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..... although the '07 Edelbrock catalog states it won't fit stock Corvette hood-profiles, last year a buddy put the RPM vortec Air Gap (carb pad height 4.720" ) under the hood of his '80 Corvette successfully, using a Holley carb (had he used an adaptor-plate and his Q-Jet, it is questionable...

..... in the early-'80s, we used the existing LM-1 short-block from my '79 Z28, and added a simialr cam, intake, headers & exhaust, etc., as you are contemplating: while we didn't have dyno-sims back-then, the car performed better (verified repeatedly at the drag-strip ) using a 650...

..... without changing/machining the heads, that's about as-much power as you can get out of the L-82 (I'd guess ): it's possible that the RPM Air Gap intake and a 650 cfm Holley double-pump carb would provide even-better performance, if you aren't adverse to swapping carbs, but I'm thinking the...

I've always liked the '78 Pace Car since it came-out (my Dad was selling them at the time, and I washed/detailed several for delivery back-then ), and an very-fond of the '08 Pace Car replica, too: Even-though I'm a life-long Pixburgh Stillers fan, I've always liked Black & Silver (Oakland...

..... my 'thoughts' are that I'm glad I'll soon begin bracket-racing my old Z28 again, and be too-busy doing-that to follow today's santized-for-your-own protection-version of the sport formerly known-as NASCAR. :puke It was fun while it lasted! :w

..... it's YOURS, so do as you please! :upthumbs Here's a few pictures of another C3, painted-up to look-like a '78 Pace Car with sidepipes, but this version also has two 4-barrels, sitting on a tunnel-ram intake, under a Pro Stock style snorkle-scoop...

..... I ain't laughin' !!!!! :beer Christmas 2005, Taxylvania Thanksgiving 2007, Floriduh

Please-do: Glensgages@aol.com :beer

Curtis..... if you could run me a few quick dyno-sims, it'd be much-appreciated: this info won't be for my '82 Corvette, but for my '79 Z28, and as an emergency / back-up plan, should the 355" SBC, built in 1990, become un-hinged once I begin racing it again..... :ohnoes I'm thinking of this...

Thanks for the help to-date, Curtis..... even-though the car won't be raced on any regular basis, I figger I might-as-well build as-much snort into it as I can while it's apart, and thought running more squeeze would be a cheap-way to make power. 'Whenever' this goes-down, the local shop has a...

.....well..... quite a bit has happened since my last visit to this thread, and my priorities have changed..... ;shrug Despite winning a race at Bradenton in March of '07, the ol' Cease-Fire proved to be more inconsistent than it was slow, and after 2 more events (May & June, both First Round...

I had planned to bracket-race my '82, where running the quarter-mile within .01-seconds of you dial-in is important: having the ability to 'bang' the shifter into the next gear, knowing it wouldn't slip into Nuetral, would make the job easier, and the Dual Gate II, with it's spring-loaded...

I don't know of ANY aftermarket shifter that would accomplish what you are after, and I'm looking for the same as you: I have a HURST Dual Gate II shifter that fits 'into' and 'under' the console of my '79 Z28, and had considered modifying that type of shifter, but am not sure it'd physically...

..... it seems you aren't alone..... http://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/CA/110707.html

The motor won't turn anymore RPM in 4th Gear with either close-ratio or wide-ratio transmission, as 4th Gear is 1:1 in both: 'assuming' a typical 27.4" street-tire is out-back, 65 MPH would be about 2950 MPH in 4th Gear with 3.73s. Let's think about changing rear gear-ratio as it'd relate to...

..... with a 4-speed and 3.36 gears, if you still want more grunt outta the hole, can I assume you have a close-ratio (2.20:1 First Gear ) transmission? :confused Generally-speaking, a 'one step above stock cam' will increase upper RPM power, at the expense of losing low-end punch, so it's...

15 months since last up-date http://www.dragracingonline.com/agent1320/2007/1320-ix_10-31.html ..... it may come as no-surprise..... ;squint:

..... 'assuming' you have a non-locking, OEM-brand converter, the formula to calculate that would be: MPH x GR (Gear Ratio ) div/by .9 (10% slippage in the torque-converter ) div/by .006 div/by 1/2 TH (Tire Height ) I believe with a 255/60R-15 that is typically 27.4" tall, you would be...

..... a buddy recently put an RPM Air-Gap vortec on his '80 L-48 with a Holley carb, and drop-base air-cleaner, and says he has clearence.

Chevy High Performance Magazine recently took this short-block http://paceperformance.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=183227 added a CompCams 270H cam, GMPP 'Fast-Burn' heads, an RPM Air Gap intake, & a 650 Holley carb, then made 385 HP @ 5600 RPM, and 407 ft/lb TQ @ 4200 RPM: the...