I am in the process of getting all the race stuff on a 94Z ready to sell and then putting together a nice driver. This will be an automatic car. I have some good heads and headers that I will keep. Also Borla exhaust. Will look for a used motor and build it up over the winter.

Torque motor with good milage and street manors is the goal. Also should I keep the 3:73 or swap it out for the stock gear?

 

Hotcam or CC503 cams are good with road manors. Keep the 3.73's or sell them to me!

 

Only you know what you want. Personally I would go for a Crane 227 or a Hotcam. I wasn't able to find a Crane 227 when I was going back to stock so I ended up with an OEM LT4 cam. It's ok, but wish I had something slightly bigger.

 

you should do a big cube tuned port motor with a fuel economy cam
small port high velocity heads
and yeah there ya go torque monster fun driver with decent economy

 

I love my 381 with CC503. Good street manners,
a bit of a cam lope at idle, nice torque - quite enjoyable.

 

my old motor was 12.5:1cr (ran on 93 octane) hotcam kit, ported stock heads, 383 with long tubes.. it made 416 hp.. was a blast to drive.. if i did a na motor again i would go 11.5:1

 

I had a 222/230 (846) cam in my old engine and combined with the 2500 stalled built auto
and 3.73's was a blast to drive on the street.

I've contemplated doing again, but I may be in too deep at this point.

 

Here is what I am thinking so far.
hotcam
one of the ported sets of heads
trade the rear end with my son-in-law for a 3:42
tune kit

I do not need this car for the strip. I will use my procharged 455 Buick for that.

 

cc503 and a 3.73 gear is what i would do. good for 350rwhp, mid 12's or faster depending on you driving skills. And you can dd it if you want.

 

+1 I love my CC503 set up. Mild street manners, has a nice lope and decent power. Mileage isnt too bad either 15city/23 highway with auto and 3.73's