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540 Chevy Big-Block Engine Build - Toeing The Line
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DYNO DETAILS 1
Headers Dawson 2 1/8-inch long tubes
Advance 36 degrees
Fuel 91-octane unleaded
Carb Holley HP 1000
Jets 84/88 with 6.5 power valve
Max Torque @ rpm 619 @ 4,600
Max Power @ rpm 645 @ 6,200
Avg Torque 512
Avg Power 346

DYNO DETAILS 2
Headers Dawson 2 1/8-inch long tubes
Advance 36 degrees
Fuel 91-octane unleaded
Carb Holley 1000 HP
Jets 84/88 with 6.5 power valve
Other 2-inch Trans-Dapt open spacer
Max Torque @ rpm 620 @ 4,200
Max Power @ rpm 659 @ 6200
Avg Torque 566
Avg Power 383

ARP
531 Spectrum Circle
Oxnard
CA  93030
805-278-7223 		Mahle Clevite
Ann Arbor
MI
8-00/-338-8786
Engineparts.Com
Brodix
301 Maple P.O. Box 1347
Mena
AR  71953 		Manley Performance Products
Lakewood
NJ
732-905-3366
www.manleyperformance.com
Carrillo Rods Milodon
2250 Agate Ct.
Simi Valley
CA  93065
805-577-5950
www.milodon.net
COMP Cams MSD Ignition
El Paso
TX
9-15/-857-5200
msdignition.com
Federal Mogul (Fed-Pro gaskets) Professional Products
Hawthorne
CA
3-23/-779-2020
professional-products.com
GM Performance Parts
www.gmperformanceparts.com 		Speed-O-Motive
131 W. Lang Ave.
West Covina
CA  91790
6-26/-869-0270
speedomotive.com
Holley Trans-Dapt
JE Pistons
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