Ton of other work coming for the Cuda besides the engine. ........
Guess my horsepower - 318/392 stroker
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Brian seems to be a stand up guy that will do the right thing if there are any issues. I have another engine for my E-body I want to take there too but gotta finish up two A-bodies first.
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harrisonm
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459HP, 448 Ft Lbs.
512Stroker
We are all here because we are not all there.
That would be cool if I could read it.
Dam these old eyes
K.O. SWINGER
Meeting in the alley since 1976
440 horsepower 470 ft pounds of torque
Brian told me I'd get more bottom end torque with a TBI but yes, I'm going fuel injection too!
mopardude318
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Nice! Brian is currently building my 408 stroker. Forged bottom end, gear drive, solid roller. Trick Flow heads, with a B&M 162 supercharger. Not much boost at all, but we’ll see what it does. Always a 671 option later. Might be done in a couple months, maybe sooner. I dunno. He’s a busy man.
always wanted a 318 stroker as well.
always wanted a 318 stroker as well.
We'll both have plenty of low end torque. Mine's a road race engine and will live in the mid to high rpm range, as well. With that other engine I'm going to take there it is a street engine and I was going to upgrade from a blow through carb to Sniper or another Holley product. However, I hear that they are working on making Pro Flo compatible with forced induction.
autoxcuda
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-roller cam setup for an LA is more expensive than starting with a magnum based block
-High quality peripheral components: Kevco pan, MSD distributor, MSD wires...
-labor intensive intake porting
-full all new scat rotating assembly. Including rods.
factor that stuff with the crate kit (sponsor). He’s in same range. And gets a custom tailored motor to meet his needs with personal guidance.
-bore and hone was $300
-I think it was true decked to the rotating assy. That’s more labor than just deck surfacing $250
Imma say 12.5. But I totally get the excitement. His prices are a bit high for this part of the country, but over there, I'm sure they are about right, plus, you're gettin what you pay for through IMM, I believe.
j par
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I can see the parts list.. 2k labor is reasonable... It's just a lot of coin...
Topless69
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Man, with the money you’re spending I hope you’ll get closer to 500, but I’d guess 458hp/471tq
What timeframe does he estimate the build will take? The shops around here are telling us 4 month lead times. They are slammed with work.
That 422, is that .060 over ?
Yep, block checked out good. I have another 340 block that will be on its last bore too. .030 over 340 blocks are too expensive so I just buy “end of life” blocks. LOL
Can't wait for the results.
Are you going to dyno it ? Would like to see that.
One cool thing about Brian is that he dynos all the builds. Quality control. It’s in the price.
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autoxcuda
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I’m sure a bigger cam could be put in it to get a higher number to brag about for same cost. He’s 318 based too. So at over 1hp/cu in he’s 16hp down from a 408
But OP seemed to be looking for maintenance free, reliable, easy to stay tuned, street motor he could jump in and drive anywhere.
...still may be limited to street tires trying to hook on street pavement.
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yellow rose
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I had to squint through my glasses so I could read most of it. I need to get new glasses. I can’t see crap.
Yep, not everybody wants, needs, or can use maximum horsepower.
yellow rose
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j par
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AMEN..!!.. this forum is full of gurus who believe if you're not ekeing out every last possible miniscule of horsepower and torque then you don't know what the hell you're doing... LOL..
I have the Forum and self-proclaimed slowest stroker on the internet and the car is no fun to drive without at the very least Street slicks... Normal tires it's like a skating rink... And that's after putting a much smaller cam then necessary...
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Dartswinger70
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A shitload....
( Bonus if you can name what movie that quote is from...)
( Bonus if you can name what movie that quote is from...)
j par
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A crapload...A shitload....
( Bonus if you can name what movie that quote is from...)
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