440 horsepower

[dodgedream]

Ok guys I know this would be only wild guesses but I would like input with the limited info I have. I have a 440 with flat top pistons, cast heads that have been ported and polished. balanced engine with a radical purple shaft cam and topped off with an edlebrock performer intake and edlebrock 750 CFM performer carb.this sat in front of a hemi 4 speed and the rear end is a suregrip .that is the limit of what I know about the engine and would like educated guesses on the horsepower. The previous owner drag raced this car but I don’t know any trap times and am wondering what to expect when I am ready to drive it for the first time in a couple of monthes

 

[RemCharger]

Your title is probably a close guess without knowing much.
A good performing engine should make around 1 hp/ci, so 440 horsepower.

 

[Jerry Hall]

And that's what it would be with the given information, a wild guess.

 

[69a100]

balanced engine with a radical purple shaft cam

How radical is radical? Everything else is a is going to be a WAG. Good Luck
WAG- Wild *** Guess

 

[Lefty71]

Shame you dont have a time slip.... you can pretty accurately reverse engineer everything from a good time slip by a decent driver, as long as you know the cars weight.

1/4 Mile ET Calculator

Playing around with the above link, i can surmise without knowing anything at all about my engine specs in my drag car that it's approx 380 horsepower, which makes the info given by RemCharger in post #2 incredibly accurate.
And, apparently a few horsepower more than the Nova shown here lol;

 

[autoxcuda]

Is it a Performer or Performer RPM intake?.

The Performer is a little notch above stock for mild builds.

The Performer RPM is the more aggressive one.

Performer: (has choke well and EGR plate)

Performer RPM: -No choke well, no EGR plate

 

[4speed68rt]

As long as we are guessing, I'd like to think that combo makes about 450-500 HP. With a good tune up, of course. Just my opinion.

 

[khryslerkid]

Cam specs, open or closed heads, how far down in the hole = compression ratio. Those things are needed to get a close rating.

 

[dodgedream]

Ok performer RPM intake and the cam is really lumpy. I have only heard it run for a couple of minutes while loading it on a trailer and that is what info I have. Wish I had more

 

[RemCharger]

To narrow it down exactly,
It shouldn't make less than 375,
And likely not more than 500.

 

[RemCharger]

Shame you dont have a time slip.... you can pretty accurately reverse engineer everything from a good time slip by a decent driver, as long as you know the cars weight.

1/4 Mile ET Calculator

Playing around with the above link, i can surmise without knowing anything at all about my engine specs in my drag car that it's approx 380 horsepower, which makes the info given by RemCharger in post #2 incredibly accurate.
And, apparently a few horsepower more than the Nova shown here lol;

Not bad. I punched in 3700 on my old 64, estimated 460 horse on the smogger 440 that was in it and the et was 1 1/100th off lol.
The mph was whacked though .