here is some progress
496 build part 2!!
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here is a pic of the motor i put together for my moms truck it was a weak v6 now its a 355 with a mild cam flow masters... she thinks it's cool.. i guess its what you do when your waiting for your vette is engine is tied up at the machine shop for three months
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i have been doing a ton of research on the mark 8 lincon fan conversion.. i really like the fan. so after a little deliberation and a night to sleep on it i pulled the trigger and bought the mark 8 fan from a local junkyard 50 bucks i tested before i left man it moves some serious air.. so i pulled the radiator.. here goes nothing
i found a awsome link about mark 8 fan conversion here's the link malibuthunder.com
i found a awsome link about mark 8 fan conversion here's the link malibuthunder.com
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i will do a write up on the mark 8 fan conversion
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What did you buy for a block that was $2200.00 i would of gone to the auto wrecker and bought a complete 454? and used that. Tons of good 2 bolt main blocks out there, i studded mine and made 1006 HP with it never had a problem with it. Off the bottle it made 708 HP and 622 tq.
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What did you buy for a block that was $2200.00 i would of gone to the auto wrecker and bought a complete 454? and used that. Tons of good 2 bolt main blocks out there, i studded mine and made 1006 HP with it never had a problem with it. Off the bottle it made 708 HP and 622 tq.
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Yes i did.
The Block was a STD bore 454 2 bolt main block. We put main studs in it, bored .060 line bored the block and that was pretty much it. I bought an Eagle rotating assembly with internal balance and the better SRP pistons and a .250 longer rod, as well as the L-19 rod bolt. The heads were AFR 305 rec ports with a Dart intake and 1000 cfm pro-systems carb. The cam was a custom ground unit from Cam Motion. .691/.684 lift with .262/.270 @ .050 on a 112 LSA. Solid roller. I soon learned that i needed a bigger cam, and also that i should of went with the 4.25 stroke crank and built a 496.
We made 6 motor only dyno passes and 3 nitrous passes on the dyno. In a 3500 lb camaro which was set up to run nitrous and not motor only. we ran 11.20 @ 119 on the motor and a best of 9.65 @137 through a 2.5" exhaust mufflers and tailpipes.
I can email you the dyno sheet if you like? So dont call my 468 build BS just because i didnt spend $2200.00 on a block that wasnt needed.
The Block was a STD bore 454 2 bolt main block. We put main studs in it, bored .060 line bored the block and that was pretty much it. I bought an Eagle rotating assembly with internal balance and the better SRP pistons and a .250 longer rod, as well as the L-19 rod bolt. The heads were AFR 305 rec ports with a Dart intake and 1000 cfm pro-systems carb. The cam was a custom ground unit from Cam Motion. .691/.684 lift with .262/.270 @ .050 on a 112 LSA. Solid roller. I soon learned that i needed a bigger cam, and also that i should of went with the 4.25 stroke crank and built a 496.
We made 6 motor only dyno passes and 3 nitrous passes on the dyno. In a 3500 lb camaro which was set up to run nitrous and not motor only. we ran 11.20 @ 119 on the motor and a best of 9.65 @137 through a 2.5" exhaust mufflers and tailpipes.
I can email you the dyno sheet if you like? So dont call my 468 build BS just because i didnt spend $2200.00 on a block that wasnt needed.
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The block was a 4 bolt 454 for $400 dollars, the machine work to disassemble, clearance,deck,clean,new piston rings, new cam bearings,new crank bearings, bore, hone ,degree the cam, and assemble was $1800 together it was $2200
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Ok sorry my mistake, I was under the impression that your bought a Dart block? I also had a heafty bill from the machine shops as well. But balancing and blueprinting is worth the money to make sure it stays together.
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ill keep you guys posted day to day on the updates.. im missing car show season!!
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Vidio of the car running! trying out the mark 8 fan i seems to keep the car under 210.. the fan comes on at 185 and off at 175..<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y3RC5fmeC6E&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d 0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs= 1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y3RC5fmeC6E&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d 0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs= 1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
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