Mark, you are a true machinist with a passion for making power on a budget. No one has put this kind of work into videos to show the world that it’s possible with a street, pump gas, engine. Excellent workmanship Sir. You are definitely someone I would like to hang around with and learn from.
Scott Sigmon We're still out here, in Detroit low budget hot rods going quick raw horse power 289 HiPo. Our trick is in the new transmissions. Good luck in your build.
Going with the e86 for my 496 stroker kit, gonna supercharge it with who knows yet, all aluminum top end, forged core, 60. Over bore with atleast a 9:1 or 10:1 compression.. not to mention the supercharger I’m dabbling ideas for my 68 Chevy c/20
@@Eatmydick666 Love the 496 But I would Convert to AWD! Then Put 2-4s with Twin Turbos(No SC) 80LBS Boost With Very Quick el80 Trans. Then you will see 7s
Brings back memories. I had a 68 chevelle 396/375 bench seat 4 speed, 411 from the factory, triple 1010 tuxedo black w black vinyl roof. God I miss that car. Nothing like a big block.
Loved the series and mid 10's for a pump gas engine with cast heads and all his tricks with stock parts like removing weight from the balancer, head work, etc. shows you know what works CONSISTENT TIMES
You Sir, are A WIZARD. Pulling the wheels a foot off the ground on EVERY launch.........consistent 10.50 passes on pump gas in that terrible air density/humidity/altitude.........and weighing 3,720 lbs. WOW. .........And WHERE are all the hater's comments now? I guess they all took a vacation at the same time, aye?
Keep up the great work Mark, your the man! I understand the conditions weren’t ideal, and the 1-2 shift gave you fits, but that’s still pretty dam respectable.
Clean engine bay! Nice car. I see the old NHRA G/SA in the back window. My brother ran that combination for years. He sold his 68 Chevelle in favor of a 2011 Camaro. Cool video.
That's awesome. We have a 454 with the 781s ( they say PASS X on them)...and are planning a similar build on it for a 68 Beaumont Canadian Pontiac, which is basically a rebadged Chevelle for my boys as a fun 1/4 mile car. Your coverage on the GM ovals is great, They clearly have proven themselves. We want to take the approach you did, do the head work right and match the parts correctly. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and showing what can be done with factory iron.
Great video mark showed what it’s all about to all the haters that talk all the crap about what you can do with this engine combination keep the great videos coming
It is great to see the results of a known HP and weight combination.The Moroso slide rule says the e.t. is right on but MPH is several MPH slow. Easily explained by it being a fairly large car. If it was in a 88 Firebird of the same weight it would run 130 all things being equal. At those speeds aero becomes an issue.Good job!!!
My first car in 71 was a 69 396 Chevelle. I was in 10th grade. Muncie trans. 4:88.1. gears. It ran superb. I know how you feel in a quick big block chevelle!! Can't wait for your next vid!!!
Had a 68 SS 396 (fake) magazine car early 90s Even with the wrong gear (super tall) that cammed up '96 would pull hard in every gear...never needed 5th . I was impressed...its just like a bigger 383 sbc but that bore really lets it breathe
Nice runs! That thing rips for the horrendous 5000 DA. I'm spoiled with 0 to 2600 DA on a bad day. The car leaves very well and I'm impressed with the 60ft. for leaving close to idle.
Car is well set up as is any decent stock eliminator build. The short times are very good for a mid 10 second ride, and the ET beats the MPH (1320/MPH=ET) Gearing well matched to the combo as well.
I really enjoy all of the videos that you have posted ! You mentioned that the Chevrolet has a turbo 350 transmission. I was hoping that you might give a little more info on the t-350. That's a lot of motor for a turbo 350 to handle as well as it does ! It must have some very robust parts in it ?
Exactly... wanna lose one of these new mush mouth "no-prep street racers" just try to explain how bracket racing works. They think there's only two ways to lose a race. I think the math is too hard for 'em.
Do you think its got 130mph traps in it? Acceleration rate seemed to of tapered off on the big end. Maybe get a wideband O2 sensor? Thanks for all the great content.
damn he is doing all that in those horrible weather conditions 5000 ft above sea level bring that car to Atco in new jersey where the track is 80ft above sea level but on a nice day its usually at sea level drop the gearing down to 4 30s and he ll run 10.00s all day long maybe squeeze in a 9.90 pass thats frigging awesome...
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, all cast iron heads that is running fast especially at the weight, I got 2 sets of 781 heads on the shelf sure wish I could get you to do me a set for a street engine
He can build dyno, tune and even at the customers request drop his customers motor in his car for testing . Not many guys can offer that 10.50s is hauling azz especially at 5000da!!
