I think everyone has stated the same 3 things you are looking at. That cam needs some advance to work. You definitely need to check your timing. I personally fear that the 9.3:1 CR is/could be the detrimental factor here. With #96 heads having 96 ish cc's would give you the 9:1 ish compression ONLY if the slugs are all the up to the DECK. Typical aftermarket slugs are made at varying compression heights/pin height. which in turn changes things ALOT. My ROSS dish pistons the CH was 1.480....THATS .020 in the HOLE! On a STOCK engine. The ICONs ch are 1.490...original stuff is 1.500. The 041 cam is really going to like some compression to work.
With all that said ...even a lazy 400 with 9:1 and 041 cam with a 2800 convertor and 3.73 gears ...would should and could blow the tires off almost at will during launch.
|