I found 1250 cheap reliable horse power !!
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Here it is . 427 chevy chevy with a good set of heads , mild hydraulic cam , loose 6-71 blower ,injected on alcohol . MAkes 1250 hp ! It has been runnign since 1988 !!
Thats 14 years ! How's that for reliable . Obviously this guy is giving me some tips on my new motors .
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COOL
now that's my kind of redneck racing!!!!! we got our local Hudsonville Fair this week with Truck and Tractor pulls, everything from nitro injected turbo diesels to a turbine powered one called "hummingbird"
that one looks like it has plowed a few fields in it's day!!
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now that's my kind of redneck racing!!!!! we got our local Hudsonville Fair this week with Truck and Tractor pulls, everything from nitro injected turbo diesels to a turbine powered one called "hummingbird"
that one looks like it has plowed a few fields in it's day!!
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The secret's in the alcohol. Very forgiving fuel. 'cept you gotta pump twice as much through you're motor at about 15:1 or turn the boost up to a zillion pounds to get the same power as the same quantity of gasoline.
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Originally posted by JohnJan
The secret's in the alcohol....
The secret's in the alcohol....
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FULL PULL!!!!
I have a spare 454 and the idea of making one of those did cross my mind a few times....
I have a spare 454 and the idea of making one of those did cross my mind a few times....
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NO cooling problems hear ! It's air cooled ! Yup ,the air goes in the front of the block and back out the intake . Just pull out all the plugs and let it breath ! Alcohol does run cooler and makes more power but not THAT much more . I think it was good for around 10% which would knock it down to around 1000hp . Not too bad for a stock bottom end 427 with 11 to 1 compression ,GM iron heads , an OLD 6-71 blower with no teflon . This thing is unbeleivable ! IT always wins 2 or 3 classes . It even wipps several 2 and 3 engine machines on a regular basis !
SO what to do Thursday night ?
1)Paint my engine compartment .....
or
2) Go scream this thing down the track !
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SO what to do Thursday night ?
1)Paint my engine compartment .....
or
2) Go scream this thing down the track !
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The engine isn't air cooled it is alcohol cooled. The large amount of alcohol evaporating inside the engine cools the engine. The alcohol dragsters have a hard time getting the engine hot enough.