quote:Originally posted by P-MAXIMUS:
Well yes, you can build a big high power Cleveland. I know I built mine. My GT5-S is a 1988 car. It has a solid roller, CHI heads,a hand made rev-kit. Also it has sequential fuel injection, 398CID. It can turn 8000 rpm but I limit it to 7600. Cost for such an engine capable of that with the best parts and you will spend at least 18000.00 or better. But, that being said sure build an iron block, carbureted Cleveland with still old technology, and still try to bring it up to date with the best parts. You still have old tech. And the price you quote of $15,625 no one will pay that. As that is retail.
Try to build a Aluminum Cleveland, weather it be a Fontana or Dart, World products
you will spend 3-4000.00 just on the block. The LT4 has Direct Injection, no distributor gear to fail. All aluminum block and heads, supercharged with 650 Torque @ 4400 rpm, 650HP@6400. And in a smaller, lighter package. And running a ECU to do the timing, you can't get a distributor to control timing as that can.
So as tech gets better even lighter and more powerful engines will come out. If we can put that in our Pantera's why not?
Thanks, James
I am not sure what the balance of reliability is you are searching for.
IF you are going to run a ZF it is going to be seriously over loaded.
You are talking about an engine that is about what the race 427's were in the Mark II GT40's. They did not use ZF's.
So you get reliability from the engine with high tech. How do you get the reliability from the ZF? Just curious.
In addition, I can get 550hp and 500 (495ft-lbs) from an iron block Cleveland. MAYBE a $7,500 engine...maybe. An aluminum block is for show. The car is not going to be faster with it at all. When it gets dirty, you will loose the hots for it. A D2AE-CA block is all you need for the limits of the platform. It's just as fast.
These cars on the track top out right at 6700 to 6800 rpm in 5th. That's right where you want them.
Anyone who thinks they are building some sort of an Indy car and it is going to turn 8500 rpm has got the wrong platform.
You are talking a video game and if it's your fantasy...enjoy.