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- From: chucko@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Chuck Fry)
- Subject: Re: Increasing power?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.183321.25371@kronos.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:33:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul24.133816.20347@bnr.ca> Peon w/o Email priv (Eric Youngblood) writes:
- >Does anyone have any ideas on how to increase the power produced by a normally
- >aspirated V-8 engine?
-
- I'm no expert, but I'll give it a shot.
-
- >What I've got is a 77 TA w/ the Pontiac 400 cid engine. ...
- [details deleted for brevity]
-
- All of the above sounds good for a "mild" hop-up, damn near no-hassle
- street motor. This motor should produce OK low end and dynamite
- midrange torque, and probably poop out around 5500 RPM or so.
-
- So how does it feel? Does it bog when the secondaries kick in, or is
- it one smooth rush of power from start to finish? Is there still
- power left when the trans shifts?
-
- >The TH350 is driven by the stock 1200-1800 stall torque converter. The governor
- >is adjusted to provide WOT shifts at 5000 rpm. The power is
- >transmitted to the wheels through a GM-posi 10-bolt 3.07 differential.
-
- For a car of that size, the gear ratio is probably too low
- (numerically). Something around a 3.50:1 would probably give the
- launches you want without screwing up fuel mileage too much.
-
- The converter may be a bit tight for the warmed-up motor. A higher
- stall speed might give a better launch at the expense of mileage.
-
- >Traction is provided by Goodyear ST P235R15 radials. Track times
- >indicate an extreemly sluggish 60 foot times in the 2 second range,
- >0-60mph is acheived in ~6.1 & 1/4 mile at ~14.5 secs.
-
- Do you have problems getting traction? These tires aren't known for
- their ability to grip the 'strip. If you get serious about drag
- racing, get serious drag tires. You may need other traction remedies
- as well.
-
- >I would like to push the 0-60 time down into the high five second range and
- >hopefully reduce the 1/4 mile time into the low 14's is this possible or am
- >I about at the maximum for a "street" configuration.
-
- You could build up this combination a bunch and still drive it on the
- street. But as is, it should provide lots of street fun and reliable
- racing performance.
-
- Your 650 CFM carb is probably plenty; from your description, you
- probably aren't even using all the airflow it offers. I'd try to tune
- on the rest of the drivetrain.
-
- -- Chuck Fry Chucko@charon.arc.nasa.gov
- Advice worth what you paid for it, or your bits back!!
-