Ol' Fart's Firebird Fantasy

[Dave Ribeiro]

oldskool,

I have used CC in both my 350 & 400 ci 77-Pontiac firebird ..They have a wide selection of grinds to choose from & very good service...I use Crower dual- valve springs & CC hyd lifters , also use Rhoads lifters at times ... Yes, I run 160 # plus spring pressure & CC mag. pushrods, in a 3850 # bird.You don't need all the good stuff to run 2-3 under the index , you will need a good trans & Convertor , plenty of TNT... A good sealing short-block ,heads & a good Q-jet ? Good Luck, $$$$ - jump in the waters is " Fine "...

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

oldskool,

I have used CC in both my 350 & 400 ci 77-Pontiac firebird ..They have a wide selection of grinds to choose from & very good service...I use Crower dual- valve springs & CC hyd lifters , also use Rhoads lifters at times ... Yes, I run 160 # plus spring pressure & CC mag. pushrods, in a 3850 # bird.You don't need all the good stuff to run 2-3 under the index , you will need a good trans & Convertor , plenty of TNT... A good sealing short-block ,heads & a good Q-jet ? Good Luck, $$$$ - jump in the waters is " Fine "...

Now that's what I wanted to hear ! Reasonable spring pressure, and Rhoads lifters. That means I can run a reasonable cam with Rhoads lifters, in my 455, and get by with a little less spring pressure than you need with your 350 & 400, because I'll be turning less rpm with the long stroke motor--6000 rpm or maybe even a bit lower. Does this sound reasonable ?

Also, with the 455 and Rhoads lifters, I can get by with less stall, and use the 500 + ft lbs of low end torque. Correct ?