I got my Regal that is a non-turbo v6 im going to get good head work done real soon and now Im a lookin to put a little funny gas into it I got hypereutectic pistons cast crank and rods. I plan to switch out pistons for the .060 forged piston from PAW. And I have a Hughes 2600 stall converter. What should I change to make a 100-150 shot work?
Use a single plane intake. They work better. Definitely need to get rid of those hypers and use forged. Bottle pressure not over 1050lbs. Good fuel pump to handle up to 7 lbs. Electric better, Go colder on plugs and back down the timing a little. Make sure you use the correct jets. Check all the plugs between rounds at first to get things sorted out. Rock and Roll :3gears:
Parts I have seen new v-6 fordged cranks for @$500 and a good set of eagle rods would be fairly cheep too if you shopped around. It would make for a solid bottle end to spray the juice on. On a budget, the forged pistons should hold up fine for a 100-125hp shot. An old Kenny Bell single plane would be a good choice if you can find one. Another thing to consider for the long term when building a short block, is looking at changing over to a "blow-thru" carb supercharged or Turbo setup. Nitrous is a pretty good deal. I know I like it. You can run a dual plane but you have to be careful above 100shot to make sure all you plug look the same. Dual plane are known for fuel distribution problem when you push a lot of nitrous thru them. a v-6 may be different.
nitroused v6 the v6 intake that he is talking about was made by weiand and it is still sold i think summit have it for around 160bucks also gm performance sells two v6 intakes for the buick
Intake I already have the Edelbrock performer intake...carb wise its a 390 Holley...I want to keep it fairly simple for now being that the Air Force dont pay much What kinda ETs could I look to see?
I think you could have gotten a 500 Holley. As far as et, it will depend on everything. Gears, weight, exhaust, ect. Everything right and a reasonable weight, I'll guess 14's.
What sort of intake do you have/plan to use? Are you talking about using a FWD or RWD Regal? Is this a FI motor or a carb?
intake n stuff I have right now the Edelbrock Peformer 4bbl intake. It is Carburated with a 390cfm Holley carb and its rear wheel driven. I am currently looking and about to buy the NX Hitman system and I have a guy lookin into some .060 forged pistons. If anyone has either of these laying around get at me
converter Could I get by using my hughes converter on a 150 shot? Or do I need to get a 500 dolla nitrous converter
I don't see why you'd need a "big dollar" torque converter if you already have a solid unit from Hughes -- I'm guessing you have something similar to the 2000 rpm stall "street rod" unit. If it has the needle bearings and such it ought to be more than solid enough to stand behind the motor you are planning on building -- the really tough thing about doing a "custom" combo is your true peak torgue is going to take some tuning/testing to find and it does not seem to make sense to sink big money into a "custom" converter with a relatively modest amount of power. I would agree that 14's are probably realistic for the combo you are laying out. Now if you want to "overbuild for down the road" things might be different...
