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Old 04-02-2004, 12:44 PM
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Default What's your favorite dream engine for a C3 ?

Let's say you could put ANY engine you wanted in your C3 (or keep what you have) - what's your favorite displacement ?!?
Old 04-02-2004, 01:31 PM
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It's all aboubt cubic inches to me.....:D

Give me the 800ci CHEVY HEMI

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It's all aboubt cubic inches to me.....:D

Give me the 800ci CHEVY HEMI

Is there a webpage or a link for this MONSTER ?!? :shocked: :D
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I have it sitting in teh engine bay..... :D :thumbs:
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Right now one that runs! :D
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Street friendly small block with 450HP and 500TQ

Oh wait that what I just built :thumbs: :cool:
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Back-halfed BIG BLOCK with a Blower. (chrome rear bumpers)

Who's that guy with Badass black one??? "637???" :cheers:
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Turbo charge me an aluminum small block please, I'll dust everyone of you big blocks and be able to turn as well. :auto:
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Is there a webpage or a link for this MONSTER ?!? :shocked: :D
http://www.dragracingonline.com/tech...1-sonny-1.html

:cheers:
Old 04-02-2004, 04:39 PM
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572 Didn't have to think twice about it. :cool:
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Default Re: What's your favorite dream engine for a C3 ? (Corey 68)

Thanks Corey ! :cheers:

Can I change my vote, now ?!? :jester

"he last time die-hard Chevy fans had a new engine to really get excited about was in 1962-63 when Chevy introduced the "porcupine motor" big block for use by NASCAR racing and drag racing applications. That engine/cylinder head design is basically the forerunner of all current 500-800+ inch wedge engines."

Let's hear it for PORCUPINES !!! <forerunner of the 427> :yesnod: :cool:
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L-88 for me...but not transplanted. I'd rather have the whole car that it came in. :D :cheers:
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Turbo charge me an aluminum small block please, I'll dust everyone of you big blocks and be able to turn as well. :auto:
:iagree: :iagree: :iagree:
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Default Re: What's your favorite dream engine for a C3 ? (verskel)

I`ll keep the one I have. I voted for the engine on top. L88 427 because it came with it. The only problem with this Vette is that I can`t buy gas for the sucker anymore. And at 7-8 miles per gallon it does a lot of setting in the toy shop. :lol:
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Turbo charge me an aluminum small block please, I'll dust everyone of you big blocks and be able to turn as well. :auto:
and your point is? put the same turbos on a BB and i will slow to a crawl to go around the turns and still be way ahead of your tiny block turbo...see what i mean? :steering:
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Turbo charge me an aluminum small block please, I'll dust everyone of you big blocks and be able to turn as well. :auto:
:lolg:

Funny how BB's don't NEED forced induction to run.

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Turbo charge me an aluminum small block please, I'll dust everyone of you big blocks and be able to turn as well. :auto:

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Don't think the turbo will help you much.....not against cubes....ummmm...why would a small block need forced induction just to keep up with a big block?
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a giant merlin 752 alky injected running high compression with a modified dual blower thats streetable, like thats gonna happen

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:smiliedrool: ... a twin turbod 427 z06 stroker..... :smiliedrool: Great drivablit, 20mpg and the ability to run 9 flat.


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