Help me optimize my build

rumblefish360 said
Your cam and carb set up as is right now is good. The unported heads are well matched up as well. Leave it as is for the moment. Mike Beck, a guy here, raced his Duster witha Crane cam very similar in specs. 216/228-454/484 lift on a 112 to the tune of low 12's. The Duster was lightened to around your cars weight. He also had 4.10 gears and a 904 with a shift kit. You should follow suite with a basic trans-go performance shifting kit.

As long as your heads (Currently) can handle the lift, spring and clearnace wise, the "Overlifting" of the valve beyond the stall point isn't so bad. But such is not the case as is now or with the intended upgraded cam. I'd also stick with the stock valves for now. A 2.02 wouldn't help much here.

A quick word on weight, if the heavier part is over the rear axle, don't worry about it. Just make sure it launchs straight, drives striaght and stay steady when under power and at speed.

Thanks for the reply Rumble. I must say that I'm a little surprised that you think my combo is matched up pretty well. Makes me feel more confident in what I have. I'd sure be happy with a 12 sec car that I built myself in my 1 car garage. :cheers:

I thought for sure everyone would think my cam was not correct. Not so much for duration and lift, but because of the LSA. From what I understand, the wider LSA makes the cam a little "lazy". That's really the reason I was looking to swap to something ground with a 110, to bring the torque on a little harder. Well, that and the fact that you can't even tell I've got a "performance" cam by listening to it, lol.

As for the carb, I still need to buy a new one since the Carter currently on the motor is borrowed. I've already had it longer than I said I would, but so far he's been cool with it. I can't buy it from him since it's destined for another project. I'd like to pick up a Holley of some sort. Gonna think about it a little more.