68 - 72 Nova SS GT manual trans combinations

[Dragsinger]

It's a natural 8.5# car @ 405HP with aftermarket aluminum heads. That makes it a SS/F car. It can also run SS/E
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Ck my math, is this correct? For SS/E at 405 HP [8 x 405 = 3240 + 170 = 3410 race weight]

If my math is correct, in a perfect world I want to be lighter than that

[Alan Roehrich]

Larry, I spoke with a friend who would know about that combination, at length. He actually wanted to run a 70 Camaro to do it, and he already knows the engine and the stick shift set up. But he's already got another car.

You always WANT to be lighter, but you can't always get what you want.

The 350 engine combinations in Super Stock aren't a lot different than the ones in Stock, well used and popular.

[Geerhead55]

Remember,, if you're building a Nova for Superstock,, with a good intake and some sort of spacer, you could have a clearance issue as there were no cowl hoods offered on them. We've got a racer out here facing the same issue with his Nova project. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham

[Alan Nyhus]

Don't overlook the '68 327-325 motor in the Nova (manual trans non-GT combo). -Al

[James Hill]

305 w/ 5spd would be a killer

[MAURICE BLENDHEIM]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Remember,, if you're building a Nova for Superstock,, with a good intake and some sort of spacer, you could have a clearance issue as there were no cowl hoods offered on them. We've got a racer out here facing the same issue with his Nova project. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham

Danny…Define "good intake and some sort of spacer"? MB.

[Pvt Parts]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Remember,, if you're building a Nova for Superstock,, with a good intake and some sort of spacer, you could have a clearance issue as there were no cowl hoods offered on them. We've got a racer out here facing the same issue with his Nova project. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham

There's a cure for that.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

LT-4 is probably a killer combo, stick only.

The '96 LT4 Vette engine is absolutely a killer stick-only combo. That thing has been given a hp reduction, yet I could make some tuning adjustments in the computer and make more power at the tires on my chassis dyno than the original factory rating. Many virgin LT4 Vettes topped 330 at the tires. Add the 15% loss through the drivetrane........

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Danny…Define "good intake and some sort of spacer"? MB.

Still looking for the right pieces at this time,, probably settling for a 1 inch spacer. Cylinder heads will dictate intake choice, but for right now the Brodix that was on the shelf won't allow the hood to close,,, an older Holley Strip Dominator we borrowed did have clearance. Nothing has happened on the car in over a year, right now.
Danny Durham

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Pvt Parts

There's a cure for that.

I'm listening, Scott.
Danny Durham