Sounds like it would be a screamer in the upper rpms. Also, sounds like a bracket car kind of engine.

What are your plans for the car/engine, as far as... street, strip, or...?

 

Sounds like it would be a screamer in the upper rpms. Also, sounds like a bracket car kind of engine.

What are your plans for the car/engine, as far as... street, strip, or...?

It is a 72 El camino 75%strip 12 bolt 4.11 gears th400 of the shelf 4000 stall.It has some weight reduction just something to play with.

 

Run it

 

Run it a few times and get a baseline, then do some free tuning. Loosen intake lash .006 and tighten the exhaust .006 and make some passes. It will run better.

 

Interesting combo with the long rod .....does it make for a lighter piston?? Should make 600hp not sure about torque with long rod and single plane intake

 

Interesting combo with the long rod .....does it make for a lighter piston?? Should make 600hp not sure about torque with long rod and single plane intake

The short block was bought from engine builder.He said long rod was to prevent side loading and it revs quicker.The motor was his personal he freshened it up with calico coated bearings arp main studs new arp 2000 rod bolts so i could not go wrong.It went 10.50s in the high 120s with 15 year old out of the box bb2 heads in a 3500 nova.

 

Thanks for all the feed back you guys are great thanks Bill

 

should turn like a destoke 502 rpm junkie...

 

Could you translate to english

 

Good combination. I like it. It's going to want to rpm a little, but it'll make some good tq with the right cam. I agree with Chris...you'll need more ex duration with those heads. You can also stand a little more compression with that long rod.
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Good combination. I like it. It's going to want to rpm a little, but it'll make some good tq with the right cam. I agree with Chris...you'll need more ex duration with those heads.

You can also stand a little more compression with that long rod.
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Scott
Can you help me understand why the longer rod can use more compression as opposed to a 6.135 rod

Iam thinking of upgrading my combo to approx 500" large bore short stroke( 3.76) pump gas .

OP sori for hijack ..........just never thought about CR and rod length

 

On the compression stroke, the piston is actually closer to TDC at the same given crank position and if you're comparing this to a shorter rod with the same int. valve closing point, it will have less actual dynamic compression. It also spends less time at BDC allowing a little less filling time.

 

Thanks. Simple I was over thinking it