I think an Olds SB could do 600 hp with a couple of turbos and remain streetable, but that is a complex system indeed.
Otherwise, he's counting on you having no way to actually measure it. Better put that in the contract. Bruce Roe 3 May 06 "Paul Tumolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We got to talking about what it took to get approximately 600 > HP out > of an Olds BB. The amount of labor to port and flow the heads and > intake > were about $6K alone. He ended up using a roller cam, custom crank, > rods, > pistons, and everything on that engine was either custom built or > heavily > modified. The 600 HP pushed his 70 442 to the low 11's and over 120 > MPH in the quarter mile. > > The engine work and parts were over $18K......and the car was barely > street-able at that power level. > Paul Tumolo