That's impressive! At that weight, with that DA, damn! At any sea level track in nice weather, you'd be looking at scratching on the 9's! Guess I'm going to convert my 427 to a 496 on next rebuild. 😉
Right on!! Dream of using a 4 bolt 454 and doing a ratty 427...but so hard to ignore the potential of a decent 496. Torque is insane with these. Mark is the man for sure. Porting and tuning wizard Love me the high rpm of the but this vid...Im sold.
Nice numbers i will take that in a heart beat. Also i have a question about your 68. You are running a stock 12 bolt in the car right. I want to know what size rims and tires you are running it looks like to me they fit reel well in the wheel wells love the car and the video learned so much thanks again.
Mark what was the lift and duration of that cam in your 1969 Chevelle? Did you have Large Port Rectangular Heads on it? Were the head ported and CC'd? It sounded like you had a 4:11 rear end in it because my original 1970 SS 402 use to shift it at 6,500 with a Muncie M-21 with a 4:11 rear and I was taching about 6,300 at the 1/4 also. My slicks were 13x31's also.
I have the same engine with a 950 Holley DPr. Mickey Thompson I dunno at 655hp with 672 torque at 6,500 rpms! I get 10.5 all day long brother hoping to get low 10s this year! She hooks up real good
I plan to build a pump gas (premium 91/93 approx 10.25:1 with Aluminum cylinder heads) 427 (with .030-.060 overbore depending on piston availability). I'd like to run sub 11 seconds NA in a 3800lb long bed 83 silverado. Suggestions to achieve this?
@@joesmuckatelly8282 THat is very reasonable. Have 18k in my 383 carbto pan. Blueprints 496 is 10k plus easy....to compare the two Marks is a bargain and a lot more durable I bet.
Hey Mark what are the cam specs on the 496 ? I have a 427 60 over with afr 265 oval port heads it's around 10.3 to 1 compression my cam is a Howard's 235x241@50 with 618 lift on a 108 lsa. it's a hydraulic roller the motor made best dyno was 661 hp and 605 torque with a holly 950 and 32 degrees of timing I think the combo is pretty good but I'm thinking about a Lil more camshaft more duration would be a little better what's your thoughts? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Rick 427.
Looks like all Chevy Caprices from 1978 to 1995 love to have that 650HP VortecPro 496 Big Block Chevy. That is the kind of engine can make any 1978-95 Chevy Caprice perform like a Nascar stock car. However, change the automatic transmissions to racing paddle shifters. Replace those 140km/h speedometers with digital speedometers, including removing the top speed limiter.
@@kylecasanova7128 Of course anything is possible if done correctly. That is why I believe all Chevy Caprices deserve to be monstrously powerful and speedy.
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules Yep...the later ones would need a ton of stiffening and chassis work. Have a feeling that poster may not be old enough to drive but its ok to dream
Wow if you had a gear swap change in the transmission don't know if you have it or not, developed for big block chevy drag and circle track by TCI the gear set spread is crucial and works just as well with small blocks in 3 speed automatic transmissions forgive me, i am not aware if you have a powerglide , th350 , th400, or manual transmission. The gearset i had in mind for you evens out the spread like a close ratio transmission and works with big block cars really well the automatic 3 speeds and also increases their load holding capability / durability. its if i remember correctly like a 2.20, 1.40, 1. to 1 ratios for tH350, then tailor your rear gear for launch or traps as usual. It cut a couple tenths at least and just over all maximizes everything and 60' the kit changes the first two gear ratios in TH400 and TH350's to even out the spread and allows more higher average high tq/hp numbers/ powerband laydown. Well don't know what ratios you have it looks great just something really i want to do in this 1981 camaro with a TH350, going with the 2.20 first , 1.40 second, 1:1 third gear set from another manufacturer i think PA has them now, TCI catalog stopped listing them. oh well just throwin somethin out there Your time and speed are awesome Great CHEVELLE.
Dam 10:50 on motor with iron heads smh my 388sbc run that on nitrous an I have a big block my machine man talk me out of it said go small block great build
I'd dial a 6.62 1/8 on the first pass and then go down to a 61 or a 60 as the evening went on and hope I didn't sleep on the tree. That car could make some money.
Look up vortecpro on Google lots of builds and information excellent reputation. But he does have people that troll the shit out of him saying what he does is impossible and it's all bullshit. The man is very solid if I didn't build my own I would buy from him.
