The engine does come with both, but I
never know how good the stock stuff is. Good point on the compression
ratio on the engine, I didn’t even think about it. The blower is
from an impala a friend has so I figured I would just move it over to mine. The
compression on the crate engine is 9.6:1. I wonder how much boost the
blower would provide…
Thanks Clint!
Crazy Rusty
1969 Chevelle
Malibu Sport Coupe
www.crazyrusty.com\chevelle.htm
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Clint Hooper
Sent: Sunday,
February 09, 2003 2:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Any
recommendations on a bunch of stuff?
A few questions about your engine
combo,Rusty. Does that ZZ4 engine come with an intake manifold and distributor?
If it does,that pretty much solves your immediate problem in those areas. Maybe
you can trade that 850 carb for a 750 which would work well.
What is the compression ratio of
that engine? If it is very high,that will limit how much boost you can run with
that Vortech blower.
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Fairly soon I will be doing some
major work to my 69 Chevelle in the performance department. I will be
putting in a ZZ4 Fast Burn 385 crate engine (with all the ZZ4 options) from GM
and also adding on a Vortech gear driven V-1, S-Trim supercharger.
I’ll probably add on some performance headers and a flowmaster exhaust
with a crossover (not an H). I might use the Chevelle for a little strip
running but no serious racing. I have an original 12 bolt rear-end
(don’t know the gears, I’ll have to check that out) and a brand new
TH400. I deal mostly in the interior side of my car and have always left
the engine work to someone else. Now that I have the time and money to
spend on the engine, I might as well get the best stuff I can right? J
Sooooo…. Does anyone have any
recommendations for carburetors, spark plugs, spark plug wires, performance
distributors, intake manifolds, and headers? I know that’s a lot of
stuff but I am trying to get the best performance parts for my money and I know
you guys (and gals) have a lot more experience then I do. I have heard
that Accel plugs and wires are pretty good. I am pretty much brain dead
on distributors, intakes, and headers. My current carb is an edelbrock
850cfm which is way more then I need right now (and probably more then
I’ll need with the new engine) but I got it for free so I hooked it up
anyways. I know I have an edelbrock intake but I don’t know what
kind, I still have to find the numbers off of it. My car has been in the
shop for about 3 months now getting body work done, I am starting to go stir
crazy. My little Nissan pickup just doesn’t have the same power J
Also, for those interested, I saw a
tool on Horsepower TV that measures times and horsepower. I thought it
looked useful - http://www.gtechpro.com/.
I might be trying it out here pretty soon.
Thanks for any information you can
provide!!
Crazy Rusty
1969 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe
www.crazyrusty.com\chevelle.htm
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