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Old May 1, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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400 rebuild

looking to rebuild my 400 and would like some advise on improving the torque and horsepower
 
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Old May 1, 2012 | 11:15 PM
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Lots of good stuff in the Stickies, might begin there.

Lots of stuff in the archives, too.
 
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Depend on how thick your wallet is. First of all you want to raise the compression ratio in the 9 to 1 range.
Need new piston anyway check with www.tmeyerinc.com . He have the piston you need and much more. Change the cam for your application...daily driver, towing, race muding, street ,strip....A 4 brl intake, carb and headers to take advantage of those change with a straight-up timing chain. Don't be affraid to ask.
 
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Old May 5, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mustang81
Depend on how thick your wallet is. First of all you want to raise the compression ratio in the 9 to 1 range.
Need new piston anyway check with TMeyer, Inc. Precision Automotive Machining . He have the piston you need and much more. Change the cam for your application...daily driver, towing, race muding, street ,strip....A 4 brl intake, carb and headers to take advantage of those change with a straight-up timing chain. Don't be affraid to ask.
^^^^^X2 on what he said.....^^^^^ I think the most common is change out intake, carb get a bigger cam (RV type) and dual exhaust and you sir...will be amazed.
 
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