Looking for educated advice.

[boosted331]

Originally Posted by SkylineUSA

Thanks for the post boosted.

I am pretty sure my front is an 8", and I run a 3.33 for 8lbs on my car, but I could be mistaken as I always swap the smaller pulley.

Boosted, what were you refering to about the mech/elec pump? Oil pump? If so, do you have any pics of your set-up?

I was refering to his post about mechanical fuel pumps.

Right now my car's a pinch of a work in progress, the body is off the frame as it had some rust and I wanted to put in a roll cage without being restricted by gravity and such for the welding I'm waiting on the heads right now, but I have the shortblock at my shop on my acreage. I don't have a digital camera, or even a camera period right now, but I'll try and scrounge something up when I go out there saturday/sunday.

I swear though, half the fun of cars for me is the building of them. I have so many friends that get stressed whenever they work on cars, but for me it's relaxing. My wife isn't into the fabrication bit, but she does things like wiring, upholstry, sanding and other body work, and installing general stuff like suspension parts, etc, so I guess it's more fun when you have a loved one to help you, rather than cussing by yourself or having your wife cuss at you in a dark garage

[351wStang]

Originally Posted by boosted331

I swear though, half the fun of cars for me is the building of them. I have so many friends that get stressed whenever they work on cars, but for me it's relaxing. My wife isn't into the fabrication bit, but she does things like wiring, upholstry, sanding and other body work, and installing general stuff like suspension parts, etc, so I guess it's more fun when you have a loved one to help you, rather than cussing by yourself or having your wife cuss at you in a dark garage

I know what ya mean. Me and my best friend have always built cars together. started with a '82 Z-28 350 sbc th350, then a '69 Nova 400sbc th400, then my friends '84 fire bird 350sbc th350, and now mu car. Rather than getting stressed we have always enjoyed working through problems and learning something new each time. Also like you said building the car is one of the funnest parts to the whole project.

[351wStang]

OK, talked to my machine shop yesterday. They told me that if I'm going with a supercharger that my stock crank may not work. He said that depending how thick the belt was I may need a crank with a double keyway or somethin and a longer snout. Also he said if the supercharger was pulling hard at all on the snout then my cast crank would not hold up. Do I really need a steel crank? If so I might as well stroke it right?

Do I need to go 8 rib or will 6 rib do? Will 6-8 rib make a difference on my crankshaft situation? 10-12psi should suffice correct?

[SkylineUSA]

What year crank is it? If its an 89 crank, I would agree.

You need an 8

[351wStang]

Do I need a crank with a different snout for an 8 rib?

Anyone know?

[351wStang]

So running this S-Trim at 10-12 psi on my 351 on pump gas (93 octane) how much compression do I need? 9:1? Also will DSS Pro-Lite pistons and rods with a Eagle 4340 crank hold up or are there other suggestions? My machine shop is suggestion Mahle pistons and I think Crower rods and crank.

[SkylineUSA]

I would run 9:1. Mine is set up with 8.5:1, but I did not build it.

Email the guys at AD, they have put together 100s of engine packages, they know what works.

You can go to the Corral, and search for Eagle, he works there, and knows his stuff big time.

[351wStang]

Originally Posted by SkylineUSA

I would run 9:1. Mine is set up with 8.5:1, but I did not build it.

Email the guys at AD, they have put together 100s of engine packages, they know what works.

You can go to the Corral, and search for Eagle, he works there, and knows his stuff big time.

This may be a stupid question but who is AD? lol.

Also I was wondering if superchargers where kinda like turbos are about a chambered muffler. Also would I be better off with shortys or LT headers?

Another carb question, are those CSU carbs really that superior for their $750 price tag or would a 750cfm Mighty Demon blower carb for about $550 work just as well? Of course they would both have to be tunned.

[SkylineUSA]

After reading up on the turbo pages, those guys swear by the CSU carbs. Its not only the carb, but the tech support you get with it. Think of it also as getting a very knowledgable dyno tunner with the price of the carb, since you can call them, and they will help you dial it in.

AD these guys. www.adperformance.com.

I hate chambered mufflers, I would only use a straight through disigned muffler myself.

When possible I would use LTs.

[stang805]

i didnt feel like reading all 3 pages so i'm not sure if anyone mentioned it but if you're gonna blow a 351w you're gonna need a little more than a c4 adn an 8.8 rear, either a tremec tko or 6-speed and a ford 9in rear would be my suggestion

[stang805]

a c6 would prolly take it too

[351wStang]

Originally Posted by stang805

i didnt feel like reading all 3 pages so i'm not sure if anyone mentioned it but if you're gonna blow a 351w you're gonna need a little more than a c4 adn an 8.8 rear, either a tremec tko or 6-speed and a ford 9in rear would be my suggestion

There are people running sub 10's with a c4 and 8.8.

I am gowever considering a manual tranny. Just having a hard time finding one that is rated for over 500 hp/tq.

[351wStang]

Ive heard that you dont need a real steep gear with boost. is 3.73 too much or should i go down to 3.55's?

[boosted331]

Originally Posted by 351wStang

So running this S-Trim at 10-12 psi on my 351 on pump gas (93 octane) how much compression do I need? 9:1? Also will DSS Pro-Lite pistons and rods with a Eagle 4340 crank hold up or are there other suggestions? My machine shop is suggestion Mahle pistons and I think Crower rods and crank.

For the price of crower rods and a crower crank into your stock 351 block you could be sitting in a dart block with eagle internals, and eagle internals are good to over 1200 HP so I'm going to suggest the eagle stuff. I had a DSS motor a number of years ago and I wasn't pleased with it, and if you look on the corral not a whole lot of other people are either. Bad customer service, some shoddy techniques going on there. I would run the stock crank, stock football rods, and a set of good forged pistons like JE's, with ARP studs and bolts. That setup is proven good to over 600 RWHP, I wouldn't worry about a new crank for your block.

For a hydraulic roller 351 I would run 3.08's or 3.27's with boost, 3.55's will be OK, you don't need a lot of gear at all.

[351wStang]

Originally Posted by boosted331

For the price of crower rods and a crower crank into your stock 351 block you could be sitting in a dart block with eagle internals, and eagle internals are good to over 1200 HP so I'm going to suggest the eagle stuff. I had a DSS motor a number of years ago and I wasn't pleased with it, and if you look on the corral not a whole lot of other people are either. Bad customer service, some shoddy techniques going on there. I would run the stock crank, stock football rods, and a set of good forged pistons like JE's, with ARP studs and bolts. That setup is proven good to over 600 RWHP, I wouldn't worry about a new crank for your block.

For a hydraulic roller 351 I would run 3.08's or 3.27's with boost, 3.55's will be OK, you don't need a lot of gear at all.

So I dont need a crank with a longer snout or anything for an 8 rib pulley? I've already trashed my stock rods. Any pros/cons to Mahle pistons? And how much compression do you think I should run with 10-12 psi boosted?