Brainstormin' 440 vs 5.9 ...

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I think I will just post as many ET slips as possible. Wink wink. You guessed a 13.30. I would be much more interested in learning how or what calculation used for that guess. That would actually interest me!
The ~65Hp diff flywheel to rear wheel posted by TT Mag is about what I've experienced, all things being pretty close to 'right'. I can tell You that My buddy's '70 AAR was stuck in the 103's in the 1/4, as soon as He yanked the old B&M 10" juicewheel & put a modern 9.5" in there it ended up in the 109's,....with 9.7:1 & the 292°/.508" cam it was slogging out of the hole begging to get up on that cam....& was more efficient on the top end.
 
I hope. Some think because of the stock set up and low compression, the dual plane would do it better. I don't know myself....
That's because they've never had a big block for one. Two, they don't know about those particular intakes. They are in the same class as the Holley Street Dominator, which those guys probably don't know about, either. Big blocks are a class all their own since the intake manifolds are all air gaps from the factory. Couple that with a single plane design and you have tons of air flow cooling off the intake charge.
 
That's because they've never had a big block for one. Two, they don't know about those particular intakes. They are in the same class as the Holley Street Dominator, which those guys probably don't know about, either. Big blocks are a class all their own since the intake manifolds are all air gaps from the factory. Couple that with a single plane design and you have tons of air flow cooling off the intake charge.
Nice!
 
I hope. Some think because of the stock set up and low compression, the dual plane would do it better. I don't know myself....
If that's the same intake I posted page45 post#1104, I might be willing to pay to ship Mine to You to do a back-to-back with the untouched one, let Me know if that interests You.
 
That's because they've never had a big block for one. Two, they don't know about those particular intakes. They are in the same class as the Holley Street Dominator, which those guys probably don't know about, either. Big blocks are a class all their own since the intake manifolds are all air gaps from the factory. Couple that with a single plane design and you have tons of air flow cooling off the intake charge.
That and then the overall runner length combined with the port length. Almost any aftermarket single plane manifold made for a 440 will outperform the stock iron intake across the entire rpm band just because of the improvement in airflow.
 

I will have to check mine. Maybe I will get down there and look tomorrow
You have a couple months to mess around, if I were you I'd look at putting a tunnel ram on that 440 and get the carbs right. It will be good, if you don't have the money....look at the high and mighty car and build something.
 
How come? It’ll be out of cylinder head, valve spring, and camshaft long before it benefits from a single plane intake.
Not answering for turk, just replying.
The single plane runners of the old school design are pathetic for size. Airspeed won't be an issue.
Burr finish the **** out of that single plane & it will be even better
 
You have a couple months to mess around, if I were you I'd look at putting a tunnel ram on that 440 and get the carbs right. It will be good, if you don't have the money....look at the high and mighty car and build something.
I don't quite understand the last part. High and mighty car and build something?????? Anyways, I will try to get the 440 in and running by opening day at the track. We are super busy, and in the heart of winter, my transmission is about 75 miles away .... but we'll give it a valiant effort for opening day.
 
I don't quite understand the last part. High and mighty car and build something?????? Anyways, I will try to get the 440 in and running by opening day at the track. We are super busy, and in the heart of winter, my transmission is about 75 miles away .... but we'll give it a valiant effort for opening day.
I'm super busy to.
Build a tunnel ram like the old hot rodders did lol
 
Not answering for turk, just replying.
The single plane runners of the old school design are pathetic for size. Airspeed won't be an issue.
Burr finish the **** out of that single plane & it will be even better
That was the whole premise. Large plenum and long, small runners. Those two things increase velocity. Same as the Streetmaster and Street Dominator. It's a Torker, it's not a Victor of M1 or Indy or some such. It's a STREET intake.
 
That was the whole premise. Large plenum and long, small runners. Those two things increase velocity. Same as the Streetmaster and Street Dominator. It's a Torker, it's not a Victor of M1 or Indy or some such. It's a STREET intake.
That's exactly why I answered the question as I did.
 
Not answering for turk, just replying.
The single plane runners of the old school design are pathetic for size. Airspeed won't be an issue.
Burr finish the **** out of that single plane & it will be even better
I’d love to see that tested. Regardless of cross sectional area and airspeed the runners are still half the length of a dual plane.
 
The easy way
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