Hi! I want to have best performance out of my 230 chevy 1965. Its an impala 4 door with 700r4 tranny and a 4.11 gearing, HEI Distribuitor, 1 bbl stock carb. I feel more fun to drive it with the gearing and the tranny but i want a little more fun. I know its not a v8 but bare with me.
This car is a weekend car to drive around town, sometimes a little highway. I dont care about mileage and buying a new engine is not an option.
Im thinking about a small turbo with 4 psi draw-through setup, or bolt ons that i am afraid of using like mild cams, headers (not to much options here), and a 2 bbl o 4 bbl carb. They say to cam your engine if you know what youre doing, and I dont know anything for sure about it, just a notion.
I dont want 300-400 hp range but at least the power of merging into traffic fast. When the car is in second gear, the 230 engine pulls but again I want a little more response in first gear.
The 230 engine stock from 1965 is 140 hp, 220 tq.
I have lost all hope for EFI engines with bolt ons for cars from 1999 and up. They promise gains for too much money and such little gains. I dont know if carb engines are different.
What do you recommend??
This car is a weekend car to drive around town, sometimes a little highway. I dont care about mileage and buying a new engine is not an option.
Im thinking about a small turbo with 4 psi draw-through setup, or bolt ons that i am afraid of using like mild cams, headers (not to much options here), and a 2 bbl o 4 bbl carb. They say to cam your engine if you know what youre doing, and I dont know anything for sure about it, just a notion.
I dont want 300-400 hp range but at least the power of merging into traffic fast. When the car is in second gear, the 230 engine pulls but again I want a little more response in first gear.
The 230 engine stock from 1965 is 140 hp, 220 tq.
I have lost all hope for EFI engines with bolt ons for cars from 1999 and up. They promise gains for too much money and such little gains. I dont know if carb engines are different.
What do you recommend??