Whatta Deal!!!!!
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Drifting
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From: St. Petersburg FL
Whatta Deal!!!!!
Well, just picked up the foundation for my engine build. This is gonna take a while but here's the foundation. Gonna build it to 427 CI all forged at about 550 HP with carb. Found it on E-bay for $415.00!!!!!!!!!!!
Small Block Chevy 400 block. Select casting that shows very little core shift. Cylinder walls sonic tested for thickness. Block burned to remove imperfections and shotblasted to totally clean to bare cast iron and for added strength. Block decked 90 degrees parallel to crankshaft centerline with professional BHJ fixture. bored .030" and race honed with BHJ torque plate to finish size of 4.1555" Deck restrictors installed to add strength to the deck. ARP main studs installed and then rear seal surface bored and all mains align honed on Sunnen equiptment. Lifter valley oil returns deburred and grooved for improved oiling. Lifter valley return holes tapped for restrictors if desired. Rear Main cap has been polished and enlarged where the oil flow occurs.Brass freeze plugs installed and all cam bearings and plugs installed.
Small Block Chevy 400 block. Select casting that shows very little core shift. Cylinder walls sonic tested for thickness. Block burned to remove imperfections and shotblasted to totally clean to bare cast iron and for added strength. Block decked 90 degrees parallel to crankshaft centerline with professional BHJ fixture. bored .030" and race honed with BHJ torque plate to finish size of 4.1555" Deck restrictors installed to add strength to the deck. ARP main studs installed and then rear seal surface bored and all mains align honed on Sunnen equiptment. Lifter valley oil returns deburred and grooved for improved oiling. Lifter valley return holes tapped for restrictors if desired. Rear Main cap has been polished and enlarged where the oil flow occurs.Brass freeze plugs installed and all cam bearings and plugs installed.
Racer
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Re: Whatta Deal!!!!! (autoxer)
I almost bid on that block, but I emailed him and he told me that it was just a 2-bolt main (studded). I was really looking for a 4-bolt, or one that had been splayed. Anyway, congrats on the buy. Jay
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Drifting
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Re: Whatta Deal!!!!! (autoxer)
I was looking for a 2 bolt,,either going to splay it,,or leave it as is,,the 2 bolt 400 is actually less prone to cracking than the 4 bolt..but propably going to put splayed caps on it,,that's why I really wanted the 2 bolt!
Pro
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Re: Whatta Deal!!!!! (autoxer)
Excellent buy!
I am building a 400 based engine as well and know the full cost of what you are doing. The only thing different that I'm doing is a partial block fill up to the frost plugs with Moroso block fill to reinforce the bores. Mine is a 010 2 bolt block.
Did your engine include the sonic test report? What is your thinnest cylinder? I have heard a lot of talk about the 400 thin cylinder walls, but when I checked mine, my thinnest was .211 at the bottom of the bore. Everywhere else it was .225 and up to almost .300.
Have fun with your new engine!!! :cheers:
I am building a 400 based engine as well and know the full cost of what you are doing. The only thing different that I'm doing is a partial block fill up to the frost plugs with Moroso block fill to reinforce the bores. Mine is a 010 2 bolt block.
Did your engine include the sonic test report? What is your thinnest cylinder? I have heard a lot of talk about the 400 thin cylinder walls, but when I checked mine, my thinnest was .211 at the bottom of the bore. Everywhere else it was .225 and up to almost .300.
Have fun with your new engine!!! :cheers:
