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Originally Posted by Marv D
Drag racing... as in heads up class, or brackets? In bracket racing it's you and the clock, not how fast. I've been beat WAY more times than I care to remember by slower cars. In fact, chasing in bracket racing SUCKS,, you want to be the slower car and get the clean tree. You will win more races by driving the finish line stripe than you will by having the quicker car (truck).
All else aside, the the bigger the motor, requiring less RPM = less wear and tear = less maintenance, and the more consistent it will be. Don't stop at 400  , if you have a 400 block a 3.875" stroke is a simple build for 419", and 4" stroke for 434" is super common these days. The sky and the budget is the limit. 2HP per cube normally aspirated is very attainable,, not cheap, but very possible.
If budget is the bigger issue,, a 383 can be done in the 480-500HP range for around $4500 with some shopping around for heads. In which.. I'll repeat my stance on one thing. DO NOT SCRIMP on the HEADS. If your addicted to faster faster faster,, you want to buy heads that you can GROW IN TO, not something that is already maxed out from the get-go.
just my 2¢ |
That's the most valuable 2 cents i have gotten in a long time, thank you. Go big or go home right
? So essentially, playing around with a small block is gonna end in breaking or blowing up? what kind of block do suggest i start with if you don't mind me asking?
O yea, I'm going for heads up racing...bracket racing just seems wrong sometimes. i don't know about you but i believe when you reach that line first you should be the victorious one.