515 C.I. Long block done FINALLY!
04-01-2008, 08:52 AM
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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
Gapping rings with the torque plate on, the rotating assy done and my coated .060 pistons
04-01-2008, 08:53 AM
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....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!
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!
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04-01-2008, 03:37 PM
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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.
04-03-2008, 07:47 AM
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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.
04-03-2008, 08:29 AM
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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.
