to be honest, if your not gonna say what it is, stop ****ing posting about it...better yet, shut your computer down for a couple days and relax, come back after the situation is done and over with

12.20's out a 413? Eh, nothing special. A buddy of mine is running much faster on a Vortec-headed 355. Those heads when worked properly go a long way. Good luck on your buildup :)

Good luck drifting too. ;):D

I cant find used vortecs, Ive posted on tgo etc. But I get offers for vortecs heads and they are not L-31 heads.

so far I can get an holley 750cfm that needs a rebuild, with a rebuild kit, xe284 cam with springs and retainers. for $200 from the same person.

I figure $200 used or like $500 new for heads

then stall and gears= alot
and then a intake..

and misc crap

Did you buy that manual yet?

you think about this stuff out loud entirely too much.

leave the carb where it sits and buy a new demon

If he doesn't have $20 for a factory service maunal, chances are he can't afford any Demon, let alone a new one. :shock:

is that cam new or used? i wouldn't bother buying a used flat tappet cam when new ones are so cheap.

the time he takes it to someone to have it done and so on hes 80% way to a new one. WHY BOTHER WITH IT?

re-using a flat tappet cam is something I would never do. you have to match all the lifters to the lobes they were on and if you dont do that the cam and lifters eat eachother. Roller cams can be re-used no problem, but a flat tappet....I wouldn't.

not so it does happen cm can get burned off ( the real reason is the lifter is not turning ) but i have i customer with a rece chevy and the solids in it have been in 3 motors i know but its true -- cant tell am old timer the way they are -- in my shop we will re use a flat tappet cam over - we just use a new set of lifters -- but we always re hone the bores -- ( reason lifters dont turn in the first place ) just the way we do it my shop -- jz

both the xe262 and xe284 where installed but NEVER ran

AH okay. that makes sense. thanks for clearing that up for me john :)

got my

cam
dizzie
heads
intake

today

as well as a 10'' kicker for 15!!

what heads did you end up getting?

summit vortec heads.

the main reason i got them was because the springs where for a .520 lift and the cam I chose has a .510, that and because i heard they are RHS castings wich are soposed to be stronger then regular vortecs, I would still rather have 200 buck used l31's but I really want to get the car runing, and reinsured asap.

edit, Im taking the heads off today and maybe installing the cam, but Im not gonna install the heads till i get a carb because i can return them if something else comes up wich prolly will

buy the ****ing manual

:lol: I got the factory service manuals for my 93 K1500 in the mail ytesterday.

Did you buy the heads with the steam holes pre-drilled?

Yeah youre gonna need to drill steam holes in those heads to use on that 400.