I picked this up off my cousin who just had it built last fall. he sold the car that it was gonna be installed in (1969 chevy pro street) and now i am the owner of the engine / tranny setup. its a Big Block Chevy 396 built to hold over 1000 HP... i have all paper work on it and receipts for work done and parts bought... Its built like this becuase he had plans on throwing a huge blower on it. It is also coming with a rebuilt and modded 400 turbo trans with a high stall converter and a shift kit.... Both have never seen an engine bay. The engine HAS been turned over weekly since build to ensure proper oil coating....

looking to get $4400 for motor and trans....

Any idea what HP it was pushing without the blower, or was it not dyno'd? Still a hell of a deal, generally looking for at least that much just for the long block, no trans. Unfortunately most people I know in the dirt racing industry run small blocks, or I'd repost for ya.

my cousin said the machine shop that built it told him to look for roughly 500-600 horse without the blower...

MMmmmm....... Too bad its about 3X's my budget.

that would be wicked in the fireturd.

im sure we could work out some sort of deal DAN............ shoot me a pm with an offer.... but i do need some cash also

Man, T. I have no idea what you have in mind. Pm me with what your looking for.

Ok guys, need to get rid of these two items so i can get another project...

Ill take $2800 for the motor/tranny.... thats 3k less then the cost

*WOULD FIT VERY NICELY INSIDE THE T/A*

Serious? Let me chat with my dad if Dan doesn't want it.

Has it been broke in already? Engine builders fired it up and such?

Yeap, im serious....

first come first serve... i need the cash thats why i lowered it so far.... my cell # 309-241-3547

if interested just gimme a call and you can come check it out...

No, it hasnt been ran or fired... just been turning it over by hand in the garage....

I have all paperwork and specs on it..

OK thanks. He's going to see if he could use it for anything and check with the wife about it, told him it's a better investment than the stock market

If he's interested I'll try and get ahold of you this weekend to drop by and take a look at it.

hey bud, u n ur dad still wanna check out the setup this weekend?

Don't think Mom's too keen on the idea. I've put some feelers out with some others I know for ya. Will let ya know if I get any hits.

Shoot me all the info you have on this T.
What heads? Cam? Pistons? Rods? Foreseeable redline etc.

i will have them for you but need your email addy cause i cant load them on here for some reason....

stock heads w/ comp cams valvetrain to work with the Comp Cams Hyd. blower cam. ( 547 lift int/exh , dur @ .050 int. 232 , dur @ .050 exh. 237 ). TRW forged pistons 9:1 comp ratio, OEM steel rods and crankshaft, fully balanced...... unsure of redline possibilities...

know what type of rods? H-beam/I-beam? This listing shows Chevy I-Beam listed to 7750rpm:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-bb-bb...0402159005r6857

H-Beams I'd guess would take 8k-8500. Can't find anything on crank ratings, but would guess a good forged steel would take about 8k or so too.

Then of course your only other limiting factor is valve springs/valves/retainers, with a good set of springs and titanium retainers you should be good for 7k-7400.

On our 400 small block race motor we push about 8k, our old motor (built a little cheaper) we had chipped at 7400.

also has Edelbrock performer RPM intake manifold (aluminum) and Edelbrock elite series polished valve covers.

ACI water pump
Chrome timing cover

try to get a pic up.....

OK guys, in the process of purchasing my first home so im gonna sacrafice this setup at a VERY LOW price...

$2500 firm for the motor/tranny....

well guys , i ended up selling it to a pretty nice guy and his son down in webster texas. Had a semi pick it up last week and is now being installed in their 1970 nova.

sold it for $2850....

this thread is over..

glad you were able to move it finally, and for a decent price still.