wanting to build a torque monster ??

[jj_macdragracing]

not sure if this is where to post this ? but o well !!!! lol !!!
just got myself a toy to build.. its a 94 t/a lt1 and have been a drag racer for 12 years.. stopped for abit due to growing family.. lol... looking for something to play with on the street as well as the track. i have had a L98 corvette that i did work to.. and a firehawk that i didn't really want to do work to. if you know what i mean.. now i have this never had a lt1 before.. and want to build a torque monster.. everyone always talks about hp. but hp you cant feel.. torque you can.. i mean how meny time can you really open up on the road.. to get the hp.. with torque you can blow things away fast. dont get me wrong hp is king!! its nice to say ypu have 400hp or 500hp.. but lets talk about the 400 and 500 lbs of torque.. the stuff that sets you back in your seat knowing u have a mean car..
love to hear all info....
my car is totaly stock.. looking to pull the motor and get started..
anyone know the best set up for this was looking at the cc503 cam
but like i said totaly new to the lt1..keep in mind still want to cruise on the streets as well.. with the air.. lol
is it possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1BADAIR]

396 stroker with a small cam

[PWND3r]

385 with a big solid roller.

[lozanoa11]

any stroker decent cam ported heads high compression and spray for the weekends at the track

[c0ncEpT]

Big cubes and a maggie. You can make it fit.

[98blackbeauty]

Well we'll let you know very soon, just got done with LT1, c503 cam 1:6 roller rockers mild port and mill on heads behive valve springs. Its in the thread Meissens project LT 1. have not got it on ground yet. also have 9.5" 2600 to 3400 torque coverter.

[Phantom409]

M6 (6-Speed) or A4 (Auto)?

What's the budget?
A stroker with heads and all the goodies will cost about 6-7g's.

If you want a cam and some nice upgrades with a tune your looking at 2-3 depending on the route you take.

LT-1's can be fun

[WMCCjames]

If you want a low speed high torque motor, look into building a 400 SBC. They don't like to rev real high but have ample amounts of low end torque. I had a 406 in my IROC for awhile and it was a blast to drive around on the street, but was really anemic when you wanted to wring it's neck at anything above 4500rpm. Having had that motor and now my LS1..I can tell you I would take the high reving LS1 anyday over the 400.

[81DaytonaPaceCar]

Stroke = torque

It's that simple.

Making 500 torque with a small block will be somewhat challenging...and expensive.

James's suggestion of the 406 is probably the cheapest way to make big torque with a small block.

But it's still just teasing you.

Be a man...cut the inner fenders and drop in a big block...

[jj_macdragracing]

Well we'll let you know very soon, just got done with LT1, c503 cam 1:6 roller rockers mild port and mill on heads behive valve springs. Its in the thread Meissens project LT 1. have not got it on ground yet. also have 9.5" 2600 to 3400 torque coverter.

yeah sounds like what im looking to do.. let me know how it works for u ..

[DanO]

Stroke = torque

It's that simple.

well actually...

Displacement or boost or nitrous = torque

If you want to speak NA, then the simple rule is Displacement = torque

Look at it this way

Typical NA engines are about 10-11 Bar BMEP, high performance engines are up to about 13... and very well built engines top out at about 14ish bar BMEP

(BMEP = Brake Mean effective Pressure) Basically torque/Displacement

[jj_macdragracing]

also if i stroke it will the cc503 cam work well with it??

[prorac1]

You dont want to over cam it. BIG cubes, mild solid roller. It will be a trade off of top end hp for low end torque. Unfortunately its a case of you cant have your cake and eat it to. If it were me (and im waiting for someone to do this). I would use one of the recently released aftermarket LT1 blocks. Try to build 42? cubic inches with some medium port heads and a mild cam. You might only build 400 to 425 hp to the wheels, but ill be willing to bet that you will almost break 500 lbs of tq. Try to keep your overlap on the cam under control and I would think you would want a tight lobe seperation. Hope this helps, Eric L

[Plantfoam]

not sure if this is where to post this ? but o well !!!! lol !!!
just got myself a toy to build.. its a 94 t/a lt1 and have been a drag racer for 12 years.. stopped for abit due to growing family.. lol... looking for something to play with on the street as well as the track. i have had a L98 corvette that i did work to.. and a firehawk that i didn't really want to do work to. if you know what i mean.. now i have this never had a lt1 before.. and want to build a torque monster.. everyone always talks about hp. but hp you cant feel.. torque you can.. i mean how meny time can you really open up on the road.. to get the hp.. with torque you can blow things away fast. dont get me wrong hp is king!! its nice to say ypu have 400hp or 500hp.. but lets talk about the 400 and 500 lbs of torque.. the stuff that sets you back in your seat knowing u have a mean car..
love to hear all info....
my car is totaly stock.. looking to pull the motor and get started..
anyone know the best set up for this was looking at the cc503 cam
but like i said totaly new to the lt1..keep in mind still want to cruise on the streets as well.. with the air.. lol
is it possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree that a stroker with a smaller cam is the way to go, especially for driveability. If you are making all sorts of torque down low, then you don't have to worry about running the a/c and such. That's why I went with the setup I did...because having a huge stall is no fun on the street.