I grew up in the 60's when this is how a hot car would look.. effectively sized tires and no goofy pro-street or fake nose-high 'gasser' stuff. I really like this car!
I appreciate the minimalist approach. Making usable power with less often indicates a deeper knowledge of the principles of what works and why. When we understand, we can better match components that compliment each other for the desired outcome. Good job!
Great video! 400's with vortec heads are fun engines, great response and torque. I ran one in my 1980 Monte, 3400lbs, 4.10's, stock 906 heads with screw in studs, 9:1 compression, RPM air gap intake, CS XS282S-10 cam. It ran 11.70's @ 113. Ran it hard at the track and on the street for 8 years, never missed a beat until the block cracked.
Always enjoy the updates. I finally have the funds to finish the 383 vortec/roller block-based motor I’ve been saving for. I considered going to aluminum heads, but you’ve convinced me to try the 906s. Thanks
From Top Dead Center the Piston is 0.45 Down in the Hole? My 400 0.30 over piston is 0.16 down the hole. My other 400 40 over piston is 0.10 down into the hole down in the Hole. Check out Wallace Compression Calulator. I don't think you have as much Compression as you think. I've seen most your videos. I like your work. Your quench of 0.84 is a lot
Nice to see somebody that realizes the potential of a tight camshaft LSA - you would actually do better with a 105 on this size motor and valve combo but the 106 is a lot better than most cam manufacturers try to sell you - Good job !!
With the Vortec superior low lift flow numbers, I’ve always wanted to build a similar engine, using a lift rule cam like you did. Sweet man. Vortecs on 400’s are awesome.
Thanks for sharing! My last pass was in 1994. I kinda miss the track. Just got the Camaro back on the road after it sat buried and broken in my garage for 24 years. This car is a blast! 13.5:1 solid roller 406.
What a mean machine with a 2 bolt main set up..Goes to show the high price blocks are a waste of money on the low buck racing...I love it!!!!!!!!! Great video!
2 bolt main will hold plenty good.I run a similar set up with AFR 195’s with 11-1.These little dinosaur motors are a beast on the street.The 106 lobe is fantastic for that motor.I ran a similar dur but ended up having it reground down to 236 244 for the street.I felt more midrange torque with the smaller dur.Beautiful car you have.Sounds healthy.
Nice, when I started putting these combos together 1 year ago. I was thinking it was going to take more head work to go 10's. The vortecs are good heads.
Sounds like either the carb is letting fuel come up the front vent tube and flooding it on the launch (no vent baffle in the front metering block will do that), or it need jet extensions in the back.. also, the rear needs to have the power valve plugged and jetted accordinlg, fule runs away from it as well... otherwise, Im impressed with it..thats very respectable times!!
I ran vortec heads on my stock bottom end 40 over 400. Done the spring upgrade. Ran a vortec rpm and a 750 hp. Th350 and 3.42 diff. Got a lot of wheel spin and ran 13.0 on street tires. Car iscan 82 camaro
Cool. You might already know, if not , David Visard has a vid on porting vortec heads - He showed great results. Cool to see how much porting would improve. Hope to see a latter video
Nice combination you were out of hole pretty quick. Great seeing these builds still going and hopefully over this winter ill finish a 355 i had on the nack burner so thanks for the post.😎🏁
Awesome video! You have great detailed information on the build, plus real world drag testing. I’m planing on build about the same combo for my sons 68 Camaro with a slightly smaller cam.
Not sure what's going on at launch there, maybe sounds like some lean stumble or something, but you get that fixed, it should run faster yet! Powerglides are great for consistency, but will also slow it down a bit. Awesome build, Vortec's for the win!
That miss as soon as you leave is caused by fuel rushing to the back of the rear bowl and uncovering the rear jets. Put some jet extensions on it and it will pick up. Also, why don't you want to push the short block? Stock rods?
Yes still using the stock 400 rods. Good call on the jet extensions. I noticed something was wrong that day at the track. But when watching the video from inside of the car you could really notice something was off. Unfortunately the first time watching the video was yesterday. Thank you.
