408 on the cheap..
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From: fayetteville n.c
Going to get my exhaust sealed up, and tucked in properly, then i can precisely log and dial in my wot, and stoich.
Was at the salvage yard and found a lq4, picked up the short block for 160 bucks. Take off ls3 heads with rockers for 675. Ordered the speed master 408 kit was 900 to the house. Dropped it off at the machine shop to get it balanced.
All of the piston and rods came matched and were within a gram. The rods and crank were within spec also. The only thing is that he has to add heavy metal to balance it, which is fine with me.
I have searched and people only flame the the kit but no one that has actually bought it has spoken up (as far as my searching has brought up) but so far so good. The kit was on backorder so someone is buying them. No Bashing, this is just a thread to share my results as I build it. If it dies it dies.
This will be going in my 87 cutlass, along with a drop in quick performance 9 inch, and twin disc aluminum flywheel clutch setup. Just waiting on heads, and parts to come back from machine shop then the build up will commence. stay tuned.
All of the piston and rods came matched and were within a gram. The rods and crank were within spec also. The only thing is that he has to add heavy metal to balance it, which is fine with me.
I have searched and people only flame the the kit but no one that has actually bought it has spoken up (as far as my searching has brought up) but so far so good. The kit was on backorder so someone is buying them. No Bashing, this is just a thread to share my results as I build it. If it dies it dies.
This will be going in my 87 cutlass, along with a drop in quick performance 9 inch, and twin disc aluminum flywheel clutch setup. Just waiting on heads, and parts to come back from machine shop then the build up will commence. stay tuned.
