The R3 W8 380" motor in my Valiant made just over 900 on 2 different dyno's. At 3080# I ran best of 8.67 at the Dutch Classic this past weekend. The new parts and machine work cost about $35k if you assemble yourself.
Sorry, I simply don't believe it makes that much.
AndyF.........the only reason I mentioned an inline head was the price range some were throwing around, an inline was the only thing to be in the neighborhood on cost. If you are not used to building high HP motors and you know the motor that you have that makes 700hp costs X amount of dollars......it is hard for most to fathom that 200 more hp will likely triple the budget at least. I mean......it's ONLY 200hp more.........right, how tough can that be.......LOL!!!
I didn't bring Comp motors, Aussie Pro-Stock and that type stuff into the conversation, because that stuff is in another world
Here is what I said for those that missed it...........and several of the posts were directed at Ray or others directly.........as the thread had drifted from the original question, which indeed had NO restrictions on combination...........If some of the commenters had indeed read EVERY post, they would have known exactly what I was trying to say............but that is not how it works around here. Read ONE post and get in where you feel you can take a shot at somebody is how it works here.
Exactly, that's why I don't post as much as I used to, and pretty much stay out of these conversations.
Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.