Awesome job, and the car looks bad to the bone. Love what you did motor wise. I call it beating the system, 400-406 is to me the most H.P. per dollar. Have about same set up, only the cheap chinese aluminum heads, comp. cam 244 duration, 535 lift. Darn thing is a torque monster. That is a great set up u have , mini tubs , front kit, roll bar etc. I miss my 67 SS, had to sell to buy house, but almost doubled my money, so have replacements. Great job !!
You need 5.18 gear’s from what you explained about your setup,I’m just saying from experience. Sounds healthy and great content. I’ll watch it a few times 😊
Thanks for the vid, I like the way you did it. I don't race but just finished a 406, Dart shp head, voodoo 704 cam engine for my 57. I doubt it'll be that fast but I'm looking forward to getting it in the car and cruisin'! 400's rock :)
Awesome car, all the way around and great to the point video. I’m trying to get where you are now, my best out of my 350 78 Malibu is 7.5 in the 1/8 and 11.8 in the 1/4. I want to squeeze a 10.9 out of my car so bad, not even sure what that would be in the 1/8.
Awesome video! My son’s fox body mustang has the exact same short block! (.040 over 400 with flat tops and stock rods and crank) We have the .500 305 advertised duration summit hyd flat tappet cam ,it has of the box edelbrock heads and a victor jr with a 750 Holley ! With only 3.73 gears and a 3000 summit converter in the powerglide it definitely don’t leave like your car ! 😂 it kinda rolls off the line ! 11.60s at 115 ! Love your videos man! My friends make fun of me for swapping/testing so many motors but you got me beat! 😂
I have done engines on the cheep and have won alot of races, against high dollar equipment in the past,but i would suggest to at least pin the rocker studs. It might prevent alot of damage .
Super bummed, i just opened my speedway shim gaskets for a 400. They're trash, I'm still at 4.125 bore. No way they'd fit an overbore. No wonder they're discontinued
I LOVE your car. I was wondering, since you have maintained the suitable Lift numbers for press-in stud clearance w/stock height stud bosses, is there any added danger to running a solid lifter camshaft while keeping the factory press-in studs ? Is this something you may look at in the future ? or is it not a big deal for this application ? 10's on such a basic (engine, not the car itself) setup is always rewarding. More people need to see videos like THIS and get that 1000HP-or-Bust idea out of their heads. VERY NICE WORK so far.
Nice, thank you. I haven't found any negative feedback from running pressed in rocker studs and low lift solid cams on vortec heads. I have kept my spring pressures under 325 lbs and rpm's under 7000. I dont think it is a problem at this level.
At the beginning I was like somebody is sandbagging and stabbing the hell out of the brakes at the big end lol. 109 trap with an 11.0? Unless that is a bracket car then hell of a job. Nice car and awesome combo.
Congratulations, 10.91 is awesome. Did you verify the intake centerline is 102 degrees? I have seen many timing sets advance the came more, you could actually be at 99 or 100 degrees ATDC intake centerline. Which would explain the short piston to valve clearance. With a good valve seat form, and a back cut on the intakes, you could put that cam at a 103 intake centerline and it would work well. Do the pistons have a 1.540 compression height?
The pistons must have 1.540 compression height. I was disappointed when I measured how far down in the hole they were. I did verify the cam it was around 101. I have had decent luck with the timing chains lately. Thank you.
My little 327 out ran that , it has Forged 12:1 pistons and a Forged Steel Vette Crank in a 4 bolt main 350 block . Its in a 66 Chevelle Super Sport that weighs 3200lb Compression makes hp Not cubic inches
ive got a 305 with these heads,ls6 springs and an L-82 cam.......450/.460 Lift, Duration 222, LSA 114 ,edlebrock rpm intake and a holley 650 dp in a third gen t/a with a stick.. its a fun combo but i need more gear than the 3.27 i have now
Congratulations that’s hauling ass and with the press in studs. I think if you put a screw in studs you would be fine up to 7k. Okay 6900 lol. Let it eat. That’s damn quick at that MPh. Way more in it
20+ years ago I ran 10:40's with a 1.94 valved vortec headed 400 using a dual plane intake, flat tappet cam, pump gas and half that stall. Your LSA is too close for one thing. Cam is way off.
Wow thx for the detailed info on the build. Seems like a great bang for your buck. How streetable is the cam? It would be behind a 4 speed so no TC stall issues.
