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charlie6178

just thought i'd throw some pics up and see what you guys thought of it.

it's a GM Small block, 434ci, SB2.2 heads, custom one off blower manifold, calies chrome crank, billet aluminum rods, malhe pistons.....

were have a 1271 roots blower for it. were going to run it on alcohol at 24psi and see what kind of fun we can have.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject:

Awesome! What is this going into? This your project or what? Details man, details hehe.

-Schultzy

charlie6178 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject:

yeah, we are building a top fuel nostalgia funny car. We should have it at the track by the end of the season.

91RSVert

chevymad

blue89 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:28 am Post subject:

That is a pretty slick intake. How did you weld it and how hard was the inside welds? Looks nice.

91RSVert

charlie6178 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:56 am Post subject:

yeah it's just a small block. the intake was actually really easy. i bought myself one of those nascar spider manifold blanks from GMPP, then took it to the band saw and cut the plenum off the runners. took some sheetmetal and made the plug for the runners, then welded'er up! and the inside welds weren't too bad, i welded the blower plate on last. but i just TIG welded it with a 3/16 tungston, and alumi-mix instead of argon.

izcain · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject:

That is badass!!!!! I wish I had a set of 2.2 heads those make the whole motor! Very Happy

Im diggin the nostalgic snap on tool box in the background!

Dewey316 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject:

Yeah the 2.2 heads are some cool bits of kit. Really if you buy them used, the prices aren't that bad. I would really like to do something with a set, or even a pair of 18* GMPP heads.

Are the 2.2's a 15* valve angle?

--John

charlie6178 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject:

yeah the stuff is cheap for what you get! i started buying the stuff on Ebay a while back. i have a 3 complete sets of heads, with rockers, 2 blocks(both are O-Ringed w/billet splayed mains), and enough parts for 2 complete motors, plus a spare set of heads. so we can run the car all weekend without tearing down a motor.

charlie6178 · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:54 am Post subject:

BTW that's what it's all going in.

91RSVert · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

why such a blunt nose?

charlie6178 · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

91RSVert · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject:

I got the body design. So can you bolt a normal vette front to it then?

chevymad · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

In my previous post I said the valves were canted.. looking at those heads, it looks like they're just offset. The 2.2s have canted or just offset valves?

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject:

Going in conjunction with Brandon's post;

Is there some kind of power advantage to the way the valves are spaced in the head for airflow/velocity?

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:55 am Post subject:

Boostd1 · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject:

Don't you think A 12-71 is a little overkill on a small block? I bet you'd make more power on an 8-71.

Either way, makes my M90 look like a dot on the map Laughing

charlie6178 · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject: