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Originally Posted by PunchT37
1971 LeMans 3660 # without me. Fully dressed. Drive it as far as 100 miles at a time. No overheating.
455, stock crank & rods, TRW piston 80# pump. This lower end has been running since 1986.  Starting to use a little oil though.
Comp P296AH-8 cam, 246/253 @ 050 566/572 lift with scorpion 1.65 rockers. Comp. Hi-Tech 5/16 9.250 pushrods.
6X#4 heads ported by SD Perf. to mid 260`s at 550.
T-2 intake with a Pro System 1000HP.
Mallory unilite re-curved to 36 @ 2300, no vacumn advance. MSD 6AL box set to 5600, MSD super conductor wires and NGK UR5 plugs.
Hooker super comp headers with 3 inch exhaust all the way to the back with 3 chamber flowmaster muffler.
All stock components are still there except a/c.
T-400 trans with modded governor, Trans Go stage 2 kit, Continental 10 inch converter.
12 bolt with stock posi running 3.55 gear. MT ET street 275/60/15 tire.
This car ran 12.21 @ 110.8 just the way it sits. 1.70`s 60`s Closed exhaust. Ran 12.24 @ 110 with a 1.80 60` also. 
Needs a decent fuel system though and i`ll be putting one shortly.
Changes will be a new engine with e-heads and roller cam to make more power and higher vacumn than this engine.
As the pics show, this is no race car. |
Update...
Car stayed mostly the same. New engine installed;
455, .035 over for 463 cubes;
Stock 103 crank, ARP main studs, 2 bolt main, 4340 I beam rods, Clevite bearings, Ross full float piston with 20cc dish for 10.3 compression, Total Seal file fit rings. Melling Select 60# oil pump with shim. Balanced, of course.
Edelbrock round port heads, 72cc, 2.20/1.74 valves, Crane 99893 springs, fast burn chamber, ported by SD Perf. for 330 cfm, ROL head gasket. Doug`s 1 7/8 tube headers.
Road Paver cam, Johnson HR lifters, Smith Brothers .115 wall 5/16 dia 8.900 length pushrods, Harland Sharp 1.5 rockers, ARP 7/16 studs. Scott Simms roller bearing timing gear/cam plate setup. Rollmaster chain.
T2 intake ported to match ports, SCE gaskets, 1 inch wood spacer, Peformance
Carb and Speed 950.
MSD pro billet dist, Blaster SS coil, MSD 8.5 Super Conducter wires, with digital 6al box, NGK BKR7E plugs. Box set at 6500.
SFI balancer and flexplate, Canton oil pan with kick out. 7 qts running level.
This thing is happy at 6000 to 6400. Very happy at 5800 to 6200.
A/C added now. Cold Case radiator, Flowkooler pump. 19.5 clutch fan. Runs 165 to 185 in summer with 160 stat.