? did this chevy 2 come from nashville tn. ? around 1980 i put my oil, temp an volts in the dash rite where those are ? an gave tha dude who bought it a set of dougs fender well headers . an yes i had put a straight axle under it when i was 18, lol a while bak who knows but if its tha same car would make me proud to know its still goin 😎
Lot of gear for 400. Even with 29 tire 430 be enough most like funny car. Are only 410.or less. I had a r.p.m chart half to figure out ratio to tire Height your getting to many r.p.m at the end if you know what I mean that car should be high 10.s 125 miles a hour or. More.
Might want to drop the rear-end gearing a touch to keep it under 6500. That or find a way to convert it to 4 bolt main or something. Maybe lighten the rotating assembly and just send it to 7000, regardless.
I wouldn't either. It was parts I bought for a good deal. I figured why not try it. There are plenty of dished pistons engines running around with no problems. I haven't been to machine shop in years.
You should put a 2.02 intake valve in your heads, 400 ci need to breath. I build 350 spec boat race engines, with a .450 lift solid flat tappet cam and vortech we make 450 hp at 6200
In bizarro-world, if you HAD to stick with the 2bolt main 400 block and planned to throw something like an Eagle or Scat rotating assembly into it for strength at RPM etc, would the addition of an aftermarket splayed 4bolt kit and the required machine work be worth it in the end ? (or even beefier billet 2bolt main caps ?) or do you think that the OEM 2bolt 400 with only good fasteners holding it together can survive (block/mains) if pushed into the 7500RPM or greater region while on the track for a season of runs and still be capable and reliable enough to rely on taking you home after a night of racing as well as for cruising weekends on the street ?
My personal limit on the 2 bolt block 400 would be 7000 rpm with good bolts. I would also make sure my bearing clearances were on the loose side. If I had heavy parts that would change things.
Nothing I love more than a drag test, Nyle ain't lazy...................
Nice thank you. I appreciate your posts over at speedtalk. I usually can pick up something from them.
Keep up the great work!
I grew up in the 60's when this is how a hot car would look.. effectively sized tires and no goofy pro-street or fake nose-high 'gasser' stuff. I really like this car!
@@edog7059 Nice thank you
Born 82, totally agree with you muscle cars with big rims low pros,etc suck...this is how an og muscle car should look,nice rig
I appreciate the minimalist approach. Making usable power with less often indicates a deeper knowledge of the principles of what works and why. When we understand, we can better match components that compliment each other for the desired outcome. Good job!
I appreciate it thank you.
400 sbc with vortec heads in a 3000 lb car is a real good set up 👍🏻
Great video! 400's with vortec heads are fun engines, great response and torque. I ran one in my 1980 Monte, 3400lbs, 4.10's, stock 906 heads with screw in studs, 9:1 compression, RPM air gap intake, CS XS282S-10 cam. It ran 11.70's @ 113. Ran it hard at the track and on the street for 8 years, never missed a beat until the block cracked.
Nice thank you
I love the run down. Very detailed. Nice car!
Thank you
I've loved all the 106LSA solid flat cams Ive run. And I ran them on the street, crazy fun! 110LSA is for your grandma.
Nice!
😂
@nylegreen261 what is the lift! Of the cam
Those popcorn poppers get old after a while.
I decided I didn't need a super stock cam in my life. lol
@@stevemitchell9848 Shows it right on the cam card in the video! .515 gross.
Quick little car! I enjoy your budget approach to these engines. Thanks for the update.
Nice thank you its been fun.
Always enjoy the updates. I finally have the funds to finish the 383 vortec/roller block-based motor I’ve been saving for. I considered going to aluminum heads, but you’ve convinced me to try the 906s. Thanks
Nice. This 400 is a torque monster. Be careful though the vortecs are crack prone.
That's great out of a stock bottom end. I have a 400 casting #509 going to try the 4/7 summit cam and vortec heads
From Top Dead Center the Piston is 0.45 Down in the Hole? My 400 0.30 over piston is 0.16 down the hole. My other 400 40 over piston is 0.10 down into the hole down in the Hole. Check out Wallace Compression Calulator. I don't think you have as much Compression as you think. I've seen most your videos. I like your work. Your quench of 0.84 is a lot
Thank you i will look into it.
