Re: Hey guys, new here. 77 Cutlass

by The Dude on Wed May 27, 2009 10:27 pm

Oh harsh.... ever wonder why some Chevys have 4 bolt mains? Weaker castings with lower nickel! In all honesty though, I pulled a Chevy 355 out of the Cutty that was pushing it into the low 12's. I don't plan to build something slower.

I'll lay out the 455 build, you tell me how far off yours is:
68 455 with a forged crank
C casting heads pocket ported
speed pro forged pistons
Still gotta buy the Crosswind intake, the 60804 Voodoo cam, & headers to finish it off so I'm still about $8-900 away.
No need to worry about it coming apart, but Olds does have some oiling problems to address. I'm not 100% what power I'll be making, but I'd be willing to bet an honest 475 hp & 550 ft/bs.

BTW to the original poster, sorry I stole your post. You got a nice car!

by ' HARRY ' on Sun May 31, 2009 1:36 am

Welcome aboard, MichiganMuscle! I'm sure you'll like it here. Great bunch of folks who love these cars and always ready to help a fellow enthusiast.

Very nice Cutlass you have there. And don't sweat the Chevy mill. It'll run great set up the way you have it. My son has a similar engine in his '89 Camaro daily driver. If you ever swap carbs, step up to a 3310 750 cfm Holley. Your Vortec 350 will love it.

Happy Motoring,

Harry

by corvette_jeff on Sun May 31, 2009 5:24 pm

jeez! thats a nice cutlass Very Happy

by The Dude on Sun May 31, 2009 10:45 pm

Do you have any specs on that RV cam? Sounds pretty good to be a mild grind. Also is that 3" exhaust from the headers back or just 3" dumps?

by MichiganMuscle77 on Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:02 am

I don't have specs, it was in the car when I bought it.. I might try getting ahold of the guy I bought it from and see if he still has that information laying around.

3" pipes collectors back, for sure.

by knightfan26917 on Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:41 pm

MichiganMuscle77 wrote:I own a 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme.

...and an awesome one at that! VERY VERY nice!

And, WELCOME! Smile

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by moodyvoodoo on Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:44 pm

Hey MichiganMuscle, nice Cutlass.
It looks really clean for a 32 year old car.
I just signed up myself, great bunch of gearheads here.
Welcome.

by Limey SE on Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:47 pm

amen brother

by 74442guy on Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:00 pm

i want in on that my 462 is one sick a$$ olds motor and pure poison on the street been chewing up mustangs and chevelles lol i will wave in my rear view mirrow thats if you can see me ha ha ha i eat chebbys for breakfast lol and by the way super nice cutlass you have michagan later on down the road get a nice 455 olds motor be alot happier lol no replacement for displacement