408W who has one?
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I'm looking at building a 408, getting a 351 1994 lightning block this weekend, with AFR 205s, 10-10.5:1, Trickflow-R upper and lower, hydrolic roller cam, fuel injected( I know I need to upgrade to a 255 in the tank, and at least a set of 42lbs ers). Gonna leave the spray on my car so I may use it. It will be a summer daily driver, as well as a strip car a couple time a month. Car has a t-5 with Astro gears that I will leave in there for now. I would like to see it at the 500rwhp level. Was looking to shift at 6,000, but If I have to go to 6500-6700 I will but I would rather not. My car right now is 3530 with me in it.
you mean rotating assembly? I have not picked one out for sure yet, but I will have forged pistons in it for possibly nitrous down the road. Gonna use Scat or Eagle as this is still kinda budget build. I know my engine builder said he hates one of those companies so i'm using the other one, but I forgot which he dislikes.
Well just be carefull because sometimes with Eagle you get hit or miss with pistons they include with their rotators. I have ordered 2 rotators from them both identical kits and 2 totally different piston sets came with the 2 kits. Sometimes you might end up with a hallow dome forged piston that is really not a good idea for a nitrous application.
http://www.hardcore50.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=5
take a look here...these guys put together some nice combos..wish i looked here before i built my 408
take a look here...these guys put together some nice combos..wish i looked here before i built my 408
most people dont go 427 b.c if your using a big cam on a stock block the stroke is too long and the rods hit the cam. ive talked to a bunch of people and most say 408 is the biggest u wanna go on a stock block. thats why i personally went 408. i didnt want to go anything more then 30 over.
302n20 dont get me wrong i love my 408 i just wish i waited and did some more reasearch on it..basically a better set of heads. i have victor jrs right now. it was a budget build so i didnt really have the money to get afrs or highports but from what ive read i deff would have gone with a 225 head. everyone really seems to like both afr and trickflows. and they put down great numbers at the track and the dyno. again b.c of the budget i went with a trickflow r intake. i upgraded to a super vic efi soon after and it was a huge difference. i did spend the money on a custom cam which i and most people would recommend you do. mines a solid roller from jay allen. ive read a lot on that site and people just have real nice setups and it seems like everyone there has a dyno sheet and track numbers to back up there combo which i really liked. im just saying do as much reasearch as you can so you dont regret doing something later on down the road. like for example im running a 10.5 to 1 compression i would have bumped it up to an 11:1 or 12:1 if i read more....im still learning as i go but i love my 408 and you will deff be happy with it if u build it right.
302n20 dont get me wrong i love my 408 i just wish i waited and did some more reasearch on it..basically a better set of heads. i have victor jrs right now. it was a budget build so i didnt really have the money to get afrs or highports but from what ive read i deff would have gone with a 225 head. everyone really seems to like both afr and trickflows. and they put down great numbers at the track and the dyno. again b.c of the budget i went with a trickflow r intake. i upgraded to a super vic efi soon after and it was a huge difference. i did spend the money on a custom cam which i and most people would recommend you do. mines a solid roller from jay allen. ive read a lot on that site and people just have real nice setups and it seems like everyone there has a dyno sheet and track numbers to back up there combo which i really liked. im just saying do as much reasearch as you can so you dont regret doing something later on down the road. like for example im running a 10.5 to 1 compression i would have bumped it up to an 11:1 or 12:1 if i read more....im still learning as i go but i love my 408 and you will deff be happy with it if u build it right.