Yup, cleaned out some vintage guitar gear to fund this. Went down to Nashville and decided I would rather finish my build faster and retire early. So.........cleaned out some amps, some speakers, some guitars. Dropped them off at Carter's on consignment and here we are.
i decided instead of doing a salvaged LS9 or doing another Twin Turbo or Supercharger on a salvaged engine, I'd just go big and have a custom built engine done by Shafiroff and his team......... FYI again friendly reminder, career soldier, never home, don't have time, space, or equipment to build it myself. ,So like many people, saving money making deals while and chasing my dream. Looking back on my personal builds in the past, 750-800 is more than enough for a non-traction controlled, daily driver vehicle lol I'm trying to enjoy early retirement not de at the start of it lol Plus i wanted an engine built by a legendary Engine building team, either Nelson or Shafiroff. I went with Scott's team in the end
- I went with a Single Plane intake because I like the look better for an older vehicle than the usual LS intakes out there. I also wanted to run a classic looking air cleaner
- I went with an Edelbrock intake because Hollley DOESN'T offer a 4500 Single Plane intake with LS3 intaske runners
- I didn't go Dominator carb because it is a daily driver and lets be honest, it makes an easier/more enjoyable life than working on my carb every time I come home do to my deployments. The car sits for 4-5 months straight twice a year. Every time I return, the Carb life demands upkeep.
- Old man mentality, I like having big cubes over boost for a street car. I've done the Super thing and I've done the Twin Ts thing. For a street car, NA is easier to drive and the power is more usable and contrallable IMO than a boost monster. Most people with experience would agree. AGAIN, this isn't a race or grudge build. This is my daily. i think I'll be allright
Build spec'd for what I ordered below.
Shafiroff Race Engines
454 NA high compression build.
- Concept Performance LSR Aluminum Block
- Callies/Compstar Full CCW 4340 Forged Steel Crank w/58T Reluctor Wheel
- Callies/Compstar 4340 6.125" H-Beam Forged Steel Rods w/ARP 2000 Bolts
- Clevite 77 "H" Series Main & Rod Bearings
- Custom Wiseco 2618 Forged Aluminum Pistons w/Coated Skirts
- 1.2/1.2/3.0 MM GFX Steel Ring Set
- SSRE/Comp Cams Custom Hydraulic "Street Roller" Camshaft
- Hi-Rev Hydraulic Roller Lifters
- Rollmaster Billet Timing Set w/IWIS Chain
- AFR Mongoose 260 Fully CNC Ported LS3 Aluminum Heads
- PAC Racing Hydraulic Roller Springs w/Titanium Retainers
- ARP High Performance Head Bolt Kit
- GM LS3 Rocker Arms w/Bushing Trunion Kit
- Chromemoly 3/8 .080" Wall Pushrods
- Cometic MLS Head Gaskets
- Edelbrock Super Victor 4500 Aluminum Intake
- Melling Race Prepped Oil Pump
- Moroso Street/Strip 7 Quart Welded Steel Oil Pan
- GM Aluminum Front Cover
- GM Aluminum Rear Cover w/Seal
- ATI Super Damper SFI Harmonic Balancer
- Holley Polished Aluminum Valve Covers w/Coil Bosses
- Complete Assembly Internally Balanced
- Wegner WAK033 Accessory drive system
