There is a lot of distributor clearance at the firewall. The issue is the carb to cowl area as
My guess is that your going to have to twist the snot out of this motor if your going to have a chance of going many rounds. Your about 200 lbs. heavier than a S/S Hemi Barracuda and need the same performance. The best Hemi cars have about 940 H.P. and their record is mid 8.50s. Average runs are 8.80s to 9.0s. They have very steep gears and are turned over 9000 RPM. The thicker pushrods are worth 15-20 H.P. from what i've heard. The vacuum pump you have is O.K. i think, you might want to limit it to 12" or so. The oversized 55 mm cams smooth out the more radical camshafts some. Real good springs can give some dependability. I'd leave the gear 'till you see how this motor pulls. After a trip to the strip you'll know how far you have to go to be competitive.
Its an '02 with a 360ci SB2 powerplant and a 98mm turbo.
Yes Henry, The SB-2 adapts well to drag racing and more cubic inches. Sounded like a turbo deal when he said high sevens. A Kansas racer's dad had a 434" SB-2 that had a Nascar take off top end and it ran 9.12 @ 149, with no juice, at 3380 lbs. a couple of years ago in a '57 Chevy black widow clone car. He has since wrecked the car, but it had very impressive power for a moderate sized engine.
It might have been at Ozark a time or two. His name is Rodney Williams and his son is Stan Williams of somewhere northeast of Wichita (Marion i think). The car had a five speed and D/R tires when it ran at Tulsa. I heard it later went high eights with real slicks and was totaled in a rollover wreck at a later race. This motor dynoed at around 950 H.P. according to locals who were familiar with the Williams'.
Believe me when I tell you that I'm under no delusion that I'll be a hitter in this class.