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Nothing like the N/A power of a well built big block great video 👍
Mark, you are a true machinist with a passion for making power on a budget. No one has put this kind of work into videos to show the world that it’s possible with a street, pump gas, engine. Excellent workmanship Sir. You are definitely someone I would like to hang around with and learn from.
Scott Sigmon
We're still out here, in Detroit low budget hot rods going quick raw horse power 289 HiPo. Our trick is in the new transmissions. Good luck in your build.
Going with the e86 for my 496 stroker kit, gonna supercharge it with who knows yet, all aluminum top end, forged core, 60. Over bore with atleast a 9:1 or 10:1 compression.. not to mention the supercharger I’m dabbling ideas for my 68 Chevy c/20
Long bed of course to ride that wheelie out down the track, ayy
@@Eatmydick666 Love the 496 But I would Convert to AWD! Then Put 2-4s with Twin Turbos(No SC) 80LBS Boost With Very Quick el80 Trans. Then you will see 7s
@@Eatmydick666 Of Course e85 or e100 is the best fuel unless Methane.
Brings back memories. I had a 68 chevelle 396/375 bench seat 4 speed, 411 from the factory, triple 1010 tuxedo black w black vinyl roof. God I miss that car. Nothing like a big block.
Loved the series and mid 10's for a pump gas engine with cast heads and all his tricks with stock parts like removing weight from the balancer, head work, etc. shows you know what works
CONSISTENT TIMES
You got the ET's to become very consistent. That's what's really important. Great job.
You Sir, are A WIZARD. Pulling the wheels a foot off the ground on EVERY launch.........consistent 10.50 passes on pump gas in that terrible air density/humidity/altitude.........and weighing 3,720 lbs. WOW. .........And WHERE are all the hater's comments now? I guess they all took a vacation at the same time, aye?
Keep up the great work Mark, your the man! I understand the conditions weren’t ideal, and the 1-2 shift gave you fits, but that’s still pretty dam respectable.
Impressive series of videos and track results,nicely done Sir!
Very impressive consistent 60' , nice base line, enjoyed the build! Thanks.
Good combination and the right people doing the machine work. You can have fast consistent car awesome work mark . Thanks for sharing.
Not Bad,Not Bad at All. That Good Ol' Chevy Power! ✌ 👍 👍!
good job guys. keep making videos. I am enjoying this.
Clean engine bay! Nice car. I see the old NHRA G/SA in the back window. My brother ran that combination for years. He sold his 68 Chevelle in favor of a 2011 Camaro. Cool video.
Great videos. Your cam selection looks
Right on. Amazing what a little hyd roller can do with just pump gas. Technology has passed me by....
Very impressive Mark!
Keep it up.
That's awesome. We have a 454 with the 781s ( they say PASS X on them)...and are planning a similar build on it for a 68 Beaumont Canadian Pontiac, which is basically a rebadged Chevelle for my boys as a fun 1/4 mile car. Your coverage on the GM ovals is great, They clearly have proven themselves. We want to take the approach you did, do the head work right and match the parts correctly.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge and showing what can be done with factory iron.
I've run bottom 10s with early ovals myself, they can definitely get the job done with a few modifications.
cool vid. series. I also enjoyed the old mag. articles. the formula I use was saying 10.40 @ sea level. so 10.5 @ 5000 ft elv. is impressive!
Amazing job.That motor sounds great!.Pump gas what!!!!! Omg.💪
Very cool video ! Love your work !
Great video mark showed what it’s all about to all the haters that talk all the crap about what you can do with this engine combination keep the great videos coming
It is great to see the results of a known HP and weight combination.The Moroso slide rule says the e.t. is right on but MPH is several MPH slow. Easily explained by it being a fairly large car. If it was in a 88 Firebird of the same weight it would run 130 all things being equal. At those speeds aero becomes an issue.Good job!!!
You mean 68
My first car in 71 was a 69 396 Chevelle. I was in 10th grade. Muncie trans. 4:88.1. gears. It ran superb. I know how you feel in a quick big block chevelle!! Can't wait for your next vid!!!
Had a 68 SS 396 (fake) magazine car early 90s
Even with the wrong gear (super tall) that cammed up '96 would pull hard in every gear...never needed 5th .
I was impressed...its just like a bigger 383 sbc but that bore really lets it breathe
I really like that car, everything, and that engine on pump gas wow. That's what I need.
You really are the man Mark!
Nice runs! That thing rips for the horrendous 5000 DA. I'm spoiled with 0 to 2600 DA on a bad day. The car leaves very well and I'm impressed with the 60ft. for leaving close to idle.
Car is well set up as is any decent stock eliminator build. The short times are very good for a mid 10 second ride, and the ET beats the MPH (1320/MPH=ET) Gearing well matched to the combo as well.
