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540 Chevy Big-Block Engine Build - Toeing The Line
 Using some Gasgacinch to make...  Using some Gasgacinch to make sure they stayed put, Shoemaker set the Fel-Pro 1275 intake gaskets in place. The heads are port-matched to a Fel-Pro 1211 gasket, but they lined up well with the 1275s as well. |  Intake manifold of choice...  Intake manifold of choice was a Professional Products Hurricane, which has 1.69x2.31-inch ports, which works with either a Fel-Pro 1211 or 1275 gasket. |  Carburetion duties were handled...  Carburetion duties were handled by a Holley 1000 HP mixer-best results were achieved with a 3-inch Trans-Dapt open spacer. Fires were lit by a tried and true MSD Pro Billet distributor. On the dyno it was teamed with a Digital 7 box. |  Speed-O-Motive's Rick Craven...  Speed-O-Motive's Rick Craven ran in our newly minted 540 and brought it up to temp on the dyno. After rechecking valve lash, he let 'er rip. The factory 84/88 jet combo put us right where we needed to be for this street-oriented motor, even after we added the spacer. |  What's next for this torquey...  What's next for this torquey 540? It'll pull duty in an original '68 big-block Chevelle, where the whole goal, the car owner told us, is to just have fun. With 659 peak horsepower and 566 average lb-ft of torque on tap, this thing should provide fun galore. | |
| WHAT'S IT FLOW? | | BRODIX RR BB-R HEADS | | Valve Size | 0.200 | 0.300 | 0.400 | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.650 | 0.700 | | 2.250 intake | 160 | 226 | 276 | 314 | 337 | 341 | 342 | | 1.880 exhaust | 116 | 145 | 172 | 196 | 217 | 230 | 236 |
Chevrolet Corvette Research
Review in-depth reviews on the new Chevrolet Corvette, featuring test drives, comparisons, options, features and more. The 2010 Corvette is equipped with a V8 engine, generating 638 horsepower, and it has drivers side crash test ratings of 8 stars and passengers side crash test ratings of 8 stars.
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