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Long story short my previous 395ci combo gave up the ghost after 6yrs/20k miles thanks to a cam bearing that walked. I sold damn near everything and gained back $6k towards the new build. Two years later and she's finally running. Bammann Racing Engines in NJ spec'd/built it and ECS will be tuning it (base tune for now to break in RXT clutch etc). No dyno numbers yet but she sure sounds good...
Here's a rundown of the new combo:
LQ4 iron block .030 over w/ ARP hardware
Callies Compstar 4" crank
Callies Compstar 6.100 rods (little shorter rod to gain a slightly beefier piston)
Diamond custom pistons (11.5:1, gas ported etc)
Is that Vacuum pump pulley an add on to the ATi balancer hub?
Did you make the pump mount your self? Looks clean.
That pulley is a part of the balancer setup.
The vac pump bracket is made by AEI CNC and came with belt, pulley and hardware (found it on YB). The fittings and lines were spec'd by my engine builder
Tell me more about the valve covers...... (relief deal)
There were two main reasons why I kept stock/modified covers
1. The stock covers seal as good if not better than any aftermarket cover. When it comes to vac pumps, everything has to be sealed tighter than a frog's ***
2. Cost. I could not justify spending a lot of money for something that would perform just as good as stock and not even see it (hidden by coil packs)
First all inner baffles were removed and everything filed down to make clearance for shaft mount rockers. The pass side valve cover has a male fitting welded where the oil fill would be to accept the vac line (female).
Another male fitting was welded to the rear of the driver's side cover to accept the adjustable relief valve (Moroso#710-22630). This valve enables you to manually adjust the vacuum psi via the integrated locknut (vac gauge in cockpit).
So with more cubes, more compression, better heads, bigger headers, FAST 102, and vac pump....maybe 550+rwhp and run 10.40/30's @ 133mph..? I could only hope!
Truth is I'm more intersted in average HP vs. peak since avg HP will win at the track everytime
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408 is finally together (pic heavy) 
