Twin Turbo Skylark
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The goals for this car are:
-All steel 3850 pounds and running mid 10s in the quarter mile
-Only 355 cubic inches using factory Buick 350 block, crank, heads, etc
-Smooth idle and strong torque from 2500-6000 RPM
-Cruise at 70 MPH at 2000 RPM or less
-Flat hood, no scoop
I started with a $700 parts car and really should have bought a better car. In the end it will turn out fine, just more work to get where we are now. The engine is a 421 HP Buick 350 at 8.7:1 compression, iron heads, mild street cam, but some nice forged parts. T3/T4 hybrid turbos on each side with dual 3" exhaust and mufflers. Buttons on the steering wheel will manual shift a 4L80E overdrive trans and a toggle switch on the dash for lockup on the highway, custom cro-mo driveshaft, Mosier 12 bolt rear with 3.42 gear. 6 point custom bent cro mo cage in the car, no fender or body mods all stock, new front glass, camaro bucket seats black interior with new carpet.
I still need to build the fuel system, setup the water/methanol, re-do the brakes, and drop the good engine in place
These are custom made Hershe rods that should be safe to about 850 HP with my nice light pistons, I save about 100 grams EACH vs stock:
-All steel 3850 pounds and running mid 10s in the quarter mile
-Only 355 cubic inches using factory Buick 350 block, crank, heads, etc
-Smooth idle and strong torque from 2500-6000 RPM
-Cruise at 70 MPH at 2000 RPM or less
-Flat hood, no scoop
I started with a $700 parts car and really should have bought a better car. In the end it will turn out fine, just more work to get where we are now. The engine is a 421 HP Buick 350 at 8.7:1 compression, iron heads, mild street cam, but some nice forged parts. T3/T4 hybrid turbos on each side with dual 3" exhaust and mufflers. Buttons on the steering wheel will manual shift a 4L80E overdrive trans and a toggle switch on the dash for lockup on the highway, custom cro-mo driveshaft, Mosier 12 bolt rear with 3.42 gear. 6 point custom bent cro mo cage in the car, no fender or body mods all stock, new front glass, camaro bucket seats black interior with new carpet.
I still need to build the fuel system, setup the water/methanol, re-do the brakes, and drop the good engine in place
These are custom made Hershe rods that should be safe to about 850 HP with my nice light pistons, I save about 100 grams EACH vs stock:
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