515 C.I. Long block done FINALLY!
 

Here's a couple of pics of the assy.

Gapping rings with the torque plate on, the rotating assy done and my coated .060 pistons

....And here are the studs and cometics and a shrink ride home!

Hopefully i'll pick up a little with this combo. I'd hate to spend all this money and go slower but that's the way my luck usually runs.
Knowing what I know now I would have done the 540" in a second!

Looks VERY nice.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Looks great kenny-hoe!! Looks like a bravo destroyer for sure! Are you gonna make it to the air show?

I'm trying Brother! The engine gods are going against me right and left. It's something every time you turn around. I'll be burnt out before I ever get to the damn water.

It will be worth it!

Hang in there that is going to be one screaming 272.

and please share your thoughts as to why you would have done 540's

later

I'm doing 540's in my new motors and if you are buying a complete rotating assembly you can buy a 540 for about the same price as a 502. There is no replacement for displacement! Cubic inches = Horsepower and Torque.

Boost! - Oh wait, you've got that covered too. :cool-smiley-027:

At first I didn't do it because of the computer/injector upgrade. after I got started on it I did the upgrade to make this one live. So I scrapped a set of pistons which I could have sold the rotating assy and recapped some of my 540 cost. LOng and short is It would have cost no more to do it than I have in this one.

Kenny if you need any computer programming call Mark Boos down at Precision Marine in Kenner, LA. He is AWESOME!

I was just down there monday and he had a 502 Mag with a BIG procharger on it and I asked what he was doing. He said it made a little over 800 HP when they first did it a few years back but since that time there are some new injectors on the market that will allow for more fuel and the customer wanted to get the horsepower up.

The engine looks great keep us posted.

Here it is right before I spent 7 hours on electrical gremlins and 20 seconds of running before a wrist pin seized.
I swear I hate this mutherf*cker!

P.S. Thanks To Eddie Young for his help Thurs. And hopefully this weekend.

Kenny,

Hang in there brother. Once you get the small issues resolved and get to running it the smile will be back on your face.

It sure looks good and I bet it will run even better.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Dock

Thanks Brother. If I would have been on the water it would be swimming with the fishes right now!!!!!!!!!!

Dude,
That sucks, but it looks great. Will you do mine next?:party-smiley-004:

I understand how you feel!

Whose throttle body adapter is that? Doesn't look like the one I bought from Procharger.

Sorry to here about the luck, I hear you might come up for Memorial day? If so I will buy you a beer.....

I'm scared to touch my own boat much less someone elses!

It was on there when I got it. I just made all the intake hoses out of hard line instead of rubber.

I'll be lucky to be running by then! I'm tearing it down completely and Floating all the piston on the rods. I should have done it before, just received the wrong advice to start with. Maybe be on the water by th 17th.

If you'd planned on coming up here and you're boat's broke, I'm sure there's a few empty seats for you.....

Anyway, good luck on the build bro. Hope you get it worked out.

That sux bro...:throw:

Once you get it running, it should go like hell!!!














If you want I will trade power with you. I never miss a weekend.

Got some new rods on the way. Hope to be balanced and back together by first of the week.