I really enjoy all of the videos that you have posted !
You mentioned that the Chevrolet has a turbo 350 transmission. I was hoping that you might give a little more info on the t-350. That's a lot of motor for a turbo 350 to handle as well as it does !
It must have some very robust parts in it ?
Impressive to say the least,, sounds strong all the way down, good combination all the way around
She's consistent. Could make a hell of bracket car
Exactly... wanna lose one of these new mush mouth "no-prep street racers" just try to explain how bracket racing works. They think there's only two ways to lose a race. I think the math is too hard for 'em.
Beautiful car, thanks for sharing
Do you think its got 130mph traps in it? Acceleration rate seemed to of tapered off on the big end. Maybe get a wideband O2 sensor?
Thanks for all the great content.
damn he is doing all that in those horrible weather conditions 5000 ft above sea level bring that car to Atco in new jersey where the track is 80ft above sea level but on a nice day its usually at sea level drop the gearing down to 4 30s and he ll run 10.00s all day long maybe squeeze in a 9.90 pass thats frigging awesome...
You are a superb artisan!!!
That makes sense. Cool car!
Consistent, well done!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, all cast iron heads that is running fast especially at the weight, I got 2 sets of 781 heads on the shelf sure wish I could get you to do me a set for a street engine
Nice Runs awesome car
I love the fact motor looks original to the car😁
When you get anything in the 10s your moving and, I like the car you put it in it's a cool old Chevy hot rod!!! 😎
He can build dyno, tune and even at the customers request drop his customers motor in his car for testing .
Not many guys can offer that 10.50s is hauling azz especially at 5000da!!
Let’s see a pic of that rear suspension and inside that trunk👌
Well done!
Why this guy not goin viral..
That car is nice, hits hard and fast.
That's impressive! At that weight, with that DA, damn! At any sea level track in nice weather, you'd be looking at scratching on the 9's! Guess I'm going to convert my 427 to a 496 on next rebuild. 😉
Right on!! Dream of using a 4 bolt 454 and doing a ratty 427...but so hard to ignore the potential of a decent 496. Torque is insane with these. Mark is the man for sure. Porting and tuning wizard
Love me the high rpm of the but this vid...Im sold.
My favorite video
Is Mark still building engines? Love to have a build like this for my Nova
Man that sounds good!
Very nice, clean...
Beautiful car !well done .gotta ? What r.p.m for stall are you running?😀
Nice numbers i will take that in a heart beat. Also i have a question about your 68. You are running a stock 12 bolt in the car right. I want to know what size rims and tires you are running it looks like to me they fit reel well in the wheel wells love the car and the video learned so much thanks again.
Spot on bracket car 👍🇺🇸👍
Beautiful
Mark what was the lift and duration of that cam in your 1969 Chevelle? Did you have Large Port Rectangular Heads on it? Were the head ported and CC'd? It sounded like you had a 4:11 rear end in it because my original 1970 SS 402 use to shift it at 6,500 with a Muncie M-21 with a 4:11 rear and I was taching about 6,300 at the 1/4 also. My slicks were 13x31's also.
Looking forward to the
Pump gas 454 620 hp.
Damn that thing hits hard off the line
Very nice car like wheel stands
NICE!!
Torque pops a wheelie horsepower brings it back to earth
Nice car
Good numbers for the first time out on a new engine.
I see G/SA on the rear glass, what engine does it have in stock trim??
396 badge
Just built the EXACT engine. Can’t wait to drop it in my 56 Chevy truck.
It appears it needs some square port heads. However I love it.
I have the same engine with a 950 Holley DPr. Mickey Thompson I dunno at 655hp with 672 torque at 6,500 rpms! I get 10.5 all day long brother hoping to get low 10s this year! She hooks up real good
What drivetrain
What headers are you running with the afr's in your chevelle? Curious if my hooker super comps will fit in my 69
You like that gas cool can. Iv got one I'm debating putting it on.
Nice pass. Had a 468 built using those oval ports back in late 80s that was the way to go back then
Yep! Id take a well worked over set of iron ovals any day over the square ports.
Man can build a motor
Nice,I gave him a 427 in likes,lol!
Fast as a Demon but much cooler😀
YEAHHHHHH BUDDY!!!!
I plan to build a pump gas (premium 91/93 approx 10.25:1 with Aluminum cylinder heads) 427 (with .030-.060 overbore depending on piston availability). I'd like to run sub 11 seconds NA in a 3800lb long bed 83 silverado. Suggestions to achieve this?
