Holley 306 SBF build
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couple of questions as I deal with a lot of sbf motors. why a 1200cfm throttle body? seems pretty big for a 306 inch engine. what are the thoughts on the promaxx heads? casting quality, machining quality out of the box, etc. they seem to be a good deal for a budget build if they are well made but I have not seen any of the ford ones yet. not really a question but a thought, with a stock block I dont think a whipple would be a good idea as the roller blocks are known to split down the middle but seems to be boosted or nitrous motors.
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This build is nothing extreme at all. (consider it a budget build) I originally bought the car back in 1995 when I was 21 and I have not driven the car in over 10yrs. When I purchased the car the only upgrades were a Superchip and a 4:10 posi. It was a blast and a little handful. 0-90 mph was always fun even with it's anemic 225HP. I'll have to admit I was Camaro guy until I purchased this car. The engine has been laying around the shop for 7yrs waiting for all of my boating projects to be completed. Seeing as I have never assembled a SBF before I asked my head/engine guy (Jim Valako) if he would assemble it for me.

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couple of questions as I deal with a lot of sbf motors. why a 1200cfm throttle body? seems pretty big for a 306 inch engine. what are the thoughts on the promaxx heads? casting quality, machining quality out of the box, etc. they seem to be a good deal for a budget build if they are well made but I have not seen any of the ford ones yet. not really a question but a thought, with a stock block I dont think a whipple would be a good idea as the roller blocks are known to split down the middle but seems to be boosted or nitrous motors.
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couple of questions as I deal with a lot of sbf motors. why a 1200cfm throttle body? seems pretty big for a 306 inch engine. what are the thoughts on the promaxx heads? casting quality, machining quality out of the box, etc. they seem to be a good deal for a budget build if they are well made but I have not seen any of the ford ones yet. not really a question but a thought, with a stock block I dont think a whipple would be a good idea as the roller blocks are known to split down the middle but seems to be boosted or nitrous motors.
Nice Griff! I was talking to my head guy and he said that he probably ported, I believe, every Saleen Mustang head in the 80's. I think they would get skids of them shipped from California to port.
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Of course not lol. Thank you. I posted pictures before, wasn't able to the other day. Here's my car I have owned for 33 years. 353 Dart 8.2 iron eagle, callies magnum crank, oliver rods, 9:1 je pistons, tea tw 205s with n02 exhaust port, t&d shaft rockers, full manual aod, strange 9" rear- 3.25 gears, full weight 100% street car. Has a very mild solid roller cam. Very easy to drive. My son actually drove it (with me) day of the picture. Ran 9.41 @149mph at 3500lbs with single turbo as the car sits in the picture, small drag radial. Didn't take it to the track with twin turbo but added 400+hp on new combo. Should be an easy 8 sec ride. 
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