therealtexasguy

Oh, and this one's for you KreatinKaos, I just found out that the Caddy 500 DOES fit in a 78-83 Malibu, and that in fact it fits with only the smallest mods (frame notch and modified aftermarket crossmember). In fact, I found a couple guys that have done it with stock driveshafts! That's fifteen hundred dollars I wouldn't have to spend on a driveshaft (naturally if I get one made it's going to be a bad ass expensive one). Not sure on the power accessories, though, but will find out in good time.

Just imagine: a 3200lbs Malibu with 512 inches of bored out big block and 500+hp/650+ ft-lbs on pump gas. Gotta love it. The guys who I found that did this were running mid-13 at the track on street tires and the wrong gearing (for some insane reason a Caddy BB will run a higher ET with 3.08s then it will with 3.42s, and some pro drag racers even run 2.73s at the track on slicks). I bet with a built tranny, slicks, and the right gearing I could post low-12s, high-11s. On a pump gas motor. Just imagine the nitrous possibilities (hell 10s! ). Shit, 12s are scary fast in a daily driver - most people that think they can handle that really can't.

Course if I build that car you know I'd have to marry a woman that owned a tire shop, or my bank account would be perpetually empty! Just the kind of problem I actually WANT!

The guys are using the 2.73 rear end with an automatic trans equiped with a 4500RPM stall speed torque converter , this setup minimizes wheelspin off the line with street tires and the torque converter is constantly multiplying torque , this is how John Lingenfelter builds his newer 10 second vettes , he uses a 3.08 rear end and an electronic torque converter that only locks up in top gear . I don't know what mods will have to be done to the aftermarket crossmember , but I believe the frame notch is for exhaust clearance