 (I love the sound of those huge secondary butterflys)
-cylinder heads i would like to run peanut port 236 heads with manley street flow valves 2.19/1.88 or stock size valves
- I'll do some mild porting bowl work and clean up the chambers
- rocker arms will be all stock and stock valve covers, clean and simple
now im hoping to get 400hp and a but load of torque. The trans will be a built up 700r4, and the rear will be a stock freshened up stock 10 bolt limited slip 3.42 gear.
please let me know what you think guys
This winter i will be putting together a 454 engine for a 1980 camaro i have. So what i am doing right now is researching other builds and getting some ideas what i will need for parts. The camaro will not be a quarter mile race car, but what it will be is a summer driven toy that can melt tires at will with gobs of fun torque. You know the stuff that makes you giggle like a little kid haha. So what i would like to do is list some parts and what i'd like to do and then get everyone here to critique it. Ok here we go
-Fresh .030 bore and zero deck block
-.039 felpro gasket to establish a good quench
-summit racing rebuild kit with these pistons
Speed Pro H426CP 30 - Speed-Pro Hypereutectic Pistons
these have a 10.5 cc dome.
- summit racing k1301 cam and lifter kit 276/280 Lift .475/.500 (no roller cam funds )
-cast iron exhaust manifolds of hedman 1 3/4 full length header #66105
-stock cast iron intake or low rise aluminum
- rochester 750 (I love the sound of those huge secondary butterflys)
-cylinder heads i would like to run peanut port 236 heads with manley street flow valves 2.19/1.88 or stock size valves
- I'll do some mild porting bowl work and clean up the chambers
- rocker arms will be all stock and stock valve covers, clean and simple
now im hoping to get 400hp and a but load of torque. The trans will be a built up 700r4, and the rear will be a stock freshened up stock 10 bolt limited slip 3.42 gear.
please let me know what you think guys
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