1979 El Camino Hot Rod From Hell In The Making.wmv

My Hot Rod From Hell In The Making
Whats Under The Hood Of My 1979 El Camino,
Chevy 350 With A Rugged Turbo 400 The Block Was Made With An Extra 1 percent tin and 2 percent nickel content. That means it's very desirable for a performance block , This 350 has a 4" bore SBC Block cast Heavy-Duty Popularity 4 inch piston bore , It Is A HI Performance Block It can handle 475 HP efficiently It's Got A 4 bolt main and was used extensiv...ely in trucks 4" bore SBC .
The rugged Turbo 400 was a popular choice for four-wheel-drive vehicles, the ¾ inch and 1-ton GM pickups, and even the Ferrari because its ability to handle high torque. It can handle horsepower up to 500 with a 4.56 axle gear ratio and up to a 13,000-lb. towing capacity. According to 4wheeloffroad.com, this version powered President Ronald Reagan's 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham and even military Humvees in the 1990s.
9.98 seconds @136 m.p.h.

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[fireprayer]

He is trying to inprove its performance ( shift kit in it would that make it shift rough from 1st to 2'nd.) needs adjusting.As far as the heads it will increase But it will get less air cause the ports are smaler.

[fireprayer]

Yes there is I wanted to do videos of this car from start to finish.I always wanted a ElCamino.

This is my Prid An Joy. Still going to do more. I want to do a 0 to 60 sec video.

[viclflores7]

Msg 2 why would he put a Holley 4 brl Carb in it , a shift kit and cam and then put 305 heads .I'm a bit confused on why he would do that, but I don't know to much about cars

[viclflores7]

Msg 1 . I have a question. My friend has a 79 El Camino conquista w a small block 350 but the Guy he bought it from put 305 heads. Will that work or decrease power? Also if there's supposedly a shift kit in it would that make it shift rough from 1st to 2'nd.

[babiboi206]

man, there's quite a few Vids of this elco

[kylechevy2reddeer]

Fantastic car I am buying one in 2 weeks I pick it up