a 429????hhhhmmmmmmm

86GT · 09-25-2001, 02:27 PM

I think this is turning into a pissing contest and getting away from RAGE's question.

RAGE, it can be done, there's a few people locally that have put a big block in their cars, and they are monsters. It does take quite a bit of patience. Consider that you are not only going EFI to carb, but small block to big block. So you'd need all the items to go from SB EFI to BB Carb'd. After that, you may be disappointed, or may not. If I were you I'd stick with the small block EFI with some good heads, intake, cam, etc. And consider a blower or nitrous in the future. That's what I did over putting a BB in my car.

As for E.T.s it comes down to suspension, tune, and skill, as well as traction and a bunch of other things. The one guy's car (an 86) with a 429 in it runs consistent 11.8s on 87 octane with ET Streets, but has a good suspension setup (remember the BB weighs a ton more than a SB, and that's all in the front of the car, not where you want it).

09-25-2001, 02:27 PM	#13
86GT Sniffed too much n20 Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Ont, Canada Posts: 1,018	I think this is turning into a pissing contest and getting away from RAGE's question. RAGE, it can be done, there's a few people locally that have put a big block in their cars, and they are monsters. It does take quite a bit of patience. Consider that you are not only going EFI to carb, but small block to big block. So you'd need all the items to go from SB EFI to BB Carb'd. After that, you may be disappointed, or may not. If I were you I'd stick with the small block EFI with some good heads, intake, cam, etc. And consider a blower or nitrous in the future. That's what I did over putting a BB in my car. As for E.T.s it comes down to suspension, tune, and skill, as well as traction and a bunch of other things. The one guy's car (an 86) with a 429 in it runs consistent 11.8s on 87 octane with ET Streets, but has a good suspension setup (remember the BB weighs a ton more than a SB, and that's all in the front of the car, not where you want it).