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  1. Engine
    I bought the TrickFlow 454 top end kit. It's supposed to come with the tfs-41302000 cam but I have now been waiting 7 months on it. I can't continue waiting! Does anyone have advice on a slightly larger more aggressive (sounding) cam that would work in a 1975 454 without losing my vacuum brakes...
  2. Engine
    I’ve been on the search for a cam to put in my low mileage standard bore 400 sbc for several months now and my father just put a 276 voodoo in his 350 that sounds . I however have power Brakes and he doesn’t. He’s getting 9psi of vacuum at 1000rpms, and I’d like to have at least 12psi. If it’s...
  3. Engine
    BEST CAM FOR THE BUILD I know there are better heads, I am working with what I got and would like to choose a [CAM that provides High Torque] in the "Low to Mid RPM Range" for towing power? The motor is installing in a 1964 Chevy Step-side PU Donor motor Spec: A 1989 Truck...
  4. Engine
    Looking for help in a few things for a first build. Hoping for 350 hp and a flat torque curve of 350 or more if possible with a static cr of 9.0-9.5 on cali 91 pump gas working below 6k rpm (5500 is possible). I have a free set of vortec heads that need a good cleanup and valve job that ill be...
  5. Engine
    so i got a new project its a 78 k5 got a th350 tans rebuilt i did it my self :) stock stall converter np203 behind it however the engine came as a shock to me ive never torn down any thing but a slant 6 till this i assumed i havea 350 so most of my parts went to that turned out after scrapibng...
  6. Engine
    Hello all you car gurus. I keep dreaming of building a Gen V 454 with a little pep above stock. I want make as much streetable HP as possible without spending a fortune. First, I'm looking to put in some pistons with 22 cc domes to try to get the compression ratio up to about 9.4:1. With the...
  7. Engine
    I have a 572 bbc bare block and am wondering how big of a lift and degree i would need on a cam. what is the biggest i can go? what brand would that be? Im knew to the forum so this is my first post
  8. Hotrodding Basics
    Long story short - I am thinking about buying a car and wondering about the engine build. It was owned by an old hot rodder and he has passed away, and his daughter who inherited the car is a good friend of my girlfriend. She doesn't know anything about the engine other than a plaque in the...
  9. Engine
    Getting ready to order my cam for my SBC build. It's a 350 with somewhere around a 9:1 - 9.5:1 compression ratio. Cast iron Vortec heads that will be modified for higher lift. Edelbrock Performer RPM Vortec intake, Holley 750 vacuum secondary, longtubes, free flowing short dump exhaust. The car...
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