For a bit of a tutorial angle on building engines like this, remember the
article Tim Ronak wrote for Tigers United:
http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/Ronak350Lunati/pt-Ronak350Lunati1.asp
400 horsepower from 347 cubic inches is reasonably attainable with today's
aluminum heads, i.e. you don't have to go to insane compression ratios,
scary head porting, or extreme cam specs. I'm not trying to downplay the
achievement in any way - if you look at the specs and components used in
Tim's engine or what's on the T and L website, you'll see that a great deal
of care and attention is invested in such an engine, and if you don't it
won't last more than a few hundred miles. However, 400 HP in a Tiger is not
as difficult to get as it was before the advent of aluminum heads and
stroker kits, and the benefit is that you can have that power and still have
good on-the-street drivability.
Best regards,
Theo
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