Try .045
Math works out
Many replacement pistons come with a 020 shorter deck height to compensate(lower compression) for engine milling/decking
this guy knows some stuff, I'll bet it's where it should be. He makes a nice motor for the parts he has into it.
Great, no-nonsense video.
When you were going through all the specs, I predicted 10.80 @ 115.
Fast on a budget is awesome!
Nice prediction thank you
Nice to see somebody that realizes the potential of a tight camshaft LSA - you would actually do better with a 105 on this size motor and valve combo but the 106 is a lot better than most cam manufacturers try to sell you - Good job !!
Thank you.
With the Vortec superior low lift flow numbers, I’ve always wanted to build a similar engine, using a lift rule cam like you did. Sweet man. Vortecs on 400’s are awesome.
That was my thought process. I also didn't have to spend much to pull it off thank you.
The low lift has nothing to do with it the cam works so well due to the 106 CL (circle track guys have known about tight CL for a long time)
Thanks for sharing! My last pass was in 1994. I kinda miss the track. Just got the Camaro back on the road after it sat buried and broken in my garage for 24 years. This car is a blast! 13.5:1 solid roller 406.
Man, iove your channel! I like, you let out of it @ 6500 rpm! I, love chevy sbf 400! Ford guy, here.
Nice thank you. I need to get a better set of connecting rods. Nice I like fords also. Its all the same to me.
Awesome build my guy,. Its really cool to see the do more with less builds . Not knocking your combo at all. Runs good.
Thank you.
Damn that's impressive as hell with those tiny 1.94 intake valves and small ass cam. Nice job.
Thank you. I would like to try a ported set of vortecs to see the difference.
You could run deep into the 10s with higher lift, stiffer springs, and bowl and port work.
Yes I'm going to start looking into this.
What a mean machine with a 2 bolt main set up..Goes to show the high price blocks are a waste of money on the low buck racing...I love it!!!!!!!!! Great video!
Nice, thank you.
2 bolt main will hold plenty good.I run a similar set up with AFR 195’s with 11-1.These little dinosaur motors are a beast on the street.The 106 lobe is fantastic for that motor.I ran a similar dur but ended up having it reground down to 236 244 for the street.I felt more midrange torque with the smaller dur.Beautiful car you have.Sounds healthy.
Those heads were something in 1997. That engine deserves a good set of aluminum. I've had several 400s. Love em. Never ran em hot or blew em up.
Nice, I do have a set of dart platinum 200's i could run them to see the difference.
That would be interesting. Good
yanked the front wheels,you make impressive vortec headed builds
car is a beauty too
Thank you
Damn nice results for not a lot of money in the engine.
Thank you. I was thinking the 400 with the stock vortecs would nose over after 6000 rpm's. It surprisingly kept pulling up to 6500rpm.
You got it 10 seconds..!
Nice, when I started putting these combos together 1 year ago. I was thinking it was going to take more head work to go 10's. The vortecs are good heads.
Thanks for the ride along! Nicely done with the Nova as well!!
Thank you it has been fun.
Very impressive considering the modest combo you have. A lot more in it with a few tweaks. Have fun!
Agreed thank you.
Sounds like either the carb is letting fuel come up the front vent tube and flooding it on the launch (no vent baffle in the front metering block will do that), or it need jet extensions in the back.. also, the rear needs to have the power valve plugged and jetted accordinlg, fule runs away from it as well... otherwise, Im impressed with it..thats very respectable times!!
Yes agreed. I will put some jet extensions in it. Thank you.
Thats a really good 60' considering the relatively mild combo and a glide.
Thank you the 400 is making some good torque.
Very Nice, have enjoyed watching your video series ! Would love to see the 400 with ported vortecs and a full throttle run !
Thank you. Yes me too.
I ran vortec heads on my stock bottom end 40 over 400. Done the spring upgrade. Ran a vortec rpm and a 750 hp. Th350 and 3.42 diff.
Got a lot of wheel spin and ran 13.0 on street tires.
Car iscan 82 camaro
Nice sounds like a fun car.
Cool. You might already know, if not , David Visard has a vid on porting vortec heads - He showed great results. Cool to see how much porting would improve. Hope to see a latter video
@RW-kd4gx Yes I would like to try that.
Great video, well explained, nuff said, thanks for bringing us along!
Thank you
I really enjoy your videos Casey told me about your channel keep up the great work
Nice thank you Dave.
