Well, I went and did it. I bought a 502ci, 450hp 550tq Crate engine tonight. A guy had bought it to put in a '75 Camaro, then lost interest. It has never been run. The only thing done to the engine is the addition of a high volume oil pump and a 7qt Miloden oil pan. Here is the link to the conservative dyno numbers: http://www.gmgoodwrench.com/perfparts/images/parts/pdf/12568778.pdf
I think my '65 will be really fun with this engine *grin*. It's the perfect sleeper setup. Black wrinkle valve covers with no distinguising marks. I also bought the MSD billet Distributor, timing control, and 6a Ignition system he had for it (only the 6a was used, everything else new in the box). I already have a 750 holley sitting on the shelf to feed fuel to this bad boy. Now I need to research electric fuel pumps. I know next to nothing about what gph and psi I need for something like this. Now to try and mount this thing in the next few weeks. I plan on painting it orange, and modifying a set of headers to fit. I've been told that there's some slight grinding that needs to be done to the flanges to fit properly. Well, I'm going to try and go sleep tonight, which I doubt I can do. Later Charles www.65ss.com
