good or bad choice

ryantherock
06-22-2003, 06:35 PM
i currently drive an 86' IROC. its all stock 305TPI. but i am soon to have my 4-banger for good gass milleage to get me to school. i am wanting to make my camaro a better street ride. here is my idea. they made this engine combo in the August chevy high performace magazine on page 70. its a 355 with vortec iron heads and dished pistons. RPM airgap intake, .300 and .400 valve lifts. comp Xtreme energy XE268 flat tappet hydraulic cam. 224/230 degrees duration @ .050 tappet lift. 110 degree lobe seperation angle. intake and exhaust lifts of .477/.480. it was fed by a 750 cfm barry grant w/ mechanical secondaries.

does this sound like a pretty good combo.. i am still in college and am on a but of a budget. is there any places i could save money and keep performance. are there anything you guys would change ??? remember its to move my 86 IROC. thanks for the help. ryan

ryantherock
06-22-2003, 06:39 PM
ohh yea. it makes 390 horse @ 6000 and 426 torque @ 4000

Greed4Speed
06-22-2003, 08:48 PM
You won't get very good milage w/ a carb over TPI. I only bring this up because you said you'll be driving a 4cyl for milage. 305's shouldn't be that bad on milage anyway.

Personally, I'd keep it fuel injected w/a 350 or stroker.