Did not see the vent holes in the head gasket shown. 400s requires vent holes for cooling.
Very relatable combo, I like it!
Thank you
Sounds pretty accurate! Great video
Thank you.
Nice combination you were out of hole pretty quick. Great seeing these builds still going and hopefully over this winter ill finish a 355 i had on the nack burner so thanks for the post.😎🏁
Nice thank you.
I run a sbc 400 destroked 377 it’s a beast
950 brawler 2speed glide
Set up for nitrous
Gotta love small block Chevy
Love your video
Thank you
Awesome video! You have great detailed information on the build, plus real world drag testing. I’m planing on build about the same combo for my sons 68 Camaro with a slightly smaller cam.
Nice thank you
Thats very impressive for whats in there.
Gets out the hole strong, and only a 2 speed ...wow.
Nice thank you
Nice work my brotha! Glad to see you having fun on the budget. That's pretty good! Have fun man,stay safe out there! 💥💪💪💪💯
Thank you.
@@nylegreen261 yes Sir! 💯👍🙂
Not sure what's going on at launch there, maybe sounds like some lean stumble or something, but you get that fixed, it should run faster yet! Powerglides are great for consistency, but will also slow it down a bit.
Awesome build, Vortec's for the win!
Thank you. It was my first two passes with the engine. I would like to go back in the spring with some jets and jet extensions.
Don't apologize for nothing....GREAT JOB GO RACIN HAVE FUN!
@mikef-gi2dg Nice, thank you.
I got almost the same set up with screw in studs on the head run great just a smaller cam
Nice it has to be a torque monster.
Great job 🇺🇸👍🏻🏁
Thank you
Good video buddy.
Keep it up it's great content.
Thank you
Did you make any changes to the Nova over the winter? Looking forward to more testing vids this year.
And its not an ls!!!
Sbc ❤
Nice
great car, appreciate the videos and detail
No problem thank you
Runs good for what you’re combo is👍🏽
Thank you
That miss as soon as you leave is caused by fuel rushing to the back of the rear bowl and uncovering the rear jets.
Put some jet extensions on it and it will pick up.
Also, why don't you want to push the short block? Stock rods?
Yes still using the stock 400 rods. Good call on the jet extensions. I noticed something was wrong that day at the track. But when watching the video from inside of the car you could really notice something was off. Unfortunately the first time watching the video was yesterday. Thank you.
i had same problem put in jet extentions problem solved
Awesome job, and the car looks bad to the bone. Love what you did motor wise. I call it beating the system, 400-406 is to me the most H.P. per dollar. Have about same set up, only the cheap chinese aluminum heads, comp. cam 244 duration, 535 lift. Darn thing is a torque monster. That is a great set up u have , mini tubs , front kit, roll bar etc. I miss my 67 SS, had to sell to buy house, but almost doubled my money, so have replacements. Great job !!
You need 5.18 gear’s from what you explained about your setup,I’m just saying from experience. Sounds healthy and great content. I’ll watch it a few times 😊
Nice thank you.
@@nylegreen261 you welcome,your car is amazing,says a lot about how meticulous you are.
What gears does he have ??
Currently 4.56
Quite impressive. You really have it dialed in
Thank you
Thanks for the vid, I like the way you did it. I don't race but just finished a 406, Dart shp head, voodoo 704 cam engine for my 57. I doubt it'll be that fast but I'm looking forward to getting it in the car and cruisin'!
400's rock :)
Awesome car, all the way around and great to the point video. I’m trying to get where you are now, my best out of my 350 78 Malibu is 7.5 in the 1/8 and 11.8 in the 1/4. I want to squeeze a 10.9 out of my car so bad, not even sure what that would be in the 1/8.
Nice thank you. 6.90's in the 1/8th should get you close to the ten's.
Awesome video my man
Thank you
Awesome video! My son’s fox body mustang has the exact same short block! (.040 over 400 with flat tops and stock rods and crank) We have the .500 305 advertised duration summit hyd flat tappet cam ,it has of the box edelbrock heads and a victor jr with a 750 Holley ! With only 3.73 gears and a 3000 summit converter in the powerglide it definitely don’t leave like your car ! 😂 it kinda rolls off the line ! 11.60s at 115 ! Love your videos man! My friends make fun of me for swapping/testing so many motors but you got me beat! 😂
@operatingengineer Nice, I have a sbc fox body same gear 3 73. That runs good considering the gear and converter.
