Re: Gen III/IV Destrokers, Parts Interchange, Cylinder head
If you can save $500- 1,000 per week and budget just for the LS9 Iron Race Engine alone I would call the project Doable and Completed in 2015.
Still have to build the chassis, transmission, rearend, Race coil shocks- race struts, Safety gear,roll bar monkey cage to run more than 1-2 passes at NHRA Tracks.
In the past I could budget that much for RACE.
The sidejob work is not there anymore.
Its gotten so bad I dont even Pursue on Digital Corvette Forum or here on Grumpys site.
Been concentrating on my 5.0 friends in Joliet & people they know.
I am part of thier sucess building the 8.8" rears for sub 8-second 1/4 mile times.
They have not forgotten me.
A few local friends keep me busy on daily drivers and diesels.
Dont know if the good days ever coming back.
Probably not.
Muslum Bam Bam & Commi basterds ruined near all.
Reality has a way of knocking your cock off.
It comes down to this normally aspirated or Turbo power adder fun ...
Tall deck BBC.
LSX - LS engine of some form.
Pontiac 400- 455.
Pontiac is most affordable. Hard to believe but run the numbers and parts actually required, what can be reused. Possible upgrades easily made on the Top end after shortblock built.
Camshaft swaps and cylinder head swaps done in the car in just 1 afternoon .
Want High compression 12.0-13.0 :1 swap just the heads.
Want piss water burning 87 octane swap back to factory 8.2-8.4. :1 heads.
No other engine ever made like a Pontiac V8.
Unique.
One just ran a 5 second 1/4 mile time on supercharged methonal alcohol a few weeks back in a Slingshot rail dragster on Performance Years Pontiac Forum last month.
Amazing.
LS Engines flexable.
5.3 V8 has 1,000+ Hp for little $$.
You know it too.
$300 around me used.