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laser270 04-09-2011 11:44 AM

454mag
 
:evilb::bigbird::bigbird::party-smiley-004:upgrade horsepower/1997 454 mag was told to dump to 496. i am partial to motor and wallet

firehawkcat 04-09-2011 06:31 PM

How much more power will you gain make sure it is worth the money, unless 454 is worn out

pitts1313 04-09-2011 10:24 PM

I'm getting mine freshened up with new cams, lifters, springs, rocker arms, little more compression. Target is 500 hp with the upgrades. Going to cost about $3500 a engine. Using same heads, intake, and carb. I couldn't see buying new blocks, when I could get reliable hp increase out of what I had.

JasonSmith 04-10-2011 02:18 AM

A +1/4" stroke crank over your stock crank will yield 496" in your 454 block.

pitts1313 04-10-2011 10:27 PM


Originally Posted by JasonSmith (Post 3372892)
A +1/4" stroke crank over your stock crank will yield 496" in your 454 block.

Definitely what I was going to do if my bottom end had needed work.

pantera232 04-17-2011 07:20 PM

hey pits1313 what carb size u running witht the 500 hp 454???

jeffswav 04-17-2011 07:40 PM


Originally Posted by laser270 (Post 3372521)
:evilb::bigbird::bigbird::party-smiley-004:upgrade horsepower/1997 454 mag was told to dump to 496. i am partial to motor and wallet

Who told you that? Stop talking to them :lolhit:

pitts1313 04-17-2011 11:08 PM


Originally Posted by pantera232 (Post 3379350)
hey pits1313 what carb size u running witht the 500 hp 454???

Using the stock weber carbs, 750 cfm. I haven't gotten the motors back yet. I have seen on here some bump the carbs to 800 cfm. Got all my engine parts thru marine kinetics.


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