65racecoupe
Founding Member
Early 65 and 66 People....
Remember, you can't get the HP you want with a 351W and your stock hood. You WILL have to use a dual plane intake, you can't use a Victor Jr. You will also need swap headers. Full length ones to get your power you want. I think Hooker makes super comp swap headers for the 65 66.
Also, 550 hp is a lot for that small of a car. I am running 8 inch tires on my 65 and I will have a 470 FWHP 331 and 3.89s with a 5 speed. That will mean lots of traction problems already. Add more torque like you will have with 393 or 408 engines, and it is not really streetable.
I would suggest a 331 or 347 for you guys taking corners in your cars. I am going to add a 150 shot and slicks just for the track so I can run some nice numbers.
If you 65 guys are drag racers, go with the big inches and some slicks, and you have possible 10 second cars NA.
Remember, you can't get the HP you want with a 351W and your stock hood. You WILL have to use a dual plane intake, you can't use a Victor Jr. You will also need swap headers. Full length ones to get your power you want. I think Hooker makes super comp swap headers for the 65 66.
Also, 550 hp is a lot for that small of a car. I am running 8 inch tires on my 65 and I will have a 470 FWHP 331 and 3.89s with a 5 speed. That will mean lots of traction problems already. Add more torque like you will have with 393 or 408 engines, and it is not really streetable.
I would suggest a 331 or 347 for you guys taking corners in your cars. I am going to add a 150 shot and slicks just for the track so I can run some nice numbers.
If you 65 guys are drag racers, go with the big inches and some slicks, and you have possible 10 second cars NA.