The inside is all done, and I got the motor back from the machine shop ... Finally,� I'll get started on it tomorrow,� ain't it Purdy !
It's been a while since I built a motor with all new parts,� this one is a 2000�350 Chevy vortec, four bolt main block,� bored .060 over and micro-honed, forged pistons,� good rods, the heads are 64cc vortec heads�milled .010, stainless steel 1.94 valves, teflon seals,� the identical cam as I had in the other one, but I'll be running the 600 cfm�Edlebrock performer�carb this time on the alumimum performer dual plane intake manifold, and the same ThunderBolt ignition.
The hull mod is done,� I raised the drive 2 1/2 inches, and moved the transom back 5 inches and changed the angle of the transom from 12 degre's to 8.� I'm suposed to get the new drive back this week ... we'll see,� he's said that for two other weeks, it's a Gen II also but a 1.47 ratio.
Hp ... ?� who knows,� the motor was 340hp�stock with an 8 to 1 compression ratio and fuel injected, I've raised the compression to 10 to�1 at least with the flat pistons and the bore, maybe 10.5 to 1,�the cam�added 135hp to a stock 350 Chevy carborated engine on a dyno.� The guy's at the machine shop said if it's set up to spec's the motor should produce 400 to 425 hp easily @ 5000 rpm.
