that high of tq with the MR? hmm.....

 

a guy in the local f body club made 360ish hp and 380lb/ft on a miniram...but its been so long ago I dont remember his setup. Seems like that cam was really good at building torque and had good midrange power...

 

I think this pineapple guy should be able to pull at least 280 hp at the crank with that setup.

You should convert to front wheel drive. Lose that power robbing driveshaft. Also go through less back tires that way. Better for the winter too.

 

That was a VERY valuable post, keep up the good work.

 

FWIW, my minirammed 385 did 396 RWHP and 383 ft.lb on the dyno this summer. Peak torque was at 4400. With your LPE219 you ought to see comparable torque at a lower RPM, perhaps at 4000. 380 ft.lb. wouldn't surprise me. If you can afford it, invest in a wide-band logger like the Innovative Motorsports LM-1 with RPM kit. It's a great tuning aid that will help you dial in the tune and identify rich/lean spots in the wide-open throttle tuning. It is the tool I used this summer to dial in an Accel Gen 6 DFI computer for my car. The logger worked great.

 

i just bought a miniram, so we will see come next year what #'s she will run.

 

but i dont have a DFI system, this is going to be tuned on my stock computer(88 Vette). btw, this is on the stock shortblock 350 with 72000 miles on her. do u still think the rwtq will be that high? if i get 350/350 at the wheels, and run mid 12's, i will be happy with that, and trap 112-114.

 

u dummy...

 

If you get the tune correct in your ECM, why not a mid-12? However 112 to 114 MPH might be a little high of a MPH, unless your Vette is significantly lighter than my Trans Am... it might be. I have a race weight of about 3650 pounds. However I've got an additional 12 degrees of duration in my cam and 35 CID more displacement. I've also ported my AFR195's. I'm running about 4 MPH slower than what I expected to run though due to my corked-up Edelbrock headers that I reused. (due to time constraints). I think there's a 119-120 MPH run in this package somewhere if I get my exhaust fixed this winter. So, I'd guess with optimum exhaust and tuning, you might get close to 110-112 MPH. Mid-12's shouldnt be a problem as long as you have traction off the line.

Oh, and with regard to a 72000 mile shortblock. If the rings are good, you'll be fine. All the shortblock does is hold in the power that the heads, cam and intake make. As long as it can hold it in (no excessive blowby) you'll make it.

 

can get into the mid 12's with the 3.07's, If i can I will be a happy man.
3) I have 1 3/4 hooker headers.
4) My race weight is around 3425, So yeah the vette is a little more skinny then the T/A.

Any more thoughts, and BTW, thanks for your thoughts.



I posted this for pineapple his PC is screwing up...