On Mon, 22 Mar 1999 23:53:20 -0500 Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
wrote:
> If money was no object for me, I'd pull the 318 and shoehorn in a
>fuel
>injected 528 HEMI crate motor with forged internals and ported
>aluminum heads.
>Of course, you'd also do an electric fan, ram-air, headers, intake,
>and all of
>the usual stuff, along with a 3" dual exhaust. Add twin (or quad)
>turbochargers and a nitrous system, big fat wheels and tires, a big
>aluminum
>driveshaft, centerforce dual friction clutch, a beefed up T-56 tranny
>(or maybe
>a lenco), a Dana 60 rearend with suregrip 4.10s or 4.56s... Or an
>alternative
>might be an independent rear suspension if you can find one that'll
>handle all
>that power. You're probably looking at replacing the axles too
>(shorter ones
>so you can put wider tires in the back; you may have to relocate your
>leaf
>springs too) I should think you'd be able to pull 1500hp out of that
>engine
>setup, easy. I think that'd have you running 8's at about 170mph, but
>it
>should be fairly streetable too.
>
> Now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta siphon the drool out of my
>keyboard. ;-)
>
You and me both! This would certianly satisfy my needs!
>
Richard in S/A
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