Here's my dilemma. I'm currently looking to buy a 27' Eliminator Daytona ICC w/o motor. I have an engine but want to know if it would be a good one to use it am I wasting my time. My father and I built an all aluminum 540 for a pro street truck about 10 years ago. The problem is the engine never made it in to the truck due to his health issues. Its never been cranked. Its a Donovan block, Dart heads, all roller, I believe Callies crank, BDS blower with intercooler, and BDS fuel injection set up. It's got low compression around 7.5:1. I've got a list of all the components, it's just been so long I can't remember what all it consist of. But the motor is solid. Best of the best. But old.

1. Should I mess with using this engine?

2. What all is involved with marinizing it?

Any opinions and info will help. Thanks I'm advance.

Also, in case this has been brought up previously, I searched the first 10 pages of threads to check. But I wasn't about to go through all 345,497 of them.

The valvetrain should be gone through as far as guide clearance and it would be nice to know the cam specs.

That sounds like a pretty bad a$$ setup. I don't have much to add other than plan on closed cooling with that block, you'll probably want a different cam, and check for clearances. Marine motors run looser tolerances as they tend to run near redline for miles on end as to where a truck will hit those revs just once in a while. The biggest problem I see would be the piston to cylinders clearance being too tight. If those are adequate than checking lifter bores etc would be in order.

I'm not an engine builder. Just regurgitating my internets knowledge.

Sound like enough good parts and the fact that it's been sitting for a while. That I would just take it to someone that does marine motors and spend a little bit going through it

i think your engine would make for a good marine engine.if it was mine i would take it apart and check all clearences,also find out the cam info,with the right cam it would be a good boat engine.where are you located?