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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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Power Gains?

I'm gonna do a little upgrading on mt rebilt 78 300 I6
390CFM Holly-$260 in a Summit catolog or would a 500CFM be better for low end-OFF iDEL grunt to 2,000RPM.
4BBL Offenhouser intake $200 in JEGS unless are thier any better ones out the for my needs-LOW end?
The 390CFM and the Offenhouser dual plane inake on a bone stock engine CLAIMS that it's good for 50HP?
electric fan I saw a 2100CFM Pusher for $89 in jegs.
K&N air filter-but what Air cleaner assemboly for a new holly?
Spark plugs -BOSCH Plantnuim +2's
Hotter Coil Accell Flame thrower II -claims 25% more spark engery.
Header - I saw Headman offroad torque monster for $230 in jegs
What would each add individually and and what would all the the above add up as fair as HP and TRQ goes
Anything simple that I haven't cover let me know?I wanty to build a torque MOSTER!
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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first stick w/ stock replacement autolight plugs. second, what torque headers u talkin bout in jegs? id say go for the 390 CFM if ur gunna keep the RPMs low

its hard to say what they'd add individually but id say ur expecting a 50-75 hp increase w/ all those mods together when its all tuned right.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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jegs magazine says right where the offy intakes are for the 300 that an offy, 390 holley carb,cam and headers will make 115 hp extra.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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i doubt it highly. the head needs some re-working to allow more air in, its the biggest resriction. now if u were to add a port n polish then id say 115hp...maybe 115 lb-ft of torque...
 
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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it might have said torque but i know it said 115 gained
 
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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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No it's 115HP.Are all those mods good for low end?75HP Means 150FTLBS of trq right right now my engine is 128HP@3,500RPM and 300FTLBS @2,000RPM that is like 2.3FTLBS PER every HP
My engine likes to be between 800RPM-2,000RPM and it accelorates HARD anything over 2,000RPM is nothing but RPM no power gains
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