Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Originally Posted by Turbo6
Denny,
I've read through this thread and would like to say Nice Job on putting together a well-running setup using fairly common but good quality parts and making good power out of it! Like it was stated earlier, most people say BS if you make more than 400rwhp on LT1 castings w/a stroker because that is what most of the people here make. Your setup runs what it should with the mods, everyone else is just slower.
95Bird has done things similarly, using good parts and putting a well-working combo together that runs very well. I've tried to adopt a similar strategy when I picked out the parts for my motor, even down to the rings used, custom cam, etc. No sense in throwing HP away.
I will have my own car dyno'd here in the next couple weeks and am hoping for good numbers as well. I'm sure people will call BS when I post the graphs but that is the nature of things here. Keep up the good work and let us know what kind of #'s the thing runs.
I've read through this thread and would like to say Nice Job on putting together a well-running setup using fairly common but good quality parts and making good power out of it! Like it was stated earlier, most people say BS if you make more than 400rwhp on LT1 castings w/a stroker because that is what most of the people here make. Your setup runs what it should with the mods, everyone else is just slower.
95Bird has done things similarly, using good parts and putting a well-working combo together that runs very well. I've tried to adopt a similar strategy when I picked out the parts for my motor, even down to the rings used, custom cam, etc. No sense in throwing HP away.
I will have my own car dyno'd here in the next couple weeks and am hoping for good numbers as well. I'm sure people will call BS when I post the graphs but that is the nature of things here. Keep up the good work and let us know what kind of #'s the thing runs.
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Denny, good job on your numbers. It gives us weekend hot rodders hope for more. We all need to pay more attention to detail to get al we can out of our combo's.
My 383 puts down 366 rwhp at 5900 with a bigger cam, miniram intake, 10.5 comp, no windage tray, and ported AFR 190(now 207cc) heads that flow more than yours at 282-220 @ .500. At least I know there is more in store, and I was about to give up with this motor, but after seeing this thread, I have decided to stick it out and get everything I can out of this motor.
Maybe with a hydra-rev kit, better oil pan with windage tray and crank scraper, porting on the intake and tuning I can get close to your numbers.
My 383 puts down 366 rwhp at 5900 with a bigger cam, miniram intake, 10.5 comp, no windage tray, and ported AFR 190(now 207cc) heads that flow more than yours at 282-220 @ .500. At least I know there is more in store, and I was about to give up with this motor, but after seeing this thread, I have decided to stick it out and get everything I can out of this motor.
Maybe with a hydra-rev kit, better oil pan with windage tray and crank scraper, porting on the intake and tuning I can get close to your numbers.
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
this guy never quits, I used to work at a dyno shop quite a while back and denny would be there until the sun came up trying to get that extra couple of hp out of that car... I believe that was the old 398 motor. Denny, I need heads for my 38X project, we should talk.
Edit: wrong screen name, this is LT4mula, FormulaLT-1, Ross, whatever other names I have.
Edit: wrong screen name, this is LT4mula, FormulaLT-1, Ross, whatever other names I have.
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Very nice numbers Denny and a big congrats. Refreshing to see someone building a stroker that is up near its potential.
The devil is in the details... yes indeed.
-Mindgame
The devil is in the details... yes indeed.
-Mindgame
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Originally Posted by WHYTLIE
this guy never quits, I used to work at a dyno shop quite a while back and denny would be there until the sun came up trying to get that extra couple of hp out of that car... I believe that was the old 398 motor. Denny, I need heads for my 38X project, we should talk.
Edit: wrong screen name, this is LT4mula, FormulaLT-1, Ross, whatever other names I have.
Edit: wrong screen name, this is LT4mula, FormulaLT-1, Ross, whatever other names I have.
Good to hear from ya again......Still can't believe Chris Harrington and I would tune all night and get an hours sleep to go race. I felt like absolute crap from no sleep and breathing exhaust fumes all night.No wonder I was so poor on cutting a good light the next day. That was with the 396 combo..... the 398 came later.
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Originally Posted by Denny McLain
They were actually sold two months ago but I'm thinking the price should go up.
Good to hear from ya again......Still can't believe Chris Harrington and I would tune all night and get an hours sleep to go race. I felt like absolute crap from no sleep and breathing exhaust fumes all night.No wonder I was so poor on cutting a good light the next day. That was with the 396 combo..... the 398 came later.
Good to hear from ya again......Still can't believe Chris Harrington and I would tune all night and get an hours sleep to go race. I felt like absolute crap from no sleep and breathing exhaust fumes all night.No wonder I was so poor on cutting a good light the next day. That was with the 396 combo..... the 398 came later.
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Hey Denny, I picked up the heads/cam today from Scott. Can't wait to sneak them onto my wife's '95 
Actually, probably be about a year or so before I get them on there, be interesting to see how they do on a stock LT1 short block for starters until we stroke it out. Thanks bud for the parts!
Actually, probably be about a year or so before I get them on there, be interesting to see how they do on a stock LT1 short block for starters until we stroke it out. Thanks bud for the parts!
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Re: Dyno Results from LE2 heads on a 385
Originally Posted by Denny McLain
Ya the reason I hang here is:
A. I still have a few friends from when I was pretty active on the F-body list earlier.
B. The C4 Vette list guys are dumb as a rock.
A. I still have a few friends from when I was pretty active on the F-body list earlier.
B. The C4 Vette list guys are dumb as a rock.
WHy do you have to go there.
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