by RockDaddy » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:40 pm
Well for the engine we are looking at a cam change, bigger of course, and piston change. A little lower compression and different dome design.
This engine was kind of an experiment in a few ways and it really looks like we have 200hp more we can get out of this with the right changes.
I might try a 3 speed trans next year too. I have to see if I can get a TH400 under it without any additional cutting of the floor.
Yeah its not too bad to work with in staging. I do my burnout in high gear and don't really need to give it much pedal at all to get rolling. I think it looks a little more stable than it is but I'm used to it and have worked on the launch and going straight a lot and its really paid off.
The cam now has almost an inch gross lift but it idles pretty well and seems milder than it is. I have been really happy with everything about it but we do need to get closer to the bottom of 8's next year.