You also have to account for the cubes and overlap.... overlap is a killer to milage.

Bret

 

I"m sure you'll get good number, I made 420rwhp through a 12 bolt, so I'm sure you'll hit atleast that since I still have a stock shortblock.

 

Well, i'm just hoping that my motor can live long on the stock fuel pump. I can't afford a Racetronix one w/harness right away so the stocker will have to suffice... anyone think that is totally a wrong move? I don't race constantly but i'd like to tach a few gears out once the motor is broken in.

Victory 383 baby!! WooT!!

Just letting you guys know... so far (Motor comes back in 2 weeks hopefully). Nick has been nothing but a huge sport anwering all my dumb questions and getting me parts. If anyone wants their motors done...

586-741-0158

Ask for Nick

Eric seems cool, but Nick is the man and likes Killswitch

 

Hey all this talk of this 383 LE3 makes me wonder WHERE DO YOU GUYS GET IT DONE AT & HOW MUCH DID IT COST?????

Also could it handle a Vortech Supercharger?

 

ugh... so much god damn money

 

im running stock fuel pump. I have to work some stuff out before I can find out if its costing me. car sputters above 6500 rpm so possibly.

 

I am shifting at no more then 6500... probably more around 6300-6400 or so

 

Why are you restricting yourself to that RPM with a new bottom end? I will take mine to 7k religiously once the beehives are put in....(Comp 987s are floating at 6400rpm right now)

 

I can't afford a new fuel pump right now, i'm fiending for cash as it is just to finish the damn thing. Thats why i'm hoping the stocker will hold up for a month or so with rpms climbing to 6500 or a tad less.

 

FWIW, I have been running the stocker on mine (85k miles on it) for almost a year and 6000 miles now. It has seen 7000rpm probably 100 times and has never shown any signs of leaning out. Just test it a few times with a fuel pressure gage taped to the windshield, and if your pressure doesn't drop off, just have fun with it.

 

you wont see anywhere near your full potential with those 6300-6400 rpm shifts. my shift point is set at 6600 and I could probably wind it out to 7000 rpm. 7000 rpm is just cool... my buddies all made fun of me for having a low revving big V8... well it revs just as high as my buddies 3000GT lol. DONT BE AFRAID TO GET HER UP THERE!!!

assembled myself and it still costs and arm and a leg DUE TO ALL THE LITTLE STUFF

 

At a first glance it looks relatively cheap when you can find the rotating assembly for as little as $1600 (forged) and then the LE3 setup is $1850, but you will easily have another 2 times that into it when all is said and done. I will have a solid chunk of change into this intake setup. Just go by the age old rule: hp = dollars cubed

 

Hmm i think your math is a little off. For a 500 flywheel hp motor it would be $125000000. You must mean something else i hope.

 

So you're doing ok the stocker eh? Well thats good to hear i'll have to give that a shot.

Any other guesses? :-)

 

Chris, I know you followed some of my threads a while back. Your set up is close to mine although I am running through a 12 bolt. I am putting down 430rwhp/417rwtq. and trapping 117mph.