hey guys. i have a 65 el camino with a 454. its currently stock bore. i have a turbo 400 tranny and a ford 9" rear end.
i was curious if i could make a nice pro-touring car out of the elky with this current engine setup or whether id be better off selling the 454 for an ls1. from what i've gathered, the 454 is more of a drag racing engine where ls1's tend to be more for touring. i also heard ls1's run through spark plugs if they're used in street cars because they're designed to be in high rpm all the time. i was also curious what kind of good aftermarket suspension kits they had for a 65 elky for road-racing.
whats a good trans/rearend/engine setup for high speeds? like the corvette for instance: has a bitchen top speed. does anyone know how possible and costly it is to make a 65 elky be able to keep up with that(or close) and what parts i should swap from my current setup for other parts? all this given the work is done by me.
thx guys. im pretty knew to the whole pro-touring concept. i've just recently been looking into European touring cars and what not. i want a cheaper somewhat lesser version of the corvette with a 65 elky body.
i was curious if i could make a nice pro-touring car out of the elky with this current engine setup or whether id be better off selling the 454 for an ls1. from what i've gathered, the 454 is more of a drag racing engine where ls1's tend to be more for touring. i also heard ls1's run through spark plugs if they're used in street cars because they're designed to be in high rpm all the time. i was also curious what kind of good aftermarket suspension kits they had for a 65 elky for road-racing.
whats a good trans/rearend/engine setup for high speeds? like the corvette for instance: has a bitchen top speed. does anyone know how possible and costly it is to make a 65 elky be able to keep up with that(or close) and what parts i should swap from my current setup for other parts? all this given the work is done by me.
thx guys. im pretty knew to the whole pro-touring concept. i've just recently been looking into European touring cars and what not. i want a cheaper somewhat lesser version of the corvette with a 65 elky body.