Rod Saboury's new car

[JamesD]

What defines a street car? a/c? power window? opening doors? The term is so ambiguous. one mans idea of a street car could another man race car. Some people say that all it has to do is pass inpection. No doubt it will be an amazing car, with excellent quality, but I'm not sure if most people would consider it a street car. Maybe I'm wrong thought. I guess what I'm asking is where do you draw the line between a race car and street car?

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by JamesD

What defines a street car? a/c? power window? opening doors? The term is so ambiguous. one mans idea of a street car could another man race car. Some people say that all it has to do is pass inpection. No doubt it will be an amazing car, with excellent quality, but I'm not sure if most people would consider it a street car. Maybe I'm wrong thought. I guess what I'm asking is where do you draw the line between a race car and street car?

I understand and agree James. What I think will be different about this one is if he takes it on Power Tour like he said. If the car can handle that type of driving it is a streetable car in my book. Many guys with 7-8 second cars call them street cars and say they drive them, but never more than a couple miles at a time.

Jody

[907rs]

"Street" car is a subjective term.

Although I'm sure he'll complete the leg of Power tour with no problems, there will still be people that feel the car has no bussiness on the street.

I think it all boils dow to how hardcore you are, and what you're willing to put up with while driving your car on the street.

Look at the evolution of pro-street through the years, and now what many view as the evolution of pro-touring. I can see a lot of similarities.

[Ummgawa]

Bill

That is the Guy! Roofing Contractor that had a 56 Corvette that was as clean as a firetruck and ran like a scalded dog. Super nice dude too.

[Dustin11]

Are those "Little Chief" heads?

Yes, I believe they are. Anything surrounding those heads require mucho $$$$ but definately the baddest head for a SBC.

[XcYZ]

I don't know anything about those heads... how do they compare to a SB2.2?

[Dustin11]

SB2.2 Has symmetrical intake ports but the conventional style exhaust ports with the center 2 being close to each other.

The Dart Little Chief is, I think, a 11 degree head and has symmetrical intake and exhaust ports along with canted valves similiar to the Ford heads. This design helps eliminate the hot spots that the older style SBC heads have in the center of the head and is a major advantage when trying to keep the head gaskets on an ultra high hp engine. They can flow over 400 cfm and make well over 2000 hp on a small block. But they require a sheetmetal intake, special lifter bores in the block, custom roller lifters, custom rocker setup and so on.

The BD 2000 from Brodix is also a symmetrical exhaust port head but more reasonable $$ than the Dart.

[Ummgawa]

The Little Chiefs are Expensive!! Try explaining that to Mommasita.

[XcYZ]

I knew the SB2.2 were 11* heads, but I didn't realize that the exhaust wasn't symmetrical.

On a related note, I heard or read somewhere that the GM guys are getting a new block approved for Nascar. The cam is raised significantly and the pushrods will only have to be 4" long.

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

On a related note, I heard or read somewhere that the GM guys are getting a new block approved for Nascar. The cam is raised significantly and the pushrods will only have to be 4" long.

I heard that too. But I don't remember where. They also said by doing this, they're going to get another 400-500 (just going by memory on those figures, but I think it's on, or close to it) rpm out of the engine, .

Exotic heads are super neat IMO, .

When the Pro-Stock trucks were still running. I remember Lingenfelter testing between the typical arrangement type heads (with I think 12* valve angles) vs. the canted valve type head. He said the canted valve head made more power, and that's what they decided to run.