1972 Chevelle SBC combo

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel

Amen. Might have to broaden my horizons and think about selling the SB stuff and going with a nice 402? The car already lacks heat, air, PS, PB, radio ... so it's not like we're street driving it much.

No problem.Just stick around.
We'll have you in a 30 grand, store bought Tilburg or Wikle big block within a day or two.
What the heck.
Might as well go with a 454 . Get a second mortgage on the house.
Have fun. The bar-b-ques after hours are great. Good people.

[ron mattson]

The small block is less of a headache
To make run and cheaper , IMHO !!

[Lee Valentine]

Justin Piccillo won division one championship two years in a row with the 350 combo.His car is not what I would call a killer piece in a class full of killers inJ/SA but he gets the job done.

[Alan Nyhus]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel

Is there a good SBC Stocker combination that wouldn't break the bank and is a class without a million killer cars where we could just worry about running the index to get started? The car already has nice SB headers, EWP, alternator mount, etc. so I'd like to stay SB.

Thoughts? Scott

First off, nice Chevelle, Scott....would make a great looking stocker.

As mentioned by others, the 350/175 (270 factored) is a pretty good deal. It's no sleeper but it's not as beat up as some. As for costs, it really depends on how much you can do yourself. A good network of Stocker pals always helps, as somebody always knows somebody that has extra stuff laying around. Engine builders in your area that specialize it Stock or Super Stock are another good source.

And there's fast cars in virtually every class (purpose built oddball combos excepted). The worst you'll have to do is keep an eye on the qualifying sheets and stay out of the way of someone else that's really fast.

Build what you want and like, go out, have fun and enjoy it.

[Greg Barsamian]

Don't forget about "the other half" of the Sepanek family!
"Quick Katie" is "EXTREMELY Successful" with her meticulous "Heavy Chevy"

[Detroit Bob]

Couple of things from someone who runs a 71 402 wagon. Stay away from the big block the intake manifold is pitiful.
Also look to see if running it as a 71 is better. Compression ratio's changed on the big block between 71 &72. Don't know about the SB.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel

Amen. Might have to broaden my horizons and think about selling the SB stuff and going with a nice 402? The car already lacks heat, air, PS, PB, radio ... so it's not like we're street driving it much.

How do you suppose that going to a 402 is going to help the situation any?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

And there's fast cars in virtually every class (purpose built oddball combos excepted). The worst you'll have to do is keep an eye on the qualifying sheets and stay out of the way of someone else that's really fast.

Alan, I would guess that a newbie would have enough on his mind, without thinking about 1000' runs and ladder games. Just sayin' .

[Billy Nees]

Well, if you just want to get your feet wet, there's always the 307. Mine runs far enough under to qualify anywhere that it might need to except for Indy. It's easy to drive and is a decent bracket car.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Well, if you just want to get your feet wet, there's always the 307. Mine runs far enough under to qualify anywhere that it might need to except for Indy. It's easy to drive and is a decent bracket car.

Scandalous ! A 307? 2 bbl? Yeah, sure. Next, you'll probably tell him to build his own ,too...with cast pistons from Ebay...Blasphemous!