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[myss427]

I think for that amount of power, those red heads have had some major surgery. Good power from a red motor at reasonable revs too!

[gtrboyy]

Struggler should put up a clip of that angry sounding mofo' driving.

 

Those big cammed early headed 308's are what got me addicted to the beloved holden v8

Edited by gtrboyy, 18 December 2017 - 03:31 PM.

[Redslur]

And part of the reason my next build will be exactly that :-)

[gtrboyy]

Partly why want to eventually go back to manual v8's.

 

Mate had a brock with usual toploader & 9" with engine being 288 cam,ported red heads with torker added with 12:1 cr we didn't care how fast it was just sounded so good!

[Redslur]

Sounds like my VP Berlina.  It is a 5 spd 355  with 520hp and sounds tuff as.  Wouldn't be as quick down the strip as the SLR was but turns heads everywhere I take it. Last time I took it out I went to the fuel station to fuel up and a tuff as XW rolled up sounding cranky as. Then I started the VP to leave and everyone looked and pretty much said what the hell is in that. Love the sleeper look LOL...

[koalasprint]

Loving the sound of my 355 with early port layout. Albeit Yella Terra dash 3's. The sound was also why I went for a manual car. It can raise the hair on the back of your neck, especially on downshifts when you are on it.

 

Not quite this good, but mine's a road car. (Turn sound up full for max enjoyment :-)

 

Here are my spec's(I know, not a 308)

355 crank, 11:1 compression, Crane CCH-314 cam (hydraulic flat tappet, 246 duration @ 50"), YT Dash-3 heads, un-ported(sadly), 4 into 1 ceramic coated extractors, 2 1/2" ceramic exhaust, x-pipe, stainless mufflers, 2 1/4" over the diff, ICE 2 step ignition, Hollley 750 DP ultra carby, TPower DP inlet manifold, 1" spacer. Dyno'd 460+ HP at 5900/6000 RPM. 3:08 Diff ratio, 5 speed TREMEC TKO. Can't hold full throttle in first due to traction..... have to be careful in second, can spin up tyres depending on road surface. Very drive-able but oh so much fun.

[Redslur]

Great HP figures using a hydraulic cam.  Well done.