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MEDIK418 · 11-19-2002, 12:54 AM

Here's the deal. I have two Cleveland engines to make this thing out of. A 71 4-bbl and a 72 2 bbl. I am going to use the four barrel heads mostly because they have been rebuilt completely and all I need is port fillers. The pistons are flat top TRW's as this is going to be a street engine and past experience with this same engine, shows me it detonates at will if the timing is pushed too high with pump gas as it is. Quench or no, this thing needs good gas. As for intake, I'm thinking single plane and a road demon, not sure what size yet. The 575 shows promise but I believe there's one a bit larger with the same design that will let it breathe better.

I'm hoping to keep rpm down to the 6000-6500 range. THis is a toy that I want to drive to work if I want but still have a high fun factor. No effort to set any records with this one.
THe last Cleveland I built has a hydraulic cam of 512/509@224deg. (.500) and it was a stump puller. I was hoping to improve a little on it with the roller cam and a few other items I didn't so last time. THis is my winter project and I have to rebuild a transmission first so it may take a while but I hope to finish by April.

11-19-2002, 12:54 AM	#7
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	Here's the deal. I have two Cleveland engines to make this thing out of. A 71 4-bbl and a 72 2 bbl. I am going to use the four barrel heads mostly because they have been rebuilt completely and all I need is port fillers. The pistons are flat top TRW's as this is going to be a street engine and past experience with this same engine, shows me it detonates at will if the timing is pushed too high with pump gas as it is. Quench or no, this thing needs good gas. As for intake, I'm thinking single plane and a road demon, not sure what size yet. The 575 shows promise but I believe there's one a bit larger with the same design that will let it breathe better. I'm hoping to keep rpm down to the 6000-6500 range. THis is a toy that I want to drive to work if I want but still have a high fun factor. No effort to set any records with this one. THe last Cleveland I built has a hydraulic cam of 512/509@224deg. (.500) and it was a stump puller. I was hoping to improve a little on it with the roller cam and a few other items I didn't so last time. THis is my winter project and I have to rebuild a transmission first so it may take a while but I hope to finish by April. __________________ 1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer.