Big blocks...pix please
10-08-2014, 06:37 PM
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Big blocks...pix please
I would like some pictures of big block engines I would rather have modded ones over stock but looking to get ideas,
Thanks!
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10-08-2014, 07:39 PM
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All Aluminum Dart 540 Big block with Dart heads and super Victor intake modified for FI.....work in process.
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10-08-2014, 07:46 PM
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1968 CORVETTE, Powered by L-88 crate engine
GM part number 3899643, cost, $1,247.00..... Dexter Chevrolet......Detroit, MI
1968 CAMARO L-72 Chevy suffix 'IP 427/450 HP
Fast, hell yes...otherwise they wouldn`t be here...besides jf you so happen to beat one of these. I` d just go home and get a faster one......
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GM part number 3899643, cost, $1,247.00..... Dexter Chevrolet......Detroit, MI
1968 CAMARO L-72 Chevy suffix 'IP 427/450 HP
Fast, hell yes...otherwise they wouldn`t be here...besides jf you so happen to beat one of these. I` d just go home and get a faster one......
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10-08-2014, 09:54 PM
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Bored .030, decked, Line honed, ARP crank studs & fasteners Crank turned .010/.010, speed pro pistons (10.5 compression) Procomp heads(i'll let you know how they work out) Edelbrock performer intake, Headman 2" headers
Bored .030, decked, Line honed, ARP crank studs & fasteners Crank turned .010/.010, speed pro pistons (10.5 compression) Procomp heads(i'll let you know how they work out) Edelbrock performer intake, Headman 2" headers
10-08-2014, 10:13 PM
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10-09-2014, 02:49 PM
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Rebuilt 427 for '69. Had shop do low end performance package but still keep it on pump gas. Engine is in, car is in the shop now getting Vintage Air put in, and state inspection. Hopefully will have it on the road for the first time since I bought it once they are done.
Clearance with the DeWitt's dual fans in place and the original stuff removed:
Clearance with the DeWitt's dual fans in place and the original stuff removed:
10-09-2014, 11:02 PM
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LS6 crate motor installed in 4/'78. 990 heads (10.2 compression with those heads), 198 intake under a 770 SA. 11,000 miles put on it in the last 36 years. All GM components except cam which is a detuned (relative to the factory LS6 cam) Crane; installed in 2005 during a refresh). Factory exhaust manifolds. 354 rwhp/400 rwtq. The hood down costs 2 rwhp (sitting still).
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