Even just naturally aspirated the BBC's can easily be built to be the best of predators. One of my buddies had a Howard Green built 540cu. in. BBC with Profiler 24 degree conventional port configuration cylinder heads, 11 to 1 compression(true compression not static compression), crankshaft trigger ignition with retard with a pretty steep solid roller bumpstick(I'd say around 300-315 degree @ .050 lift). On the dyno she made 856hp(can't remember the torque but seriously BRUTAL) Single plane manifold with Barry Grant style 4500 carburetor, Lemons tuned headers(2.25" primary tubes). The BBC landed in a '67 Camaro backed with a TH 400 two speed. Full roll cage(SEMA/NHRA certified) with modified chassis. On nitrous the combo clocked 8.88 in the quarter mile riding on Mickey Thompson ET street meats. 8.88 in the quarter mile may sound slow by todays standard for a street driven pro-street rig but remember this was 12/13 years ago!
But the rig in the above video is the WAY TO DO IT BOYS if one wants the ADRENALINE RUSH!!! Notice the air valves(red colored) in the supercharger hat, he has to FEATHER the air valves down the track! If he had not had to feather the air valves back imagine the ET!!!! That rigs nose is about 10 degrees off center to starboard just inches off the line & all the way through the run like torque to burn!!!! I noticed that Rich had to carefully(so the Camaro did not roll over) fight the Camaro's nose when he firewalled that big 540 when I was riding shotgun with him, like what a rush!!!!!
But the rig in the above video is the WAY TO DO IT BOYS if one wants the ADRENALINE RUSH!!! Notice the air valves(red colored) in the supercharger hat, he has to FEATHER the air valves down the track! If he had not had to feather the air valves back imagine the ET!!!! That rigs nose is about 10 degrees off center to starboard just inches off the line & all the way through the run like torque to burn!!!! I noticed that Rich had to carefully(so the Camaro did not roll over) fight the Camaro's nose when he firewalled that big 540 when I was riding shotgun with him, like what a rush!!!!!