454 into 90 c4
11-28-2014, 01:09 PM
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454 into 90 c4
hi has anyone put a 454 into a 90 c4 body?
I have tried to check this out through search option but it keeps kicking back to c3.
I want to build a big block c4. I like hot rods and have a 90 convert setting around not being driven and want to put a big block into it.
Has any one on the forum done this?
if so what results?
Any input or tips will be helpful.
thanks for any and all input
calicokid
I have tried to check this out through search option but it keeps kicking back to c3.
I want to build a big block c4. I like hot rods and have a 90 convert setting around not being driven and want to put a big block into it.
Has any one on the forum done this?
if so what results?
Any input or tips will be helpful.
thanks for any and all input
calicokid
11-28-2014, 01:34 PM
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Not to mention
THS THREAD ....that you also started on the same topic. One thread ought to cover the topic.
THS THREAD ....that you also started on the same topic. One thread ought to cover the topic.
11-28-2014, 07:59 PM
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i typed in first thred but did not see it post . sorry
Not to mention
THS THREAD ....that you also started on the same topic. One thread ought to cover the topic.
THS THREAD ....that you also started on the same topic. One thread ought to cover the topic.
11-28-2014, 08:15 PM
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Have drove it runs hard but trans gone.Rebuilding a 400 for right now. Hope to start driving daily soon.
Did all work with hand tools and stick welder.
Did all work with hand tools and stick welder.
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11-28-2014, 11:38 PM
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11-29-2014, 11:17 AM
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I it wasn't for the moving the steering rack part I would be all over it. Its not hard to move the rack but I would hate to mess up the steering geometry.
four big things to consider
1. moving steering rack
2. headers
3. hole in the hood
4. weight
if your just wanting a "Hot Rod" build a big inch small block and none of these will be a factor.
four big things to consider
1. moving steering rack
2. headers
3. hole in the hood
4. weight
if your just wanting a "Hot Rod" build a big inch small block and none of these will be a factor.
11-29-2014, 11:48 AM
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I it wasn't for the moving the steering rack part I would be all over it. Its not hard to move the rack but I would hate to mess up the steering geometry.
four big things to consider
1. moving steering rack
2. headers
3. hole in the hood
4. weight
if your just wanting a "Hot Rod" build a big inch small block and none of these will be a factor.
four big things to consider
1. moving steering rack
2. headers
3. hole in the hood
4. weight
if your just wanting a "Hot Rod" build a big inch small block and none of these will be a factor.
11-29-2014, 02:29 PM
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There not much weigh difference for a street driver to worry about.Good efi is nice but 5k easy for what I would want.There are low intake carb sets that will fit but performace will suffer.
People say big cube small block but intake still applies or after market ef
I have drove both and its not the same.High cube big cam small block is not a daily driver. 600 hp not so hard on bbc.
People say big cube small block but intake still applies or after market ef
I have drove both and its not the same.High cube big cam small block is not a daily driver. 600 hp not so hard on bbc.
12-02-2014, 10:37 AM
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12-05-2014, 12:26 PM
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True, but the SBC handled way better than the BBC, that suffered from way more understeer. (got that tee shirt).
I've found (researched a BB for my C4 some years ago), and get comparable torque from the longer stroke of my 409. The 50-50 F/R balance makes the car a blast to drive, which the few experts who have driven have voluntarily stated.
I always was a BB devotee (no substitute for cubic inches) but learned that unlike most hot rodders extolling HP, it's torque that we love. After all, HP is a computation and too easily manipulated in marketing hype.
Many here, have gotten great performance and streetable results without blowing the budget, running SB setups. While difficult to predict, the myriad, unique little things in this rare task, like sufficient cooling, proper brakes given that weight distribution, etc., can really add up quickly. The BBC may be less fun and more expensive in the end.
I love the different aspect, but caution to carefully consider what your goal is in your street driver.
I'd actually love to see a BB, especially aluminum, in a C4.
I've found (researched a BB for my C4 some years ago), and get comparable torque from the longer stroke of my 409. The 50-50 F/R balance makes the car a blast to drive, which the few experts who have driven have voluntarily stated.
I always was a BB devotee (no substitute for cubic inches) but learned that unlike most hot rodders extolling HP, it's torque that we love. After all, HP is a computation and too easily manipulated in marketing hype.
Many here, have gotten great performance and streetable results without blowing the budget, running SB setups. While difficult to predict, the myriad, unique little things in this rare task, like sufficient cooling, proper brakes given that weight distribution, etc., can really add up quickly. The BBC may be less fun and more expensive in the end.
I love the different aspect, but caution to carefully consider what your goal is in your street driver.
I'd actually love to see a BB, especially aluminum, in a C4.
12-05-2014, 05:19 PM
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There was a guy with a procharged, fuel injected, BBC in a C4 on here a few years ago. It was blue, and he made it all fit under the stock hood. Some of the guys in the Forced Induction / Nitrous section helped him out with a chain drive set up for the blower.
12-06-2014, 07:02 PM
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