[Schurkey]

Originally Posted by ericwoo

my car is still kind of sluggish IMO.

I have a hard time seeing my 350 producing much more than 300 horsepower.
[*]600 cfm double barrel Holley carb (I tried putting a 750 double pumper and it was bogging down the engine)[/list]
Any idea of what I can look at that may be wrong with this set up? Or what upgrade I should do to get this thing to over 350 horsepower?

I was expecting some decent power but boy this thing is kind of a dog.

PRIMARY problem is that you started with a 350 when there's no penalty for going 400+ cubes. On a mild engine, every cubic inch is one horsepower and 1 1/4 ft/lbs of torque. ~50 cubes = more better. 100+ cubes = happiness.

Secondary problems:
600 cfm DOUBLE BARREL Holley carb??? Apparently with no tuning

Cam installed "dot-to-dot" when there's a half-dozen things that all are needed to be precisely machined for that to be accurate--and "accurate" may still not be "optimum".

No mention of timing advance tuning

No mention of piston design/quench distance/ring package/block honing


As said--compression test needed. Fuel pressure test needed, with engine at WFO and max RPM. Verify throttle plates open fully, and the trans TV cable and shift-points match the torque curve.