My engine is from a 79 and with all smog crap removed AND a 4 barrel carb it still only made 140 hp! So I did a cam swap! The cam is one of the first things you should probably do and then the headers. That should give you a good ooomph in the right direction. I didn't know what my hp was after I swapped the cam though because I didn't get to dyno it, but it was definetly improvement!
The entire car is siting in my garage in pieces right now but next summer when I start puting it to geather I will start a new thred just for the progress.
820 rwhp calculates to roughly 1025 hp at the flywheel. And 900 ft/lbs?? That much power would grab that little vicki rear and twist it into an ugly metal knot.
351W with a 302 crank? Talk about milling about 1/2" from the caps and then line-boring the main journals "just a bit".. heh.
HAS ANYONE ON THIS MISRABLE PLANET EVER HEARD OF A DART BLOCK. AND WHAT IS THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN USING A CROWN VIC REAR END OR A GM 12 BOLT IN A DRAGRACE APPLICATION.