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how much hp?

 
1967firehawk 1967firehawk
New User | Posts: 3 | Joined: 10/09
Posted: 10/27/09
02:07 PM

i just want to know a rough horsepower number,, see what u guys think,

i have a 1964 pontiac gto motor bored .40 over, now being a 396 ci
stock piston rods
stock crank
i have an edelbrock performer intake
cast 4x heads milled down to 90 ccs, cleaned up, deburred, slight port job ,9.5:1 compression
flat aluminum pistons w valve relifs
scorpion billet alluminum 1.6 roller rockers
lunati cam #60901 specs:
256 262 213 219 .455 .468 112°
i have an msd 6al box,
msd hei distributor,
msd 8mm wires,
holley 750 carb
holley blue fuel pump at 7 psi

  tell me what u think of my setup , my weakness , what u would change about it, and how much estimated hp u think it will put out...  

 
Pontiacman8 Pontiacman8
Guru | Posts: 1417 | Joined: 02/08
Posted: 10/27/09
02:48 PM

Unless you milled quite a bit off the block your compression will be lower then 9.5:1.
Are you sure about the compression ratio?
I would have arp rod bolts installed in the stock rods and have them properly resized at a minimum.  
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