Hi. I've got a new motor going in this weekend.
It's an 88 2-bolt 350, stock bottom end w/ flat tops, with vortec heads and a mild cam. By june I'm expecting to swap the cam out for an lunati 60103. I'm hoping to run 13's with this setup. It's goin in an 83 monte with a TH530 and 2000 stall (looking for a new converter), shift at 5500, headers and a dual exhaust. Rear end is a Ford 8.8 w/ the kit from Baseline Suspensions, 4:10 gears. Car is very light, as it sits (with the old 305 still in it) it weighs less than 3100 lbs.
I guess my main question is this. I'd like to run 13 flat with this combo. Is this possible, or an unrealistic goal? I'm looking at losing some more weight on the front end, and getting a set of light rims, probably Weld Prostars. Are there other things that would need to be done to reach a 13 flat? How much weight would I have to lose, or what sorts of mods ought I do? Are high 12s possible or am I shooting too high for the vortec heads?
It's an 88 2-bolt 350, stock bottom end w/ flat tops, with vortec heads and a mild cam. By june I'm expecting to swap the cam out for an lunati 60103. I'm hoping to run 13's with this setup. It's goin in an 83 monte with a TH530 and 2000 stall (looking for a new converter), shift at 5500, headers and a dual exhaust. Rear end is a Ford 8.8 w/ the kit from Baseline Suspensions, 4:10 gears. Car is very light, as it sits (with the old 305 still in it) it weighs less than 3100 lbs.
I guess my main question is this. I'd like to run 13 flat with this combo. Is this possible, or an unrealistic goal? I'm looking at losing some more weight on the front end, and getting a set of light rims, probably Weld Prostars. Are there other things that would need to be done to reach a 13 flat? How much weight would I have to lose, or what sorts of mods ought I do? Are high 12s possible or am I shooting too high for the vortec heads?
