[Racincc85]

Before I get down to technical stuff, I just want to say thanks for all the great information and help. I've learned a ton and feel 100% more confident it taking on this project. MagicRat- I considered the 455 and would love to use it but at the same time i want to keep the car streetable and get somewhat respectable fuel economy. I figured the 403 would be a good engine for a mix of perfromance and economy, if i gear the rear end right and get a torque converter with the right stall speed. With the 455 I'd have to yank the computer/emisson controls, and since it isn't identical externally to the 403 i would have trouble getting the A/C compressor mounted without modifying the lines. I figure that if i get a decent cam, headers, a performer RPM intake, and get a pair of heads with a smaller chambers to up the compression to around 9.5 ~10 :1 (as well as port and polish them) i figure i could get about 400`425 hp. ( what kind of 0-60 time could i get with this?)

I also considered switching tranny's like you said, and from what curtis had to say i would like to stay with the th200-r4 (better gearing than the 700r4 as well as a better lockup converter, plus i don't want to shorten the driveshaft,etc. I also must have an overdrive transmission as this car will be my daily driver when the weather is nice, so a th350 or 400 will not work). The only thing i am concerned about now is whether the stock rear end of the delta will hold up to the extra power.

also magicrat, what were your 0-60 times with the 455 in your fleetwood?