Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

goinbroke2 · 07-04-2011, 07:54 AM

I LOVE this thread! Had/lost a 82GT intake damn it. Been looking ever since. I'm a little leary on 86 fuelie 302's though as that was an "oddball" year with unique flat top pistons and bad flowing heads with "swirl dams" built in. The 87 and later fuelie 302's obviously work much better.
That said 162hp 2bbl 302 or 200hp fuelie;

162 hp, .419/.448 lift, hyd cam, 67cc head, 1.21 carb (I think)
200hp, .445/.445 lift, roller cam, 62cc head, 2.3" throttle

Is the roller cam, more lift, smaller chamber and higher flowing intake side worth 38hp???

Other note I guess is I like the look of the 82 but not the 86 LOL!

07-04-2011, 07:54 AM	#11
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 892 Likes: 1,624 Liked 393 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH! I LOVE this thread! Had/lost a 82GT intake damn it. Been looking ever since. I'm a little leary on 86 fuelie 302's though as that was an "oddball" year with unique flat top pistons and bad flowing heads with "swirl dams" built in. The 87 and later fuelie 302's obviously work much better. That said 162hp 2bbl 302 or 200hp fuelie; 162 hp, .419/.448 lift, hyd cam, 67cc head, 1.21 carb (I think) 200hp, .445/.445 lift, roller cam, 62cc head, 2.3" throttle Is the roller cam, more lift, smaller chamber and higher flowing intake side worth 38hp??? Other note I guess is I like the look of the 82 but not the 86 LOL!