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jamies98lsc said:
... obviously you are rebuilding so i will ship them if you still want them. just let me know.
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Yes, the car is being rebuilt. Bring it on! :)

mlschultz said:
I will ask around and see if there are any other mass produced b head intakes out there worth considering, but I am sure that will be a very short list.
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Very short list and very expensive! ;)

You may be right, there may not be an intake out there to match my build. Likely the closest would be a custom Kinsler Intake System which would cost as much as the shortblock!

Unless I stumble across a used race intake, I will likely go with what I have for now or modify one of the Cobra intakes I have and just save the sheetmetal intake for the next stage. :)
 
After much research I think I may be underestimating the build. Using Performance Trends Engine Analyzer software, I was able to closely replicate the current 4.6L setup and then compare it to the new 5.3L motor currently being built.

Using the same heads/cams/intake, we're looking at 50HP gain at 4500 rpms, 100HP gain by 5500 rpms and 150 HP gain at 6500 rpms.

The theoretical peak now sits at 368 HP @ 7000 rpms versus 535 HP @ 7500 rpms with the new build! Of course these numbers are at the crank and I will be moving the bar even higher with bigger custom cams.

The old numbers may be higher than actual because of the tired stock bottom end, and the new numbers may be a little high because of the intake and throttle body assumptions, but the overall picture is quite clear. If the intake and/or throttle body is not a restriction, we should easily see over 400 RWHP. :D
 

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After the build... I'll give you a dollar if you can get me to spill my cocktail during a ride... :D

For the record... no one has gotten a dollar yet... :D
Although people have gotten me to scream out loud... :rolleyes:

Edit: I got a ride in a Chevelle that would do wheel stands... lots of screaming... no spillage... :D
 
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Sweeet JP, sounds exciting.

Joe, you can't drink it all before he takes off, that's cheating.
 
I think we have a new Carlisle LOD club activity.

Such a shame that the only bit of road we have on which to hold the event is the hotel parking garage... :D
 
tixer said:
I think we have a new Carlisle LOD club activity.

Such a shame that the only bit of road we have on which to hold the event is the hotel parking garage... :D
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It's only a shame when the local police decide to sneak a smoke up on the top, and surprise... there we are... :D

I think I'm going to ask the hotel if they can buy another luggage cart with the large pneumatic tires... that cart had a clear advantage when we raced them... :D
 
Perhaps we could confiscate the cart, and .... upgrade.

Unfortunately, at $27/per, we may be better off spending the money on beer.
 

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Update...

Block machine work is done except for the final honing of the cylinders and the rotating assembly is ready to be balanced.

New camshafts are ordered for a 8000 rpm top end with a N/A profile for monster HP from 5000 rpms and up. ;)

I need to order a SFI damper, windage tray and a SFI flexplate. If I don't get busy soon, I'm going to have a nice engine on a stand! :eek:
 
You can do the same thing with the SCT 4 Bank chip BUT you don't have to turn the car off.
 
J said:
You can do the same thing with the SCT 4 Bank chip BUT you don't have to turn the car off.
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Plus one, hes already running that. Just rotate the lil knob, and whack it. Cant actually controll the actual mechanical valve timing without the special heads, but timing on the advance and all other cells can be redone to suit taste. With different shift programs, im running two different ones. Like driving two different cars the way they behave. Just from jumping from one program to another on the fly. One revs fast normal and one insanely fast. All in the preprogrammed parameters.

Lonnie can do what you want. Yoda is who you seek, yesss.
 
Imagine what it would be like to also incorporate the timing of the cams on top of the ignition timing and fuel tables. Trac Key can't do it on the fly, maybe some one will come up with a way.
 
Drive-ability issues with plugs loading etc. Also some people may actually want good gas milage. LOL
 
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