I'd be content with leaving it right there.. I'm not greedy.. Knew guys
when I lived up north with '64 Fury's that were running 850HP in the
hardtop, and 1100HP in a convertable.. and they used to take them cruising
on the weekends.. Neither would idle much, nice, but overkill for a driver,
600HP is sufficient.\
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Vanditmars" <kylevan@telus.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: DML:Dakota engine
>
> Aaron Wyse wrote:
> > for a 426 I'd venture to guess you'll end up relocating the master
cylinder,
> > but since it is technically a big block.. it will bolt in.. And you
say
> > 600HP 426 Hemi like that is a difficult task. At the rated 425HP, the
motor
> > was just running, not even well tuned.
> > IMHO a 600HP Hemi is a nice street motor
> > Aaron Wyse
> >
>
> Agreed. The article Michael reffered to took the engine out of the
> crate, put on an electric water pump and carb, and made over 450HP after
> getting the jetting and timing dialed. Keep in mind, this motor has a
> dual-plane intake and very mild cam. The cam and intake swap took the
> numbers to a gnat hair under 600HP on the dyno after retuning
> everything. That's with zero headwork and a set of stepped headers for
> all tests. VERY impressive.
>
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