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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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Supercharged 540 with a fuel injected 14-71 blower with aftercooler. Brodix -5 heads, Crower crank & rods, cam bigger than your leg. 1200 estimated hp.

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How to turn $35,000 into tears eight hours later when it goes lean because of a bad fuel injector.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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I have a BIG SMALL BLOCK

LSX 418 cubic inch.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben Lurkin
One more. . .



Supercharged 540 with a fuel injected 14-71 blower with aftercooler. Brodix -5 heads, Crower crank & rods, cam bigger than your leg. 1200 estimated hp.

And . . . .



How to turn $35,000 into tears eight hours later when it goes lean because of a bad fuel injector.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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Used to, but since when on a 500lb crash diet and switched to an all aluminum LS2.




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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 12:11 AM
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Here's mine....I wish, just for a photo at least. It's in a friends Pontiac, 700 cube, 2000hp on nos.

Gotta love that plumbing.



I think Fat boy wants another Ozy drag racing record



400 ponies is ample for this old fart

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BlowAMouse
If you Blow real hard, does it get bigger?
Oh my good it get better day by day sirs..... awesome!!!!

please put engine specs please, and there are more photos awesome engine!!!!

Do you buy it or do you make it ? I n both cases tell me what steps you foloow to build that brutal engine, any transmision modification? and rear end i suppouse to hold up well that insane torque you must modified something, isn't it?

Thanks for your answers.... you have impressed me...

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by damoroso
For my 81...




Please put specs... i like your engine, looks very well built isn´t it?

thanks for your photos!!
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey_68
Used to, but since when on a 500lb crash diet and switched to an all aluminum LS2.




Awesome engine that is the path that i want to follow but sure i going more bigger probably a 540 all aluminium engine...

Do you buy it or do you built it, what carburetor mounts on it, I never seen one like that before.. thanks for your photos.. That`s a cool engine man....
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Originally Posted by Ben Lurkin
One more. . .



Supercharged 540 with a fuel injected 14-71 blower with aftercooler. Brodix -5 heads, Crower crank & rods, cam bigger than your leg. 1200 estimated hp.

And . . . .



How to turn $35,000 into tears eight hours later when it goes lean because of a bad fuel injector.

I´m sick i can`t see that, i hate wicked engines... any way the combo looks wonderfull...

MORLACO at least, love this beautifull madness called big engines!!!!

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by chonkyapple
Here's mine....I wish, just for a photo at least. It's in a friends Pontiac, 700 cube, 2000hp on nos.

Gotta love that plumbing.



I think Fat boy wants another Ozy drag racing record



400 ponies is ample for this old fart


i have no words after see that illness engine... 2000 hps. can`t dream as high as that engine could do, definitively most of you, must have the oscar triumph in you houses!!
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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pushes a "C3" to over 200mph/468 ci

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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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That's COOL
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 73-84 IMSA Widebody
pushes a "C3" to over 200mph/468 ci
Have the car yet?.. I read 3 year ago that you put on sale this beautiful machine... i love it... Probably the most beautiful race vette that i ever seen in my life..!!!!!
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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how about me 496 bbc Afr 335cc 611 hp
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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Just installed this in my C2 Custom. 427 SBC, dyno'd at 556hp. For great info on small blocks and big blocks, check out ultrastreet.net. They have some beautiful engines and lots of options. The Shaffiroff guys were easy to work with.

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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:59 AM
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496" fuel injected, 10.3:1 compression, Canfield aluminum heads, custom ground cam (sorry don't the specs). Dyno numbers:

599hp @ 5500rpm
601ft lbs @ 3300rpm

Not the biggest or baddest out there, but enough to get into trouble with.
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How bout a big 427ci small block

Oo I love engine ****...
Here's another sb 427


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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 632C2
This is a pic of my latest project. It looks like a stock 427 435hp but is actually 542" and makes 671.05 rwhp with the factory 1967 tri-power intake manifold, factory cast iron exhaust manifolds, a custom fabricated 3” exhaust system, all accessories connected (including clutch fan), and power steering.


Here is another shot of my blue car with the 632:


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i have a 632 inch sonny leonard tall deck engine with the stock 1967 tri power cant get the end carbs to open up any suggestions i have about 5000.00 in the set up and i am about ready to scrap it. it leans out because we arent getting any fuel.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Assuming you don't have some other issue (including re-invented linkage by Bubba), you simply need to install the weakest secondary vacuum springs (same in both end carbs) which don't cause bog at WOT under load. IIRC, Holley kit # 20-13, two required.





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