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    Best Intake for a 408

    Almost same situation as a guy here who's just updated his 416 10:1cr, 40/60 street/strip brkt Demon 11.5's@116 from stock J heads, a comp 280H cam and 2x650Dp's (cos it looks cool...but did nothing) to TF190's 11.4:1cr, to a hyd. roller .624" with 1.6 r/rockers, 255@.050 I think and then he...
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    Performer RPM Magnum heads?

    Unless you must do it yourself and have all the fun/hassle that comes with it all, a very simple way forward funds allowing in a 3000lb car that hooks would be a Blueprint Mag 408@465hp, you'd be looking at> 60 Foot E.T. : 1.51 Seconds 1/8 Mile E.T. : 6.87 Seconds 1/8 Mile Trap Speed ...
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    Post 11 second small block combos

    Street/strip Demon runs in our NSS brkt class here> 340/416ci, 10:1 2.02 J heads, 78cc, no porting Comp 280Hyd.cam 727 with Hughes 3800 stall 8.3/4", 3.91's/28" slicks SS springs, 2 x 650DP's on TR best 11.3's regular 11.5's. 2023 will see it with 850DP Air Gap, TF190's (now 11.4:1) and a...
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    Mission Impossible 318

    weight/mph on ET/MPH From Horsepower Calculators is FWHP, been using it for 35+yrs, when I was racing and still do today for friends cars and its as accurate today as it was for my cars then if you use it correctly, and yes it works on motors that I know have been dyno'd here according to...
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    Mission Impossible 318

    The guy is dreaming for 318fwhp from stock parts in my opinion, trickery or not, keeps the followers going I guess. Back in 1980 I bought a good running all steel full interior street/strip '71 340 Cuda, 10:1, 2.02 stock heads, ally intake, 750DP, hdrs, .484/284 cam, 3.55's 8x26" slicks and a...
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    LA versus Gen 3 race

    just a common street/strip car yeah they all run W9's/420 intakes and detuned? 900hp+ motors:rofl: awesome it is though and in the right car, I always thought it would be cool to have something like that over here so I could blow away most of the 572BB guys today just like I did in the 80's with...
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    422 dyno fail

    Not been through all the posts and cannot offer any new answers that have not been given already apart from giving you the specs of a '72 340/416 demon that runs here in our NSS class as a comparison> !0.1:1, stock 2.02 J heads,73cc, may have some clean up I don't know. hyd.cam 475"/494" no@.050...
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    Need a Good Website Calculator for ET to HP

    this one> ET/MPH From Horsepower Calculators Used it when I was racing and still do, add your weight and the rest of your running gear, input different hp levels to see results.
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    512 cu Camshaft thinking

    ^^ I tend to agree with that, > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxTSrkp75ik bolt together 512 deal with 631hp with a carb@only 6000. My mates 440 Dart made bang on 600fwhp@6800rpm on track 12.6:1cr, MCH CNC Eddys@320cfm, 1050 Dominator, Victor intake, DC. .590 purple 271@.050, 2" hdrs. I...
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    Personal Bests

    2019, My mates Mild hyd. cammed 440, 10:1?, 950HP carb/rpm intake hdrs, SS springs, std type rear shocks, 90/10 front in a 3800lbs RR, best 12.47@106 through muffs, 4.10's street/race radials 2020, Mild 10:1cr 589ci wedge, big 365cnc heads, small s/roller, same 950HP carb, 2.18" TTI's, 440-2...
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    Why the hate for HR cams.

    New HR lifters...... first test
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    X O U or J heads on a 416?

    A friends street/strip brkt car, runs in our NSS class '71 Demon, 340/416, stock 2.02 J heads, .475/.494" hyd. cam don't know @.050, approx 9.5:1?, TR with 2 650DP's, small hdrs, according to weight /mph makes around 420fwhp. Leaving over 100hp on the table with TF 190's and a .620 s/roller...
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    Proposed 400 bb build, cam recommendations

    So your looking to make 600hp with a 200 shot? not NA.....if I remember correct IQ52 made 440-ish hp with a 7.85:1 400 with iron heads that flowed 250cfm@.500, an 850DP and the mopar .509 hyd. and stock rockers that weren't 1.5 ratio so lift was under .500 and with a single plane/hdrs. I...
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    The truth about caltracs

    My mate who I used to crew for with his 3800lb '69 RR has done quite well with c/tracs/mono's and 9-ways with rubbish 15yr old 90/10's of some make, not earth shattering 60ft's but a best of 1.42, and 10.30@130, traps at just 6200-ish, low 1st gear in 727, 4.10 Dana, 10x29 Hoosier D06@17psi, 2...
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    440 build 500+ hp build

    For interest, my friends 3700lb Challenger, 11.06@121, 1.54 60ft best=540>550fwhp. 440, 10.8:1, SFT cam with 1.6 rockers so .582",@.050? 6pk rods/KB pistons MCH CNC Eddy rpm's (72cc) to approx 300+?cfm Port matched M1, 830cfmDP runs well, wilson spacer 1.7/8" hdrs, 727, 4800 flash stall 3.91/28"...
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