Motion Pictures The Glory that is the Big block, Picture thread!

425hp, with rare tubular style cast iron exhaust manifolds...

 

My spare engine I got with my vintage dirt modified . Checked serial number it's a 427 special hi- performance w/ alum. heads . 430 advertised h.p same engine on a dyno got 509 h.p. Looked inside and it has a Isky roller cam and what look like Crower stainless rocker arms . Also heads were ported with big valves and has 12: 1 compression .

 

That sounds like a REAL L-88 to me. That thing would be worth a fortune to the right guy!

 

A real L-88 made 560+ hp with Hookers and a "nice" tune up with the factory installed Holley 830 cfm carb...

 

A little FE power

 

Saw this in an old customer’s shop last night…

So cool and yet so many things wrong!

 

My Army buddy bought an LS-7 crate engine with all it's factory paint marks still in tact



He took it apart to inspect with a day two plan in mind, he wanted to keep it as factory original as possible but did replace the rings and valve springs with factory replacements.



Day two package, Offenhauser tunnel ram with two 660's, sounded great in the video he sent.

 

They are still out there, NOS M/T 427SOHC. Sold by Mickey Thompson after the Bonneville program ended. A brand new Streamliner spare that was carried to the salt flats and never needed. Dyno time only from the 60s. Note the 1" thick bottom end girdle and blower support. WOW, some real history here!

 

That is beyond...

 

How about an Olds crossram intake with opposite facing quadrajets



And a big block chevy with opposing quadrajets

 

Who doesn't like a 427FE high riser

 

Can I play? Used to be my street car. 426 Wedge with 12.5 piston and an insane Lunati cam. It pulled the wheels shifting into second. 4.89's and 14x32's when the cops weren't looking. Manual shift reverse pattern 727 and 3500 stall converter. It was insane and I loved it. Used to be able to buy 96 octane Trick Racing fuel at a station in Spring Valley. Ah, those were the days.

 

Any other photos of the rest of the car ? If it was a '65 or older Mopar it's legal to show on the HAMB .

 

Have show that BIG

 

Has lots of the 3 c*s Cam, Compression, Carbs!

 

Didn't see how to post full size at first. Thanks.

 

Here's a 454 in my 55 Chevy.

 

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How do you change plugs in that thing?????.......

 

VERY CAREFULLY AFTER IT'S COOLED DOWN. Also involving several cut to spec sockets and wrenches and three types of ratchets. Ask me how I know.

 

Or, if you're a nitwit like I was when I was a kid, you cut holes in the inner fenders to access them like I did on my 67 Barracuda!

 

Only one other picture I have that isn't a hardcopy. This was when I broke an axle racing a friend on the freeway out by El Cajon. Way past the statute of limitations

You could look through the trunk out the grill where the heater was supposed to be. Just enough wires under the dash for lights, ign and fuel pump.

 

What the Hell??

 

The term SHOEHORNED IN fits here. It is a tight fit with about an 1/8 inch clearance in many places, but NO rubbing anywhere. I usually instill the help of Baby hands friends, my Bear Paws dont get much further then the top of the valve covers.

 

Motor Trend just did a feature on my buddy's engine
https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/original-454-ls7-big-block-chevy-crate-engine-dyno-westech/

 

did I post this already?
one of my earlier hot rods

 

1500 and 5 horse power.... Now that's taking it too the stratosphere....