Like many people in the BBF community, I've been inspired by Blake's build My turbo build is progressing so slowly than I'm considering taking my N/A combo to the next level in the mean time to hold me over.
My ho-hum 532 make 796 hp on the dyno, and it runs 139 mph in a 3,330-pound Fox Mustang in 3,000-foot density altitude. The combo is a pretty standard pump gas (93 octane) setup: P51s ported to 420 cfm (with 2.250 valves), ported Victor intake, an 1150 Dominator, and a 278/290-at-.050 solid roller.
Before I stumbled upon Blake's build, I was toying with the idea of bumping up the compression to 15:1, putting bigger 2.300 valves in it, installing a vacuum pump, and upping the cam duration 5-10 degrees if necessary. It seems hard to believe this would add anywhere close to 200 hp, but Blake's build proves otherwise. I'd like to know what the smart guys out there think
My ho-hum 532 make 796 hp on the dyno, and it runs 139 mph in a 3,330-pound Fox Mustang in 3,000-foot density altitude. The combo is a pretty standard pump gas (93 octane) setup: P51s ported to 420 cfm (with 2.250 valves), ported Victor intake, an 1150 Dominator, and a 278/290-at-.050 solid roller.
Before I stumbled upon Blake's build, I was toying with the idea of bumping up the compression to 15:1, putting bigger 2.300 valves in it, installing a vacuum pump, and upping the cam duration 5-10 degrees if necessary. It seems hard to believe this would add anywhere close to 200 hp, but Blake's build proves otherwise. I'd like to know what the smart guys out there think