408 rebuild

Ricks70Duster340 said

I bought a 408 from Blueprint engines a couple of years ago. They use a 360 magnum block and modified Edelbrock heads with a hyd roller cam/lifters. At 10:1 it dynoed at 465HP and was a real runner. You can go to their website and look at that build to see what parts they use to get an idea. I matched that engine to a 727 and 3500 stall PTC 9.5 converter. Had quite a time keeping the power to the ground. Think in the end it is not how much power you have under your toe, but how much you can get (and keep) to the ground!

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I totally agree with you, and that's also part of the reason I decided to put this on hold while I finish up some other things with the car. At 20 -25mph it has no problems breaking loose if you hammer it in 1st gear (maybe even a little faster than that). Believe it or not, I was looking at the Torqstorm supercharger that would get it into the 650 range, but decided that probably wouldn't be very "streetable" and decided to aim for the 500s range. I might still go for the 500s, but I'll finish the other stuff first. Heaven knows I have plenty of other things to do.