Would make a good 10.90 bracket car.
Thank you
Im building a 406 with vortec heads I'm using a camshaft with a 108 lsa camshaft about 10.5 compression . Thou I like that 106 thump.
I have done engines on the cheep and have won alot of races, against high dollar equipment in the past,but i would suggest to at least pin the rocker studs. It might prevent alot of damage .
Agreed im at my limit on spring pressure and rpm. Thank you.
Super bummed, i just opened my speedway shim gaskets for a 400. They're trash, I'm still at 4.125 bore. No way they'd fit an overbore. No wonder they're discontinued
I LOVE your car. I was wondering, since you have maintained the suitable Lift numbers for press-in stud clearance w/stock height stud bosses, is there any added danger to running a solid lifter camshaft while keeping the factory press-in studs ? Is this something you may look at in the future ? or is it not a big deal for this application ? 10's on such a basic (engine, not the car itself) setup is always rewarding. More people need to see videos like THIS and get that 1000HP-or-Bust idea out of their heads. VERY NICE WORK so far.
Nice, thank you. I haven't found any negative feedback from running pressed in rocker studs and low lift solid cams on vortec heads. I have kept my spring pressures under 325 lbs and rpm's under 7000. I dont think it is a problem at this level.
At the beginning I was like somebody is sandbagging and stabbing the hell out of the brakes at the big end lol. 109 trap with an 11.0? Unless that is a bracket car then hell of a job. Nice car and awesome combo.
Thank you
Can hear it wants to rev more.
Went 1 sec faster than I expected
Thank you. It felt like it wanted to rev.
Congratulations, 10.91 is awesome.
Did you verify the intake centerline is 102 degrees? I have seen many timing sets advance the came more, you could actually be at 99 or 100 degrees ATDC intake centerline. Which would explain the short piston to valve clearance.
With a good valve seat form, and a back cut on the intakes, you could put that cam at a 103 intake centerline and it would work well.
Do the pistons have a 1.540 compression height?
The pistons must have 1.540 compression height. I was disappointed when I measured how far down in the hole they were. I did verify the cam it was around 101. I have had decent luck with the timing chains lately. Thank you.
My little 327 out ran that , it has Forged 12:1 pistons and a Forged Steel Vette Crank in a 4 bolt main 350 block .
Its in a 66 Chevelle Super Sport that weighs 3200lb
Compression makes hp
Not cubic inches
Nice sounds like a well thought out combination.
Hey man, very quick for a bunch of production parts!
What headers you runnin?
Hooker super comp 1 3/4
I run the same cam but the 105LSA, in 355 dart 215cc heads, 11:1 compression in my k10 street truck 4.11 gears, she's fun!!🤣💯
Nice that does sound fun.
Can you build a similar set up 305? Would be interesting to see if the 305 is really that trash.
I was thinking about doing that. Having 305,350 and a 400. With the same cam and heads. That would be interesting.
ive got a 305 with these heads,ls6 springs and an L-82 cam.......450/.460 Lift, Duration 222, LSA 114 ,edlebrock rpm intake and a holley 650 dp in a third gen t/a with a stick..
its a fun combo but i need more gear than the 3.27 i have now
Congratulations that’s hauling ass and with the press in studs. I think if you put a screw in studs you would be fine up to 7k. Okay 6900 lol. Let it eat. That’s damn quick at that MPh. Way more in it
Yes thank you. I would like to get a better shortblock and do some work to the heads. Low tens would be nice.
Are those stands on the east side of the track? I was just at GLD couple of months ago, when did they put them up?
Sorry I haven't been to this track on years.
Nice job!
Thank you.
Stock powerglide 1st. Gear, i believe is 1.76, aftermarket gears are 1.82 ?
Powerglides came with 2 different available gear sets. I.82 and 1.76.
20+ years ago I ran 10:40's with a 1.94 valved vortec headed 400 using a dual plane intake, flat tappet cam, pump gas and half that stall. Your LSA is too close for one thing. Cam is way off.
Nice sounds like a well executed combo.
