xbcool 351 Posted May 11, 2013 The motor was built for towing purposes and to go ofcourse.It runs a heavilly modded 2V performer manifold and 2V closed chamber heads which have had a fair bit of work done to them,also runs a 1inch sucker style spacer and has a demon carby on it,i think its an 800 or something that size.It will be running a custom drop style air cleaner to allow clearance from the bonnet.Also its running a/c and power steering. Even managed a spacer Sounds like Jamie shouldn't have any dramas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRO250 1,506 Posted May 11, 2013 Ouch Maybe in the 11s but the 3.5 gearing screwed me over Crossing the line at 4500rpm That's racing how is it crossing at 4500 what are you running a 5 speed and just cruising to the finnish line? a 393 should pull the 3.5s very well there torque monstas most make as much TQ as HP either way get it back there and get a 10 second time slip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xbcool 351 Posted May 11, 2013 5 speed lol no chance of a ten but we plan to regear to 4:11s and may snag a high 11 failing that I may have to go back to an ol crossy lol steve sorry for the hijack jamie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamie247 542 Posted May 11, 2013 all good bud is a great read plus info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trev Vaa 1,185 Posted May 28, 2013 hey jamie, its pretty easy to bang out 500hp with a 393 with all off the shelf parts.... are you giving the builder a receipe and theyre putting it together? or are they doing it themselves? ask for cam specs and brands used, there has been a lot of people burnt with this shit. and make sure you know what the package includes, most dont include intake, carby, dizzy, or sump. as for fouling plugs etc. you wont do that unless its not tuned properly, even a seriously hot motor can run perfectly fine without fouling plugs or being ridiculous on maintenance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SMIKXF / YEABRA 396 Posted June 13, 2016 Have u ordered ur engine yet mate ? I jus put a deposit on the pavtek 600hp 393ci cause one thing I do know is a poor man pays twice as I have done many times with my car over the 15years I've had it n now I'm jus goin with the reputation n quality the guys there have ! Get what u pay for with engines.. Hope it works out sweet for ya mate.. Love ya build thread too 1 jamie247 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamie247 542 Posted June 18, 2016 NO mate i'm going an EFI 393 now either from pavtek or Toca performance, I put the driveline as a last thing of build project 1 SMIKXF / YEABRA reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,299 Posted June 18, 2016 Pavtek build a good motor. 1 SMIKXF / YEABRA reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_fahrquhar 2,580 Posted June 26, 2016 500 will still give a shove in the back. Why go all mental over full huge cams which give a crappy idle and hammer the valve train? Unless you wanna race it of course 1 SMIKXF / YEABRA reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted June 26, 2016 500 will still give a shove in the back. Why go all mental over full huge cams which give a crappy idle and hammer the valve train? Unless you wanna race it of course 110% agree, get max power from least amount of cam. Heads are where it's at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SMIKXF / YEABRA 396 Posted June 27, 2016 I stil like the idea of having a 600hp cleavo with air con n power steer that I can show for a while n be good enough for powercruise later on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
broken-wheel 659 Posted September 16, 2016 Pavtek are not cheap, VPW will sell you a short motor for around the 10k mark, Dart block and 427ci add 5k worth of heads and intake manifold and you got yourself a monster, for under 20k you can bold all the parts to it yourself and it would be better than the pavtek motor but it will be a Clevor I would be very very careful when ordering engines ... most don't tell you what they come with and what they don't and it adds up! like engine mounts, fuel pump, carb, intake, dizzy, sump etc. adds up to a lot if you're getting a long engine that makes 500hp for under 8k I would run away unless they call you to see it with the heads off and call you to witness it running 480HP on the engine dyno, pack it and put it in the back of your car while you watch them .... and I'm being serious here ... some people quote HP like fucking magic ... the technology DID NOT CHANGE that much! you know a lot of the clevo's making 500hp still run the Tighe 392C cam? that cam is very old but very good what makes the HP sound cheap these days is china spec pistons/rods/heads/intake ... You're looking at 1k in machining to do it properly you're looking at 3.5k for the bottom end (eagle 393 stroker) you're looking at 2k for the heads (minimum for 500hp) you're looking at 1.5k for carb and intake you're already at 8k without actually an engine block,cam and dizzy and sump and oil/water/fuel pumps, lifters, rockers, pushrods, harmonic balancer...... etc .... think about it 1 NZXD reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
