What was your best combo?

Posted By: E85-408

What was your best combo? - 09/15/10 03:35 AM

I know that even if you use the best products for a motor on market doesn't mean you'll make a ton of power so curious to hear about the best combos you've found. Doesnt have to be the most power or the motor that got you the fastest et just a motor that the combo was spot on and eveything worked great together. List cam, heads, compression, carb and ect please. Thanks

Posted By: 506RR

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/15/10 03:56 AM

This combo worked really well in a heavy (4000 lbs) B-Body at high altitude. Really fun street motor!

505 Cubic Inches
440 Block +.030
4.25 Stroke Crank
7.1 Rods with 2.2 Journals
11.1:1 Compression (0.040 Quench) (0 deck)
1/2 inch internal oil pickup w/ Milodon 7 Qt. Pan
Comp XS282S Solid Tlat Tappet Cam
244/252 @ .050
.520/.540 lift with 1.5 Rockers
.555/.576 lift with 1.6 Rockers
Indy EZ Heads Standard Port
Crane Gold 1.6 Roller Rockers
Holley Street Dominator Intake
1000 cfm Holley HP
Headers Ceramic Coated TTI 1 7/8 to 3 inch collectors

Posted By: Thumperdart

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/15/10 04:01 AM

The one I run now........12.11 comp. stroked 400(470),home ported rpm`s,Isky solid roller w/.680-.660 lift and 275-280 dur.@ .050,victor jr. intake,1050 dommy w/adapter,2" supercomp headers,3 1/2" pipes w/bullet muffs,727 w/a 5000+ 8" vert,8 3/4 w/4.11`s and a spool @ 3150lbs...........driver often and hard on pump 91..........strokers rule.

Posted By: Womanator

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/15/10 04:09 AM

This one was pretty good.
Needed more than a 1/4 race cam.

Maybe a little less timing.
But the split rods had to go.

The new twisted rod didn't work out either.

A como that did work
Basic 499 ci
Indy SR heads ported
Indy intake
Holley Dominator
MSD Ignition
Comp Solid Cam with around 650 lift

Car with this combo ran 9.50's

Posted By: an8sec70cuda

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/15/10 12:48 PM

Here's a good low budget combo I ran for a few years. Went 11.40s at 117 mph in a 3700# cuda, driven on the street all the time.

440 w/ ported 915s
12:1 w/ Ross flattops
509/292 purpleshaft, stock pushrods and rockers
E-brock RPM, 830 holley
full exhaust w/ the factory cuda tips
727, 10" TCI streetfighter converter
4.10s and 28x10.5 tires

With a little nitrous it went mid 10s.

Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/15/10 02:48 PM

Depends on what you are looking for I guess. A good consistant, reliable bracket combo seems to be: 440, 11-12:1 pistons, ported iron or e-heads, 1 7/8" headers, 509 cam (or 557 if you like solid), RPM intake 850DP, 3800-4k stall, manual valve body and 4.10's. Not complicated, not too many high dollar parts and can run well into the 11's in a B-body, high 10's in an a-body.

Posted By: 383man

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/16/10 01:43 AM

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Depends on what you are looking for I guess. A good consistant, reliable bracket combo seems to be: 440, 11-12:1 pistons, ported iron or e-heads, 1 7/8" headers, 509 cam (or 557 if you like solid), RPM intake 850DP, 3800-4k stall, manual valve body and 4.10's. Not complicated, not too many high dollar parts and can run well into the 11's in a B-body, high 10's in an a-body.

My 63's combo is close to that and I am very happy with it. It is a .030 over 440 (446) with stock bottom end and KB pistons that give me 10.0 comp and good quench with my 906 heads I ported. I used the solid MP .557 cam and put Isky ductile iron rockers on it. Has the Holley SD and an 850 DP. Hedman 1-3/4 headers with 3" pipes. Dynamic 9.5 converter and I use 4.30's with a 30 x 9 tire. It runs fine on 92 pump and I drive it everywhere. I was looking to get high 11's as I just wanted an 11 second driver that I could drive to the track and have fun . I am very pleased with its best of 11.49 @ over 116 thru the pipes. The car drives great and runs good driving on the street. It really is a fun street/strip car that did not cost big money to build. And I love the fact that it runs fine on 92 pump. No race gas for me.

Ron

Posted By: 383man

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/16/10 01:48 AM

Posted By: BradH

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/16/10 02:20 PM

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Depends on what you are looking for I guess.

Same question here. What would determine "best" between an OEM iron-head 440 combination that ran 11.0s on pump gas, or an aftermarket-head 440 combination that ran 10.5s on pump gas? Both were pretty well dialed in and ran strong for what they were.

Posted By: E85-408

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/17/10 02:17 AM

Thanks for the replies. I dont have a goal or anything like that in mind. I was just curious about some of your best combos and ones that kinda suprised you on how well it ran with the some of parts.

Posted By: wesw

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/17/10 02:26 AM

man your hard on parts. i like that short stroke rod.

Quote:

This one was pretty good.
Needed more than a 1/4 race cam.

Maybe a little less timing.
But the split rods had to go.

The new twisted rod didn't work out either.

A como that did work
Basic 499 ci
Indy SR heads ported
Indy intake
Holley Dominator
MSD Ignition
Comp Solid Cam with around 650 lift

Car with this combo ran 9.50's

Posted By: Ari440

Re: What was your best combo? - 09/17/10 03:34 AM

Quote:

This one was pretty good.
Needed more than a 1/4 race cam.

Maybe a little less timing.
But the split rods had to go.

The new twisted rod didn't work out either.

A como that did work
Basic 499 ci
Indy SR heads ported
Indy intake
Holley Dominator
MSD Ignition
Comp Solid Cam with around 650 lift

Car with this combo ran 9.50's

what is the race weigth

Posted By: Womanator

Re: What was your best combo? - 12/22/10 02:13 AM

#2750

Posted By: B1CUDA

Re: What was your best combo? - 12/22/10 02:30 AM

Get ahold of Al Alguire, and ask him about his B1 Combo. I hear the guy that originally designed it, put a bunch of thought and research into building that motor.

Pound for Pound, considering it is a small displacement, single carb motor, it is one of the most impressive B1 combos I have heard of.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: What was your best combo? - 12/22/10 02:47 AM

I've never built for max power... I tend to go for
longevity

Posted By: ProSport

Re: What was your best combo? - 12/22/10 03:07 AM

My best combo ever, was in my 73 DartSport.

400/451 low deck
11.2:1 compression flat tops
CNC ported Eddy heads
MP 590 purpleshaft cam
Streetable Isky 1005a springs
2" MadDog headers
M1 Tunnel ram
750 Quickfuel carbs

Ran high 9's at 3050#'s through an X-pipe exhaust system.

Posted By: fishy340

Re: What was your best combo? - 12/22/10 04:14 AM

340 bored 40 over,edelbrock heads,4.30 gears 10.5 to 1 compression,3200 74 dart 10.80's all day,thats my 2nd best the new one is in my cuda

Posted By: fishy340

Re: What was your best combo? - 12/22/10 04:14 AM

ps 255/255 588 lift bullet flat tappet