The web page “Team Chevells” has the answers your seek. Mark posts there on occasion.
Love chevells
great set of videos - I remember you totally some of the costs - what was the final tally?
Under 10g
About $890,000.00!!!
@@joesmuckatelly8282 THat is very reasonable. Have 18k in my 383 carbto pan.
Blueprints 496 is 10k plus easy....to compare the two Marks is a bargain and a lot more durable I bet.
Thats a fast car man..
Wanting to put a motor from Mark Jones soon in my 68 camero. Only thing I've got to do is find a rear end. A 10 bolt won't hold it I'm sure😅
good ET for the MPH..at 520 RWHP (650 FWHP), should be closer to 126...hot that day ...5200Ft. altitude : /
WOW! Are you in Nebraska or Colorado?
What stall speed is the torque converter?
Man it's gettin it
That first run she started to float the valves just before the traps
Is that tire smoke or fog or from a fire?
You look totally stoked to run the car...
Hey Mark what are the cam specs on the 496 ? I have a 427 60 over with afr 265 oval port heads it's around 10.3 to 1 compression my cam is a Howard's 235x241@50 with 618 lift on a 108 lsa. it's a hydraulic roller the motor made best dyno was 661 hp and 605 torque with a holly 950 and 32 degrees of timing I think the combo is pretty good but I'm thinking about a Lil more camshaft more duration would be a little better what's your thoughts? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Rick 427.
Good power from a 427. If it were me Id throw a bigger arm in it first, same heads/cam go from there
Of course Mark could give much better advice .
He were did you purchase that drop down lower air filter assembly thanks
Ebay
I know this is old video but wouldn't a single plane intake be better for this setup? Why choose the duel plane
Looks like all Chevy Caprices from 1978 to 1995 love to have that 650HP VortecPro 496 Big Block Chevy. That is the kind of engine can make any 1978-95 Chevy Caprice perform like a Nascar stock car. However, change the automatic transmissions to racing paddle shifters. Replace those 140km/h speedometers with digital speedometers, including removing the top speed limiter.
If you were to put a 496 big block in a 78 Caprice there would be no limiter.. lol
@@kylecasanova7128 Of course anything is possible if done correctly. That is why I believe all Chevy Caprices deserve to be monstrously powerful and speedy.
@@sharptoothtrex4486 too big a car
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules Yep...the later ones would need a ton of stiffening and chassis work.
Have a feeling that poster may not be old enough to drive but its ok to dream
Wow if you had a gear swap change in the transmission don't know if you have it or not, developed for big block chevy drag and circle track by TCI the gear set spread is crucial and works just as well with small blocks in 3 speed automatic transmissions forgive me, i am not aware if you have a powerglide , th350 , th400, or manual transmission. The gearset i had in mind for you evens out the spread like a close ratio transmission and works with big block cars really well the automatic 3 speeds and also increases their load holding capability / durability. its if i remember correctly like a 2.20, 1.40, 1. to 1 ratios for tH350, then tailor your rear gear for launch or traps as usual. It cut a couple tenths at least and just over all maximizes everything and 60' the kit changes the first two gear ratios in TH400 and TH350's to even out the spread and allows more higher average high tq/hp numbers/ powerband laydown. Well don't know what ratios you have it looks great just something really i want to do in this 1981 camaro with a TH350, going with the 2.20 first , 1.40 second, 1:1 third gear set from another manufacturer i think PA has them now, TCI catalog stopped listing them. oh well just throwin somethin out there Your time and speed are awesome Great CHEVELLE.
He has th350 Stock 12Bolt
What was corrected altitude?
Whats what rods and crack?
Dam 10:50 on motor with iron heads smh my 388sbc run that on nitrous an I have a big block my machine man talk me out of it said go small block great build
3:35 💪🔥
How big is the stall?
I'd dial a 6.62 1/8 on the first pass and then go down to a 61 or a 60 as the evening went on and hope I didn't sleep on the tree. That car could make some money.
This big block is ripping the revs. Big block Chevys sound deadly above 7000.
What gear and rear tire size?
Me likey
Remeber 3 weeks ago when I guessed a 10.60? I was off by 5 mph though.
Wet time doid it run
Justin griffith 10.50
What gearing does it have?
N/A on pump gas… That is crazy! Where do I find the set up?
Look up vortecpro on Google lots of builds and information excellent reputation. But he does have people that troll the shit out of him saying what he does is impossible and it's all bullshit. The man is very solid if I didn't build my own I would buy from him.
@@j.e.d.8065 Where's he Located?
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules Colorado Springs Colorado
Better luck next time buddy . Maybe a higher stall converter .