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Was the cam degreed in? Have you done a cranking pressure test? Have you tried adding some 100+ octane gas to the tank to see if it... -
Mid 12's at best....been there done that. J.Rob
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With a larger cube short block 600 HP is meerly just what happens with 240 heads.
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1.42 tq/ci is pretty remarkable. Wow. J.Rob
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The guy he built the engine for wanted a streetable sleeper. Not sure how you hide trick flows though when you open the hood.
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Stay tuned for his 600hp 383 on pump gas build. Pump gas is the key. I see a bunch of 500 hp builds that aren't exactly pump gas friendly.
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273 replied to the thread Salter's BBM 383 build.The 500 hp is disappointing for TF 240 heads but with a 218 cam seems reasonable to me but the 500 lbs-ft is really good though. A point...
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273 replied to the thread Salter's BBM 383 build.A lot of good points, I think he said his timing light had a malfunction, why timing was so far.
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Let me begin by saying that like many of you on FABO, I really enjoy the automotive content on YT--especially the Mopar stuff--like...
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Most drivers around here are to busy with their cell phones while driving .
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273 replied to the thread Do you wave?.It's best to assume drivers don't see ya, lots of blind spots plus distraction for drives. (especially left hand turns). I generally...
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We all know with money and time that a 440 can be built to make more power than a junkyard 5.9 with a cam. Thats not news.
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Supposedly the target was 450/450.
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I’m not saying it would have turned out better if I had taken on that project. In fact, if a customer came to me looking for a build...
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273 replied to the thread Salter Racing Engines, 383 502 Hp & Tq.Probably the customer boxed him in with uncompromising wants.