No doubt you can't beat the look of a roots blower sticking out of the hood but the centrifugal won't heat soak your motor and will perform very well. Shoot me an email as you move forward I'll try to help you out. Blowing through the carb on pump gas I ran a 10.33 just crazy, an easy 2 seconds faster with a little boost.
Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans Edlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:53 pm Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Head gaskets > Good point Walt, I rather blow the gasket than a piston. > > The blower I have in mind is Vortech, it's not written in stone, but > definitely a centrifugal type. It doesn?t have the same cool look > as a > 6-71 or similar, but the centrifugal should be more reliable. > > Hans > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skickat: Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:53 AM > Till: The Chevelle Mailing List > Kopia: [email protected] > Ämne: Re: [Chevelle-list] Head gaskets > > at 11psi a std fel pro will work fine. I know folks that push 20+ > at > felpro's in sbc's without issues. For extra insurance the cometic > gasket are better sealers...but be carefull if you detonate with a > felpro it may blow. If you detonate with a cometic there is a > good > chance the piston will blow first. What type of blower do you > plan on > running? Centrifugal or Roots? I ran my procharger @ 10-15 lbs > and > loved it. > Walt > http://www.personal.kent.edu/~wbainey/CHEVELLE.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 5:09 pm > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Head gaskets > > > Hi all again! > > > > Sorry I have been lurking in the background a while, reading > > everything but not really being active. Springtime means > > testosterone time? I mean now to get the car on the > road. > > Well I have some miles to do and I am in the process to by > > cylinder heads. > > Guess you have forgot the motor is a SB 362, and the head I like > > to get are Vortec Bowtie 25534431 (If anybody has objections or > > better recommendation, please speak up). Those head will give a > > compression rate of 8.2: 1, a supercharger will be in place and > > should give 11psi. > > > > Q is head gaskets. What type or brand would recommend to use? I > > hope its not a "vin" question ;-) > > > > Br Hans > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
