jw454

Well , it is finally done. For those of you who had ideas and support for my project, I thank you much. Here are my ingredients for horsepower.Stock crank,polished, Eagle 4340 I beam 7/16 forged con rods, Clevite77 H series rod ,main bearings, Speed-Pro2465 forged pistons, 9.6-1comp. with 118s, Speed-Pro plasma-moly rings, ARP main studs( engine is 4 bolt ), .030 overbore, 781 large oval port heads 2.19-1.88 Manley stainless valves, ported, bowl blended, Lunati double roller chain and gears with torrington bearing, Comp Cam Xtreme energy 11-246-3 ( 230-236 [email protected] .552-.555 lift@valve 110 lobe centerline ) 3/8 push rods, Harland Sharp roller rockers, Lunati Hi-Perf valve spings, Edelbrock performer rpm air-gap intake, Holley 800 double pumper, K+N stub stack, flame arrestor, all ARP fasteners, entire rotating assembly balanced, Fel-Pro Hi-Perf. gasket kit (exept head gaskets, went with Mercruiers .032 thickness gaskets for better quench) , Speed-Pro hi volume oil pump. I will purchase Revolution Marine exhaust in the spring when I recover from financial ruin. At this time it is 20 deg. outside, and could no longer wonder how she would run. Last week I pulled old 454 out of my 73 one-ton pickup and installed new engine. Swapped a few external parts for auto compatibility. Primed her up ( oil and fuel ) and she fired right off. Broke in engine for 1/2 hour and took it for a ride. WOW! I have never felt power like that in an auto, let alone a truck. I dont know what the horsepower or torque is but the 454 that came out of the truck is supposed to be 345hp. There is no comparison, new engine makes old feel like 4 cylinder. Hope it performes half that well in the boat this spring! Any tips or ideas to further improve this monster are welcomed . Thanks again. JW 454.

blue thunder

Wow, sounds like a sweet setup JW! How many hp you thinking she'll be making?

Dave

KH0302

"when I recover from financial ruin"

self inflicted

Sounds killer, I want one too.