Engine updates. I dig horsepower related topics
Texas Speed & Performance did the machining and assembly on my engine. It is a 427ci LS7 that was built from all brand new parts, including the block. I went with a relatively mild cam, as this car is a cruiser and I want to maintain street manners. Target is to make 525-550 rwhp.
GM LS7 block
11.1:1 CR
ETP/Mast CNC ported LS7 heads 64cc
TSP custom cam - 233/239 0.595/0.603 113 LSA
Callies Compstar crankshaft and rods 4.0" stroke
Wiseco pistons - part K445X7 -15cc 4.127"
Katech ported oil pump
All ARP hardware
Clevite bearings
Cometic head gaskets
LS7 rocker arms with Comp Cams trunion upgrade kit
New LS7 block:
Bunch of parts:
Arrived at my shop:
Installed a billet valley cover that I had left over from a previous MagnaCharger kit install.
Intake port:
Exhaust port:
I had the sheetmetal intake built by my late friend John Beck, who passed in 2013. It was always intended to be the centerpiece of this engine bay. I challenged him to create some CNC billet runners, forming a cross-ram of sorts. The intake is a work of art, and he will be missed.
Testing out two different valve covers I had made for the engine. Some fabricated sheetmetal ones which match the intake manifold well, and some billet aluminum ones that are more dressy. I'm likely going to powdercoat the upper hat of the intake, and the valvecovers, thinking a matte gunmetal gray.
