Dartari
Well-Known Member
I agree with SSR unless you get a deal that no one can resist go with the B1's my experience with Indy has made me reluctant to deal with them ever again good luck with your search
Cab's been around for years. He posts on Moparts nearly every day. Knows his way around the block. Personally you can meet your target with -1 Indys. There are a TON of them around used. Watch the cam timing and make sure you have a lot of compression. That will crutch your altitude issue. At 3500lb you will need 700hp at your altitude to run 10.0. My 572" Indy has never been on a dyno but the calculators say around 875. Other N/SS cars I race with similar combo's run slower at the same weight have dynoed over 900hp
Doug
I built my own from used parts. It wouldn't surprise me to come to 20K with new stuff and someone else doing the labor. If my stuff was new I'll bet new there was over 18K in parts in mine. That being said with used stuff and a stock block you could easily build a -1 motor for less than 10K. My friend bought a used B-1 528 w/ KB aluminum block for 10K this summer.
Doug
You raise another qustion for me regarding the block itself. Cab much prefers an Iron Block to an Aluminum block. He says the ring seal and hp is better in an Iron Block. He has no specific data to support that premise though but I'm trusting his knowledge on the issue. My concern is this-I already have a heavy all steel car at 3900# (with me inside) and adding another 100+ pounds to the nose is not desirable. It could also change the way the car reacts off the line. I know KB makes a Aluminum block which has a steel dry sleeve which may be a better option for me.
Well anyway thank-you all for your thoughts and opinions.
bobtile and TheGodfather,
I went with Todd Marsh at The Moparts Connection (Marsh Performance) on My 572-13 Indy heads and other parts.
He is the one to deal with rather then going straight to Indy. He bought the heads bare and My other parts, and CNC
them with better flow than Indy. He is great to deal with and really knows his stuff, and prices are the same and even better on other parts. He will answer any question you have , and let you know what he recommends but lets you make the decision , and not try to push the expensive parts.
Highly recommend Todd.
Joe34, dvw, Superstockracer...........Thx much again for the friendly advice. Lots to consider.
Joe34- 1) Do you have Todd Marsh phone #? 2) Did Todd do your 572ci build? 3) What block did you end up with?
Superstockracer- You mentioned earlier that the Indy Aluminum Maxx Block needed way too much work. What exactly did you mean and do you have any personal experience with their Maxx Block?
We just got a pair of B1 originals in the shop that someone else has already "ported". Now we get to try to "fix" them. Here are the as received flows from our bench. 2.30" intake. Was shocked as to how heavy these B1 heads are, have a lot of aluminum in them.
.100.................75
.200...............152
.300...............214
.400...............264
.500...............309
.600...............360
.700...............383
.800...............372
.900...............362
TheGodfather
Todd has a web site (The Moparts Connection) Phone # is 336-283-0800 he is located in Linwood N.C.
Todd got all the Indy parts from indy for Me. So I could deal with him, have heard horror stores about dealing with them direct. He did the full port job on My heads, and I got the other parts through him also. Great prices and he won't gouge you. Super guy to deal with. Only had phone contact and E-mail, since I live in S.L.C., Utah.
I build My own motors. Using a Mopar P5153860AB block.
Here are the Head flow #s.
Superflo Bench
Valve lift. Intake
.100 75
.200 154
.300 232
.400 291
.500 344
.600 371
.700 393
.800 407
I see your from Bosie I.D. You race out of Firebird Raceway? Ever race at Rocky Mountain Raceway?
If you get a hold of Todd Marsh tell him Joe from S.L.C. UT. said hello.
Bob if you do I want first dibs on the Stealths you have!
Who started that rumor???
It's been my experience that a port will generally stall because it is too small. You look at these B1 ports and wonder how in the world they can be too small.