What A Great Barn Find!

In 1970 the SS396 was actually a 402, a 396 bored over .030 from the factory. Chevy did not allow an engine over 400 cubic inches in these cars until later that year. Hence the monster 454 LS6 with 450 HP from the factory that year.

I dropped one of these 402/375 big blocks into my 68 Camaro in 1973. The car ran 12.5s, could pass anything but a gas station. :dood:
Got about 6 mpg. Guess what happened later that year? Yep, the first oil embargo!

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willmunny said:
Nobody believed I really had a big block in it.
Easy to prove, lift the hood and you see an Edelbrock manifold that has 455 stamped right on it.
By the way, beautiful car, mine was a faded maroon with a black interior
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Wow, bet you didn't lose many races if it hooked.
 
WavMixer said:
I've been a WRC Rally Official for The Rim of the World Rally when Ken Block was on Team Subaru. I currently own a couple of boosted Subies and an Evolution VIII. I love squirten dirt!
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The WRX and Evo's were probably the biggest sleepers back in the 90's, 00's, 10's and even today. With AWD they hooked everytime so dusted a lot of higher powered Mustangs and Camaros, 0-60 in 4.7-5.4 stock back in the early 00's which was the same as a new C5 Vette! With just a couple of bolt-ons and a tune you're basically talking about a car that can run with a stock Z06 Vette 0-60 or even a Viper...
 
WavMixer said:
I've been a WRC Rally Official for The Rim of the World Rally when Ken Block was on Team Subaru. I currently own a couple of boosted Subies and an Evolution VIII. I love squirten dirt!
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It is no longer this OCD clean. 21 psi at 3200 rpm.

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The WRX and Evo's were probably the biggest sleepers back in the 90's, 00's, 10's and even today. With AWD they hooked everytime so dusted a lot of higher powered Mustangs and Camaros, 0-60 in 4.7-5.4 stock back in the early 00's which was the same as a new C5 Vette! With just a couple of bolt-ons and a tune you're basically talking about a car that can run with a stock Z06 Vette 0-60 or even a Viper...
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My evo has 392 hp with 406 torque at the wheels. I drove it off the showroom floor in 2005. Soon as I got it home I replaced the injectors, intake, exhaust with cat delete, SAFC for fuel managment, manual boost control and a tune by Dr. Gray. I've got videos posted here of me spanking a fully track prepped 911 and a vette at Willow Springs in my 4 door daily driven grocery getting evo.
 
My evo is running 21psi. In 2022 I bought an Outback Touring GT for me and a Legacy Touring GT for the wife. My son has a new WRX, his wife has an Imprezza and they just bought s new Ascent. You might say we are a Subie family with bastard mitsubishi in for good measure.
 
WavMixer said:
My evo has 392 hp with 406 torque at the wheels. I drove it off the showroom floor in 2005. Soon as I got it home I replaced the injectors, intake, exhaust with cat delete, SAFC for fuel managment, manual boost control and a tune by Dr. Gray. I've got videos posted here of me spanking a fully track prepped 911 and a vette at Willow Springs in my 4 door daily driven grocery getting evo.
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That's insane power for a car that weight! Guessing could dip into the mid-high 11's 1/4 mi.

I've got a 1995 Acura Legend with the 3.2 V6 N/A. I want to install a CAI to up the power from 200hp to 206hp lol.
 
WavMixer said:
My evo has 392 hp with 406 torque at the wheels. I drove it off the showroom floor in 2005. Soon as I got it home I replaced the injectors, intake, exhaust with cat delete, SAFC for fuel managment, manual boost control and a tune by Dr. Gray. I've got videos posted here of me spanking a fully track prepped 911 and a vette at Willow Springs in my 4 door daily driven grocery getting evo.
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The Evo was a better platform for tuning than Subaru. Subaru builds a better car overall. imwo.

I kept my engine mods more conservative - streetable, but about 100 more horsepressure than stock. Probably much for my average autocrossing skills. TD04 with a 19T compressor wheel. 21 psi from 3200 up to 7100 rpm redline. Is not slow.

Swapped out suspension components until I hit a good balance between streetable and the ability to dance. I will never do this to a car again.

I no longer flog it, rarely using the maximum boost.

Estimated HP: Virtual Dyno 1.2.7 average of 4 WOT runs as of April 2015: 284 awhp, 273 awdtq

Engine/Transmission modifications:
Tactrix Open Port 2.0 Stage 2+ 93 octane 21 psi maximum boost.
Wideband oxygen sensor with Innovate Motorsports LC-1 controller.
Perrin Pro Series electronic boost control solenoid.
APS 65 mm cold air intake. AEM 21-2037D-HK DryFlow Air Filter with AEM 1-4007 air filter wrap.
Perrin black silicone turbo inlet hose.
Cobb black silicone post MAF hose
Deatchwerks 650cc fuel injectors.
Walbro 255lph fuel pump.
GrimmSpeed TGV deletes.
Process West top mount intercooler, silicone Y pipe, silicone throttle body hose and splitter.
Crawford Air Oil Separator.
Blouch TD04 19T.
Cobb stainless steel turbo heat shield.
Thermo-Tec custom made turbo wrap.
Perrin uppipe.
Donkey'd exhaust mains and OEM crossover (ported, polished and ceramic coated).
Cobb turbo back exhaust with high flow catalytic converter.
Lathe Werks alternator shroud.
Koyo R2704 all aluminum radiator.
Perrin lightened crank pulley.
NGK Iridium BKR6EIX spark plugs.
Kartboy short throw shifter with front / rear Kartboy bushings.
GroupN pitch rod.
GroupN transmission mount.
Kartboy crossmember bushings.
 
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