View Full Version : 396 Build/my Camaro Likes My Money


Rayzz
Sep 5th, 06, 10:44 PM
Looking to build my 67 bb 396 which is in my 69 camaro. TH350 trans and must be 4:10 gearing in rear. The only paper work I received with car was that it had been bored 30 over and it had new steel crank. It has #3909802 heads 100.1cc oval port closed chamber, #3902406 pass block 2 bolt main. Engine runs real good but I would like to get more power.
Engine is coming out tommow.
Heavy footed street driver .
BUILD
*Holley 750 HP vacuum secondary
*Eldebrock RPM air gap oval ntake
Edlebrock Preformer closed chamber 100cc oval port aluminum heads
Edlebrock head bolts
Comp cams 274/286 in.552 ex .555 1800 -6000 RPM Hyd flat
Comp cams double roller timing chain
*1.7 aluminum roller rockers
*FLOWTECH headers (1 3/4 I think)
Stewart aluminum long water pump
sterwart high flow thermostat
Moroso 6qt kicked-out sump with scraper & windage tray screen#20403
Moroso pickup
Melling M-77 standard volume oil pump
*MSD Ign.6AL
*MSD 8.5 wires
Jegs bronze distributor gear #555-40651
Felpro gaskets
*Fluidampr damper internal balance
TCI flexplate #399273
*THESE PARTS I ALREADY HAVE

TCI torque converter Break-away 1000RPM over stock. I think i has a B&M torque converter Do not know stall).

Going to rering and balance. What do you think on ring choice?
Should I go roller cam would it be worth the money?
Should I use stock rods with ARP bolts, truck rods, or other?
Would like to have about 2200 stall. What do you think on choice?
Oil pump standard or high volume?
What do you think on build?
My camaro likes my money THANKS RAYZZ

clwilcox33
Sep 5th, 06, 11:17 PM
All of our cars like our money! They eat the stuff like green paper candy!

phel69
Sep 6th, 06, 05:27 AM
You don't need a bronze gear with a hyd. flat tappit cam. For the money the heads are nice but I don't think that you will see a big benefit. I would port what you have for a few hundred bucks. On a 396 I don't think you need 2.19/1.88 valves.

Without knowing what's in the engine for cam and pistons now, it's hard to say what your improvement will be. You don't want to spend $2000.00 and get nothing back.