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GOLDCYLON · 09-26-2013

It happens all the time as folks tend to get off on a tangent. Its nothing personal.

I plan on getting my car dynoed this winter so we can see some numbers that everyone seems to have interest in. Right now its still 105 here in phoenix so.....

This is no sales job and the facts are plain and simple. If your going to go the 368 route anyway... without a doubt this is the biggest bang for the buck mod. Its like and additional $500. Do the math.

It will cost you time unless you have a lot of spare parts to shorten that process. This stroker will benefit from top end porting, head porting, headers and petes cams. I also suggest bigger cooling which I could discuss how I came to that conclusion as well. I also suggest Mark's Haibecks Cometic Head gaskets for obvious reasons.

I partnered with Dom and between me helping him pay for some of his dyno time he has more data on the 380 with Pete Cams setup than even the BIG GUYs have. A couple of us have done it now and its becoming a predictable platform. Mine a daily driver and it took almost a year to get the tune right.

This is a build that was carried on the backs of a lot of folks in this club. Dom, Jerry, Pete, Polo-1 (Kevin). Nobody in this community was talking about a 380 a scant year ago. It was 368, 415 or 441 with one exception Dennis's atomic Z which is a 396.

One last thing if you are going to go this route make sure the crank plugs are welded in if any offset milling/grinding is going to occur. This piece of advice alone will save you time, money and utter frustration when going forward with this project.

Now back to the build notes. GC

09-26-2013	#28
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,153	Re: So...How much does it cost to build a 380 cube ZR1? It happens all the time as folks tend to get off on a tangent. Its nothing personal. I plan on getting my car dynoed this winter so we can see some numbers that everyone seems to have interest in. Right now its still 105 here in phoenix so..... This is no sales job and the facts are plain and simple. If your going to go the 368 route anyway... without a doubt this is the biggest bang for the buck mod. Its like and additional $500. Do the math. It will cost you time unless you have a lot of spare parts to shorten that process. This stroker will benefit from top end porting, head porting, headers and petes cams. I also suggest bigger cooling which I could discuss how I came to that conclusion as well. I also suggest Mark's Haibecks Cometic Head gaskets for obvious reasons. I partnered with Dom and between me helping him pay for some of his dyno time he has more data on the 380 with Pete Cams setup than even the BIG GUYs have. A couple of us have done it now and its becoming a predictable platform. Mine a daily driver and it took almost a year to get the tune right. This is a build that was carried on the backs of a lot of folks in this club. Dom, Jerry, Pete, Polo-1 (Kevin). Nobody in this community was talking about a 380 a scant year ago. It was 368, 415 or 441 with one exception Dennis's atomic Z which is a 396. One last thing if you are going to go this route make sure the crank plugs are welded in if any offset milling/grinding is going to occur. This piece of advice alone will save you time, money and utter frustration when going forward with this project. Now back to the build notes. GC __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V Last edited by GOLDCYLON; 09-26-2013 at 09:23 AM.