540 build exhaust question
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540 build exhaust question
Im in the middle of building a 540 for my Powerquest over the winter. In the fall I planned on just rebuild the 502 and maybe doing like a 509, but my father in law talked me into a 540.... But i bought a set of factory 496 aluminum exhaust manifolds with stainless risers for the upgrade. Just wondering if these will flow enough for the displacement of 540 or if I should upgrade to some sort of headers. Hoping for about 600hp or so..... just trying to build something reliable
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Why not skip the cost to purchase cranks, rods, and pistons to turn it into a 540, and put that money towards a set of these
http://www.diamondperformanceparts.c...cat=282&page=1
If I were a betting man, a 540ci with those 496 manifolds, will not outrun, a 502/509ci, with the above exhaust, if the power making parts are comparable (heads, cam, induction, etc)
600hp from a 502, is not that difficult, using the right parts.
http://www.diamondperformanceparts.c...cat=282&page=1
If I were a betting man, a 540ci with those 496 manifolds, will not outrun, a 502/509ci, with the above exhaust, if the power making parts are comparable (heads, cam, induction, etc)
600hp from a 502, is not that difficult, using the right parts.