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almost 24 years in the making. My engine is finally done
I joined the board back in 4/2003 and my first post was asking what heads to use on my engine build. Well life and other toys got in the way and the engine was put on the back burner. In may I finally brought the block to shop and told them to put it together and yesterday I got the call that it was finally done. It's a 1971 400 that I bought off ebay as a non runner and no idea what it was originally in.
So now it'll be going in my 67 Firebird. We stepped it up to a 461 running Edelbrock heads and Victor intake, comp cam, SCAT rotating assembly, roller rockers and lifters on pump gas putting out 561 hp and 611 lbs of torque. https://youtu.be/BVjqcRvOyI4
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67 Firebird Convertible Last edited by jwcfbd; 01-10-2024 at 01:41 AM. |
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The final product.
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67 Firebird Convertible Last edited by jwcfbd; 01-10-2024 at 01:45 AM. |
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Sweet, persistence paid off.
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Congratulations, wish you all the luck. Never quit!
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Took longer because you paused the build, life happens. Nice engine indeed and you should be proud. Sounds killer too.
What pistons? |
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It's a SCAT rotating assembly 41661BI with ICON forged pistons.
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The Victor intake will not fit under your stock hood unless you don't run an air cleaner. You will need to get a cowl hood or some type of scoop.
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1967 Firechicken, 499", Edl heads, 262/266@0.050" duration and 0.627"/0.643 lift SR cam, 3.90 gear, 28" tire, 3550#. 10.01@134.3 mph with a 1.45 60'. Still WAY under the rollbar rule. |
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That is a concern for sure. I've gotten mixed opinions if it'll fit or not. Hopefully it will with a drop base cleaner.
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That's a stout setup! Congrats on getting it done, and be sure to do a celebration burnout for us!
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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You are about as fast as I am getting these things done. Congratulations on finishing it and it looks like a neat engine.
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That's fantastic. It looks and sounds great. What cam are you running? Any porting to the heads?
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70 TA, 467 cid IAII, Edelbrock D-port heads, 9.94:1, Butler HR 236/242 @ .050, 520/540 lift, 112 LSA, Q-jet, TKX (2.87 1st/.81 OD), 3.31 rear https://youtube.com/shorts/gG15nb4FWeo?feature=share |
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Yeah heads where ported by Butler for 325+ cfm and cam I need to figure out
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man im glad i aint the only one...lol. im just now getting around to diggin out parts i bought in 08 for my 455 build....lifes a bitch @ times....but i did manage to get more parts here an there an put on the shelf for later
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Well done, looks amazing! sounds good and makes great power!
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69 Gto, 390 posi gears,th400 w/jim hand converter/406 pontiac/#64 HEADS/ 10:1 compression/ 190 PSI with/ TRW 160 thou domes / hooker headers 1 7/8, PRW 1.5 rockers, 405 Crower Springs, Holley 750 vac with proform upgrade, Performer RPM on points / 284 H Single Pattern Crane |
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Nice engine package!
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Congratulations on the never give up attitude.
Good luck .
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1967 GTO Sport Coupe 49,xxx orig.miles Champagne/Parchment 30 Original Owner Ordered PHS Documented Factory Options Second Owner |
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that's a stout running engine Congrats on finally completing it! You will enjoy the memories.
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Jim Moshier 1971 Grand Prix 462ci SD Performance 6x heads 1962 Catalina 389 1968 Firebird 400-455 I haven't decided "If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under." - Ronald Reagan |
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