Let's talk radical small block fords.

[cool cat]

Now that's interesting

I bet they're pricey, but I would love to build a 408 Clevor someday.

[lilvega]

There are tons of Australian performance parts for the Cleveland.
If you get wound up on a Cleveland motor build I know where there is a solid roller fully built motor that is for sale...in denton.

[lilvega]

I bet they're pricey, but I would love to build a 408 Clevor someday.

$1500 for 330cfm
Cheaper than AFR heads for a Windsor that flow less.

[JETFAST]

Kaase won engine master's challenge with a 700hp 3v cleveland.

[Mach1]

Yeah, like I said on post #21, a chi headed short deck motor

[broke again]

^No shit. All this exotic, 8K RPM, high strung small motor shit is ridiculous. It's 2015 and you can achieve the same results with almost all OEM stuff and actually drive it on the street.

cause everybody needs a build like this to sour them financially and mentally of the car hobby. once you attempt a build like this all the fun in the hobby goes right out the door...

[Cooter]

cause everybody needs a build like this to sour them financially and mentally of the car hobby. once you attempt a build like this all the fun in the hobby goes right out the door...

so true... some folks have to touch the fire

I certainly did

[YALE]

Kaase won engine master's challenge with a 700hp 3v cleveland.

Multiple times. He even won once with a 400M and Cleveland heads.

Mike: You will never get this mill done, because you don't want to go fast. You want to build something because you can, which is the fatal flaw of this plan. Trust and believe you are not breaking new ground. Hell, you could probably get a billet flathead Ford or nailhead Buick block and throw boost at it until it makes a thousand horsepower, but it's pointless. Other mills will make more power cheaper and faster, and run circles around you at the dollar amounts you're spending.

EDIT: Let me put it another way. Who has arguably the most max-effort, total build street car on this board right now? Keith? How many dollars does he have in that Cobra? How long has it taken him? How much longer will it take? Did he let it get in the way of having a life outside that inanimate object? These are important questions to ask yourself, because hell is full of regret.

[91CoupeMike]

I'm not trying to reinvent any wheels, just want to run 9s on motor with a small block ford.

If I go with a 8.2 itll require more rpm then a 9.5. I'm aware of clevor motors and they run well, I was just asking for more details on which parts ect...

I guess since all I have is an 1/8 track close by. 6.50-6.70s on motor would be nice.

Here in a few months I'll be dipping into low 7s with a 302 on motor, the 7.6 was a really shitty pass as far as feeling like it was a good one. With a 1.71 short time in a 2680lb chassis, come on. I have 2 tenths that I can shave by letting out of the clutch more aggressive if the damn suspension would work.

[Tremor14]

yale nailed it.

[mk5.0]

I'm not trying to reinvent any wheels, just want to run 9s on motor with a small block ford.

If I go with a 8.2 itll require more rpm then a 9.5. I'm aware of clevor motors and they run well, I was just asking for more details on which parts ect...

I guess since all I have is an 1/8 track close by. 6.50-6.70s on motor would be nice.

Here in a few months I'll be dipping into low 7s with a 302 on motor, the 7.6 was a really shitty pass as far as feeling like it was a good one. With a 1.71 short time in a 2680lb chassis, come on. I have 2 tenths that I can shave by letting out of the clutch more aggressive if the damn suspension would work.

Why not put a chinese turbo kit or a blower for around $1500 and make more power than your block can handle ?
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[91CoupeMike]

Why not put a chinese turbo kit or a blower for around $1500 and make more power than your block can handle ?
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Because I'll be doing a dart block when I do this build. My $300 zex kit will far exceed my blocks capabilities.

I was clear in my first post that this wasn't something I planned on doing soon. You guys are making it seem like this is some large impossible feat, from what little research I've done it doesn't seem that hard as long as your car isn't heavy. My goal is sub 2600lb w/o driver.

Hell my 302 with a 150 May just get me where I want to be for a while, even faster if I go with a different cam.

[91CoupeMike]

Did you guys even look at this link?

http://www.hardcore50racing.com/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-55314.html

[broke again]

Because I'll be doing a dart block when I do this build. My $300 zex kit will far exceed my blocks capabilities.

I was clear in my first post that this wasn't something I planned on doing soon. You guys are making it seem like this is some large impossible feat, from what little research I've done it doesn't seem that hard as long as your car isn't heavy. My goal is sub 2600lb w/o driver.

Hell my 302 with a 150 May just get me where I want to be for a while, even faster if I go with a different cam.

i dont think anyone here is saying its an impossible feat or even a complex build for that matter. its just lots of us have been down that road and the direction you are going is hard on valve train parts and just not a fun motor to live with. you are young and need to find your own way, but it only takes swimming up stream a couple of times to ruin the hobby for you.

[1lo94]

I have an IE dart block 347 short block Ill make you a deal on 325 829 2985.