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Originally Posted by 63-V326
Since you clearly have a good deal of experience, I would suggest spending the money on a top-shelf chassis. It takes less horsepower when the chassis and suspension are correct. We have an old friend who built a vega chassis himself and went 7.94 at something absurd like 180. The car was an animal because the motor had more power than the chassis could handle. I have old pics of this from the late 80's and it would hang the left front tire all the way through second. Definitely a fun ride.
Long story short, a real chassis would have put him at the head of the pack.
I think the 63 is ideal as a race car because of its size- not too small, not too big. If the 63 we just picked up weren't so nice, I'd tub it.
I believe that pontiac has the potential to go as fast as any chevy for a few more dollars.. until you get to cylinder heads. Who makes a cylinder head for Pontiac thats as potent as say a Dart big chief for chevy? 18 years ago, I ported a set of pontiac heads for a friend and prior to that, he could not beat my 455 olds. Afterwards, he pulled away steadily in third gear. Amazing. So, if a great deal of an engine's power is made or lost with heads, how can you build an equivalent Pontiac unless you have similar head technology?
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Exactly, cylinder heads are obviously one of the most important parts of a motor, and pontiac is somewhat lacking there unless you have an insane amount of money.which I dont.
The chassis is good, ill have to finish it up here at the shop but other than that should be ok to go.