Nice to see someone had built a 400 most guy want 383 why go all the way to the 400. Like I. Would do 👍
Nice thank you
That's my home track!
Nice, everywhere else is closed. Gld seems like a good track.
What a Great Video and Run Down of what’s done to the NOVA …Cool Car
Thank you
Pretty good numbers. Get the quench where it needs to be and I bet it picks up. For vortec heads, that's impressive. What does the car weigh?
Thanks it is around 3000lbs with me in it.
Wow thx for the detailed info on the build. Seems like a great bang for your buck. How streetable is the cam? It would be behind a 4 speed so no TC stall issues.
The cam would be work and sound good in a street/strip set up.
@@nylegreen261 TY for the reply
Shaving the deck .020 would get you there quicker. Great job on the details
Got it thank you
? did this chevy 2 come from nashville tn. ? around 1980 i put my oil, temp an volts in the dash rite where those are ? an gave tha dude who bought it a set of dougs fender well headers . an yes i had put a straight axle under it when i was 18, lol a while bak who knows but if its tha same car would make me proud to know its still goin 😎
I only know the history on the car from about the mid 90's. It was red and had a 4 speed in it.
Runs Good ✅ Needs Some Fine Tuning… Gear To Low For 1/4 Mile You Will Gain a Couple Tenths and MPH
Thank you.. Yes the plan was to take it to a 1/8th mile track.
Nice motor how much hp you estimate your making thank you
I would guess 450 observed.
What fuel you running? That quench is horrendous! Awesome budget build though.
50/50 mix of 93 octane and 100 octane. Will test on 93. Should be fine. Thank you.
Wondering what gear.s you run
4.56 gear 29 inch tall tire
Lot of gear for 400. Even with 29 tire 430 be enough most like funny car. Are only 410.or less. I had a r.p.m chart half to figure out ratio to tire Height your getting to many r.p.m at the end if you know what I mean that car should be high 10.s 125 miles a hour or. More.
Nice thanks for the input
Might want to drop the rear-end gearing a touch to keep it under 6500. That or find a way to convert it to 4 bolt main or something. Maybe lighten the rotating assembly and just send it to 7000, regardless.
You can hear it wanna keep revving. Ill bet another 500 rpm it woulda went faster too. Runs well good job and good luck to ya!
Yes it didn't seem to have a problem with rpm. Thank you.
@@nylegreen261 sounded like it started coming on hard upwards of 6000. Simple combo and runs well.
.084" quench?? I never would have built that this way.
I wouldn't either. It was parts I bought for a good deal. I figured why not try it. There are plenty of dished pistons engines running around with no problems. I haven't been to machine shop in years.
Thank you
You should put a 2.02 intake valve in your heads, 400 ci need to breath. I build 350 spec boat race engines, with a .450 lift solid flat tappet cam and vortech we make 450 hp at 6200
Nice I will look into it.
What cam? I like to keep the lower lift
Great Lakes Dragaway 😊
Nice
Very nice job runs really well 💯🏁I'm guessing about 460 horsepower ❓
Nice im not sure on horsepower. Corrected or observed. When I put it together was hoping for 425hp observed.
Awesome 😎
What headers are you using on this car ?
@@jessehille9603 Hooker super comp fender well.
@nylegreen261 Thank-you Sir !!
Did you already run a 383?
No sorry I don't have one .
Nice big green
Nice thank you
SICK!!!
In bizarro-world, if you HAD to stick with the 2bolt main 400 block and planned to throw something like an Eagle or Scat rotating assembly into it for strength at RPM etc, would the addition of an aftermarket splayed 4bolt kit and the required machine work be worth it in the end ? (or even beefier billet 2bolt main caps ?) or do you think that the OEM 2bolt 400 with only good fasteners holding it together can survive (block/mains) if pushed into the 7500RPM or greater region while on the track for a season of runs and still be capable and reliable enough to rely on taking you home after a night of racing as well as for cruising weekends on the street ?
My personal limit on the 2 bolt block 400 would be 7000 rpm with good bolts. I would also make sure my bearing clearances were on the loose side. If I had heavy parts that would change things.
You think you would gain much from decking the block? This package is strong.
I'm not sure about that. I was fine with the deck height for now. I was thinking I could still be in the pump gas range with 10.5 compression.
that quench area though...