Thats why there is no replacement for displacement.
Go with a built stroker and you can make some more ponies safely with safe boost and a safe tune and not have to rely solely on boost and octane to make your power.
If you had a 302 stroker with twin turbos you could drive around town with 800 RWHP on pump gas all day long at 16-17 psi and not care too much.
21+ psi on the stock 281 on pump gas though trying to make the same power is pushing it, too much of a squeeze.
If you are serious about a pump gas monster it's going to cost you. I'm planning to go that route myself and have been doing the research. Be prepared to spend $6-10k on a shortblock in addition to the turbo kit. Get a built stroker with increased displacement (302 or 324) and go for 8.0:1 static CR (more psi boost is always preferable to static compression) and go with someone who can custom build your engine with special attention to quench band clearance. Proper quench is the secret for high boost pump gas engines for controlling detonation and allowing for more aggressive yet safe tunes on high boost on the street.
Something tight like .025" on a cold aluminum block with billet rods would make for some awesome pump gas boost for a street car. Any professional engine builders feel free to shoot me down if I'm off track here, like I said I've got a bit to learn before I get ready to splurge the cash.
I'd love to see a 1000 RWHP 93 octane street Terminator running around to shut up the 4 digit RWHP Supra guys with their 35+ psi C16 tunes. If stock blocks with safe tunes on twin turbos are making 800-850 RWHP on 93, I don't see a reason why 43 extra cubes with lower static CR, head work, more boost, 8000 RPM billet internals, and proper quench couldn't result in a 1000+ RWHP *pump gas* car. I'm willing to be the first, just waiting on cash to accumulate and doing the research in the mean time. And unlike a Supra, the car will have a useful fat power band with 324 inches of V8 to spool those twin 61s/67s and actually have a ET that makes sense with a 150+ MPH trap *snicker*
Go with a built stroker and you can make some more ponies safely with safe boost and a safe tune and not have to rely solely on boost and octane to make your power.
If you had a 302 stroker with twin turbos you could drive around town with 800 RWHP on pump gas all day long at 16-17 psi and not care too much.
21+ psi on the stock 281 on pump gas though trying to make the same power is pushing it, too much of a squeeze.
If you are serious about a pump gas monster it's going to cost you. I'm planning to go that route myself and have been doing the research. Be prepared to spend $6-10k on a shortblock in addition to the turbo kit. Get a built stroker with increased displacement (302 or 324) and go for 8.0:1 static CR (more psi boost is always preferable to static compression) and go with someone who can custom build your engine with special attention to quench band clearance. Proper quench is the secret for high boost pump gas engines for controlling detonation and allowing for more aggressive yet safe tunes on high boost on the street.
Something tight like .025" on a cold aluminum block with billet rods would make for some awesome pump gas boost for a street car. Any professional engine builders feel free to shoot me down if I'm off track here, like I said I've got a bit to learn before I get ready to splurge the cash.
I'd love to see a 1000 RWHP 93 octane street Terminator running around to shut up the 4 digit RWHP Supra guys with their 35+ psi C16 tunes. If stock blocks with safe tunes on twin turbos are making 800-850 RWHP on 93, I don't see a reason why 43 extra cubes with lower static CR, head work, more boost, 8000 RPM billet internals, and proper quench couldn't result in a 1000+ RWHP *pump gas* car. I'm willing to be the first, just waiting on cash to accumulate and doing the research in the mean time. And unlike a Supra, the car will have a useful fat power band with 324 inches of V8 to spool those twin 61s/67s and actually have a ET that makes sense with a 150+ MPH trap *snicker*
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