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my friends stock lt1 started knocking and was basically a big hunk-o-junk....so he had Jasper build a 383 stroker as a replacement. the original motor they set him had the wrong length rods in it and they were hitting the oil pan, so we sent the motor back and they rebuilt it and sent it back. that one started experiancing blow-by and was smoking on deceleration, so we sent that one back. Now he has a brand new motor and its supposedly running like it should. he has ported heads, tb, headers....pretty much every bolt on, and a cutout in the Y. the thing sounds like a beast w/ the cutout open. but for some reason, it has no topend whatsoever. driving in 1st gear, he can tap the gas and it feels like it will pull the tires, so the torque is definately there.
but we raced on the highway from a 20 roll in 1st gear and my front bumper was at his door and he went first, and i still beat him. really bad too. i went for a ride with him yesterday, and it seriously has zero topend. he can drop it in 2nd at 55 and it will start to pull, but then it just slows down. the motor is screaming and it sounds like youre hauling ass, but if you looks at the speedo, youre not. and for some reason, 1st gear goes to 40-45 (not sure which, but thats about normal), second to about 70, but then 3rd only goes to 80 or so. wtf is up with that? i watched him while he was shifting and looked at the speedo and thats what it says. i take first to 45, 2nd to 70-75, and i shift into 4th at almost 100....
were both 6 spds with stock 3.42s, im on stock clutch and he has a new spec stage 2.
anyone know why his car is such a slug?
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but we raced on the highway from a 20 roll in 1st gear and my front bumper was at his door and he went first, and i still beat him. really bad too. i went for a ride with him yesterday, and it seriously has zero topend. he can drop it in 2nd at 55 and it will start to pull, but then it just slows down. the motor is screaming and it sounds like youre hauling ass, but if you looks at the speedo, youre not. and for some reason, 1st gear goes to 40-45 (not sure which, but thats about normal), second to about 70, but then 3rd only goes to 80 or so. wtf is up with that? i watched him while he was shifting and looked at the speedo and thats what it says. i take first to 45, 2nd to 70-75, and i shift into 4th at almost 100....
were both 6 spds with stock 3.42s, im on stock clutch and he has a new spec stage 2.
anyone know why his car is such a slug?