It's alive!

[HawkX66]

I finally buttoned up my new motor yesterday and fired it for the first time. Thankfully everything went off without a problem and I ended the day with a nice 25-30 mile cruise. I needed that...
The motor is a Gen 6 454 punched .030". I did a bunch of work to it and installed a Lunati roller cam and lifter set. Lift .625/.625 Duration 241/249 @.050. 9.5:1 with a Holley 850. She sure isn't the 408ci that I took out! I can tell when I eventually stretch her legs, she should have some real nice power.
Now I can get back to finishing up the body so I can lay some paint at some point. Then again, I like a primer grey 69...

For anyone that might want to see my build thread over on TC: http://www.camaros.net/forums/133-bu...post1783027169

I even took to her for a much needed and well deserved bath. No, the mud wasn't from my 69...







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[earntaz]

Looking good -- enjoy!! TAZ

[markinnaples]

Congrats. Was the 408 a little more radical? How's the torque with the 454?

[mockingbird812]

Congrats Marine! It looks great. Have FUN!

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by markinnaples

Congrats. Was the 408 a little more radical? How's the torque with the 454?

Thanks Mark. No, the 408 was a dog compared to the 454. It was just a .030" over 402. The 408 actually ran really well, but it didn't have much of a cam and the 402 just can't compare to a 454. The 454 torque is so much better. I was driving it really easy, but even then when I was in 4th gear driving between 55 and 65 (2,500-3,000) you could really feel the power pull. I'm only running 3.31 gears too.
One thing is for sure. Bye, bye 800 rpm idle!

[novadude]

Looks good. Editorial comment though: Hopefully that fuel line is temporary. Long lengths of rubber line make me nervous from a safety perspective (yes, I know lots of guys do this). Also, having it that close to a heater hose and rubbing on upper alternator bracket is not good long term.

Don't take this wrong... not trying to be critical... I'd just hate to see a fire on such a cool car.

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by novadude

Looks good. Editorial comment though: Hopefully that fuel line is temporary. Long lengths of rubber line make me nervous from a safety perspective (yes, I know lots of guys do this). Also, having it that close to a heater hose and rubbing on upper alternator bracket is not good long term.

Don't take this wrong... not trying to be critical... I'd just hate to see a fire on such a cool car.

Being critical is more than welcome! How else do you learn? I do know about the rubber hose though. There are several things I just put on temporarily to get it running. I installed a new tank from Spectra with the electric pump in the tank. I used the factory 3/8" feed and 1/4" return and went straight to a Mallory 4309 regulator. 1/4" really is probably too small, so I might run another 3/8" line at some point. It's only a 50 gph pump, so I'll have to look into it a little more.
Thanks for the comments.

[BJCHEV396]

Looks good,congrats!!

[cook_dw]

Congrats on getting her back up and going.

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by BJCHEV396

Looks good,congrats!!

Originally Posted by cook_dw

Congrats on getting her back up and going.

Thanks! It was real nice driving her in to work this morning. I still have more tuning to do. My Holley 850 isn't playing nice with me. I think it's just because of the fuel pressure regulator I'm running. I can't turn it down to the 6-7lbs I need.