Leftovers/junk 388 SBC

[KnightEngines]

Even on junk- the labour kills me.

It was pretty cheap, rotator was already balanced, we got away without line boring the block etc.
The only new parts were rings, bearings, gaskets, cam, lifters & valve springs.
I did minimal extra porting to the heads - well aware they're not worth much time!

[KnightEngines]

That's what a engine like that should make pretty easily. In the 80s we ran pavement late models . 357 inch ,unported 2.02 valve heads. Vic Jr intake and 500 holley 2 barrel on b37 fuel. Flat top rule hyd ft cam. If you didn't make 440-450 hp you did run up front ever.carb location and spacers and air cleaner tricks, you had to be on top of it all.I think 1992 was first yr we ever saw a tick over 500 hp. I just find it odd that stuff that ran mediocre in 70s and 80s that guys think it will mysteriously run better in 2024. It won't run any better in 2064!

All true, but how many guys buy all new stuff & fail to make much more?...
A pair of 462's or something like that & a bit more grinder time & it could make quite a bit more, but the aim was just to use crap the owner had & build a decent runner to get a car that's been sitting a while back on the road.

[Tom68]

Gunna make all the right sounds with that cam to.

[1980RS]

Ya those darn junkyard builds, lol. Boy I build that crap all the time, Mark never offered me a job

[BOOT]

I liked the old weiand xcelerator intake, even tho everyone says the X runner manifolds are no good.

[Stan Weiss]

This would be a good test engine to examine DV's 128 cam LSA formula. Couple cam swaps.
Also interesting to see what a high rise dual plane (rpm air gap) does on this one.

Question is: Does a calculated 105 deg LSA cam work better than this 108 LSA cam?
Can you get most of the way there by adjusting the 108 LSA cam intalled position and lash setting"

This thread is about the nice job that Tony did. Not how you don't have the correct DV formulas.

Stan

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[F-BIRD'88]

This would be a good test engine to examine DV's 128 cam LSA formula. Couple cam swaps.
Also interesting to see what a high rise dual plane (rpm air gap) does on this one.

Question is: Does a calculated 105 deg LSA cam work better than this 108 LSA cam?
Can you get most of the way there by adjusting the 108 LSA cam intalled position and lash setting"

This thread is about the nice job that Tony did. Not how you don't have the correct DV formulas.

Stan

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Stan: I have the correct DV formula. Wanted to see who is paying attention.

[Komdotkom]

Thanks for posting Tony, good to see you're still putting stuff on here.