Looking that way. If that's the case I will just sell my fresh long blocks complete.

It's really kind of amazing how different go fast engine builders/speed shops can actually be over the same cubic inch build designed for the same application. And I'm just talking only two shops. Both very reputable yet so different with combos. kinda like trying to improve your golf swing and seeing multiple pros to get lessons. Always best to stick with one. I was shocked at what one shop said for combo. It only came up because their doing my machine work, boring etc.

Turbo Honda ? LOL.

No, 86 dodge omni glh turbos. Had to buy one of from a buddy one drunkin night after I parked it azz deep into the woods on a wicked 90 deg turn on a winding road. Brought it in a little hot. And SB I have a feeling you know how it happened given I was not a fwd yuppie. Lol

Another vote for the tunnel ram!

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Those aren't your new 310's on the bench?

Is that yours?

No, that's Jim Valako’s 565. We were heading to the dyno a few years ago. Mine is the red 454 on the right side.

No mine are currently on my 496's. Pretty sure we're gonna go the profiler route with edelbrock intake and single dominator. Kind of along the lines like black baja mentioned. Go a little larger up top and build funnel effect. My minds been flip flopping around with these builds but not being rushed is working into my favor for once. Who knows though next week it migh be dish Pistons and blowers. Lol. Ultimately I'd prefer to keep them NA and rather simple but stout.

Figured I'd jump start this thread - any progress on the build? I'd love to hear how it turns out.

I am just about to tear into my 548, for a rebuild with a top end from Bob - AFR 325's and 680-700hp at 5,800-5,900. Once I got over the budget woes of dumping more $$ into a 35 year old boat, I decided to tunnel ram it as well - plenty of room with my hatch scoop.

4-5 years ago I set up my 64 Vette with one, and after a nice little learning curve, got it dialed right in. It's only a little 355ci (also with AFR's), so I stayed small on the tunnel (plenum and runners), and changed almost everything in a pair of little 450's, and it runs like a raped ape - Power everywhere, pulls hard from 3,500 to 7,000 rpm, and with crisp neck snapping throttle response - everyone assumes it's a big block when they see/hear it run. So now I'm friggen hooked on TR's - they flat out work!

Carbs will be custom 750's (flow like 850's), and I think I have settled on the Edelbrock Victor Ram 2-R. I'm a little worried the runner openings might be a hair large at the plenum, as well as the plenum itself being large as well, but I like the look of it better than the only real smaller choice - the Weiand Hi-Ram (1985) - plus I figured the eddy is a newer design with more taper to the runners, so maybe it will be ok? What kills me is I have a tall deck, and will have to run spacers (the block rails are already drilled for pinning them in) - all the new tall deck tunnels, like profiler, eddy, or dart, are huge inside, with huge runners, and are really meant for cubes larger than mine and spinning more rpm - naturally Wilson says they can cook me up one to work, but that price really hurts .

This build is a tried and true Bob M combo, except I will be adding the TR, so it will be interesting to see how it turns out on a dyno.