George
CURRENTLY BANNED
Yes I have spoken to 1, he doesnt care if the car is a 302/351 or a 511+
This is why i wanted to work out whats the better motor choice.
List of wants?
Faster average speed
Best possible acceleration 0-100km/h, 100-200km/h 200-300km/h (an engine that accelerates hard all the way)
A car that handles phenominaly well
A car that can be driven on the street normally with a fist full ready to go if you so choose to 'use' what its got (btw im the kinda guy that would drop the gear back when I wanna go hard rather than just press the pedal further, its a manual for crying out loud not an automatic)
A car that would not be too harsh on fuel because its built 'crazy' n thus only good for the track n nothing else really without it being stupid.
I plan to get the GT40 built with supercar suspension
The engine choice (whether BB or SB) would have all the parts neccessary (brakes, suspension, whatever else) to utilize the capability of the engine
If I go BB, it would be a BB that is built propperly to utilize a broad power band, and geard to make use of the top end speed. It will also be sitting with a 6 speed manual box. The BB would be running an alluminium block, titanium conrods, n I remember fibreglass used on an engine aswell (wasnt sure if that was rockers or something else) but the engine would be very light even as a BB.
So that would be a 600 HP 650 ft/lbs torqued monster, as that kind of torque is gonna do some serious 0-100 times etc.
On the other hand
SB, alloy block, etc (all the same as the BB) making it even lighter again compare to the BB. Rev limit around 8500rpm. THis engine would have less torque than the BB though, I see that = slower 0-100 etc.
However, if 650 torque is stupid for a car as light as this 1 is as its not going to be very controlable considering it comes on 500+ at 2000rpm which is basicaly just off idle... then that cars gonna be ice skating all the time? Then its smarter to push the torque up the RPM band by going a small block, then u can comfortably drive between 1000-4000rpm without frying tires, and when u wanna nail it, just drop gear, pop it up 5000+ and its gonna pull like mad.
So i almost know what im after... just few things to nut out like whether or not 500 ft/lbs at 200 rpms means the car cant go slow at that stage or not.
But again the BB is gonna be way cheaper on maintenence and last forever in comparison to the SB as the SB is gonna be wild and a SB will be anything but fuel friendly.
I know ppl running 502ci stroker BBs pushing out 575 HP at 20MPG on a 850cfm Holley carburettor. Thats in a heavy muscle car. Car has around 630 ft/lbs torque. The guy said its hard to cruise cause the tires constantly wanna chirp... n thats in a 3600lbs car... whts that gonna be for a 2000lbs car?
A SB would be lucky to see 15mpg at that power. So I kinda sway towards the BB unless ofcourse the above makes that much TQ too hard to drive with as it comes on 500+ at 2000rpm.
Then id rather just make this car totaly light even with alloy SB, make the power band as wide as it can be made, and get as much TQ It can get without it being TOOMUCH tq where it rather than making the car better, it makes it worse.
Given I want the 6 speed... would that dictate in any way given all the above SB or BB?
O yeah, engine is gonna run EFI aswell, the best available (whatever best is, but thats what its gonna have).When I get this done I want it done with the best of everything. Doing the car once, mayswell make it exotic like with serious parts that will just last and last and last.
Would a roller motor be of any use? I heard that stuff lasts forever and strong as nails.
This is why i wanted to work out whats the better motor choice.
List of wants?
Faster average speed
Best possible acceleration 0-100km/h, 100-200km/h 200-300km/h (an engine that accelerates hard all the way)
A car that handles phenominaly well
A car that can be driven on the street normally with a fist full ready to go if you so choose to 'use' what its got (btw im the kinda guy that would drop the gear back when I wanna go hard rather than just press the pedal further, its a manual for crying out loud not an automatic)
A car that would not be too harsh on fuel because its built 'crazy' n thus only good for the track n nothing else really without it being stupid.
I plan to get the GT40 built with supercar suspension
The engine choice (whether BB or SB) would have all the parts neccessary (brakes, suspension, whatever else) to utilize the capability of the engine
If I go BB, it would be a BB that is built propperly to utilize a broad power band, and geard to make use of the top end speed. It will also be sitting with a 6 speed manual box. The BB would be running an alluminium block, titanium conrods, n I remember fibreglass used on an engine aswell (wasnt sure if that was rockers or something else) but the engine would be very light even as a BB.
So that would be a 600 HP 650 ft/lbs torqued monster, as that kind of torque is gonna do some serious 0-100 times etc.
On the other hand
SB, alloy block, etc (all the same as the BB) making it even lighter again compare to the BB. Rev limit around 8500rpm. THis engine would have less torque than the BB though, I see that = slower 0-100 etc.
However, if 650 torque is stupid for a car as light as this 1 is as its not going to be very controlable considering it comes on 500+ at 2000rpm which is basicaly just off idle... then that cars gonna be ice skating all the time? Then its smarter to push the torque up the RPM band by going a small block, then u can comfortably drive between 1000-4000rpm without frying tires, and when u wanna nail it, just drop gear, pop it up 5000+ and its gonna pull like mad.
So i almost know what im after... just few things to nut out like whether or not 500 ft/lbs at 200 rpms means the car cant go slow at that stage or not.
But again the BB is gonna be way cheaper on maintenence and last forever in comparison to the SB as the SB is gonna be wild and a SB will be anything but fuel friendly.
I know ppl running 502ci stroker BBs pushing out 575 HP at 20MPG on a 850cfm Holley carburettor. Thats in a heavy muscle car. Car has around 630 ft/lbs torque. The guy said its hard to cruise cause the tires constantly wanna chirp... n thats in a 3600lbs car... whts that gonna be for a 2000lbs car?
A SB would be lucky to see 15mpg at that power. So I kinda sway towards the BB unless ofcourse the above makes that much TQ too hard to drive with as it comes on 500+ at 2000rpm.
Then id rather just make this car totaly light even with alloy SB, make the power band as wide as it can be made, and get as much TQ It can get without it being TOOMUCH tq where it rather than making the car better, it makes it worse.
Given I want the 6 speed... would that dictate in any way given all the above SB or BB?
O yeah, engine is gonna run EFI aswell, the best available (whatever best is, but thats what its gonna have).When I get this done I want it done with the best of everything. Doing the car once, mayswell make it exotic like with serious parts that will just last and last and last.
Would a roller motor be of any use? I heard that stuff lasts forever and strong as nails.
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