Engine Block: |
1972 Pontiac 455 with 4 bolt mains |
Bore and Stroke: |
4.15" x 4.21"; bored .040 over |
Heads: |
Edelbrock aluminum, 72 cc chambers, 2.11" intake with 1.66"
exhaust valves. Porting performed by Kauffman Racing Equipment |
Deck Height: |
.020" down (to allow for rod stretch) |
Valve Springs: |
Lunati; 1.50" diameter springs, no machining |
Rocker Arms: |
Harland Sharp 1.5 roller rockers |
Retainers: |
Crane |
Keepers: |
Comp Cams 10 degree; CC lash caps |
Valve Seals: |
O-ring |
Lifters: |
Comp Cams solid roller lifters |
Push Rods: |
Comp Cams 9.2" x 5/16" diameter |
Crankshaft: |
455 crank .010/.010 under counterweights turned down .200" before
balancing and contoured; oil holes opened to 5/16" |
Rods: |
Bill Miller Engineering 6.6125" (standard Pontiac length) |
Rod Bolts: |
ARP (special type for Bill Miller rods) |
Pistons: |
Ross flat top forged; 7.7 cc valve reliefs 580 gm, 94 gm pin, floating |
Rings: |
Total Seal Gapless |
Main Bearings
Rod Bearings
Cam Bearings: |
Federal Mogul bearings. Rod pins drilled for aluminum
rod pin by owner; extra hole drilled whre actual block feed hole is located
with main bearings |
Timing Gear /Chain: |
Edelbrock |
Gaskets: |
Fel-Pro |
Camshaft: |
Ultradyne solid roller 258/264 intake and exhaust @ .050"; .556"
lift with Harland Sharp 1.5 ratio roller rockers; cam installed at 105
degrees intake centerline; 110 degree LSA |
Intake Manifold: |
1972 HO aluminum intake with adapter Demon carb |
Carburetion: |
850 Demon carburetor |
Fuel Pump: |
Mallory 140 gph electric |
Exhaust: |
Hooker round port 2" primaries, 3.5" collectors running through
3" Flowmaster mufflers out 2.5" Dynomax mandrel bent pipes |
Ignition: |
HEI by Performance Distributor; timing set at 38 degrees mechanical,
in by 2000 rpm |
Oil Pump: |
Sealed Power high volume pump |
Transmission: |
Stock TH350 with 8" Trans King Converter that flashes at 4200 rpm |
Rear End and suspension: |
Eaton 10 bolt with 4.10 gears; 6 cylinder Firebird springs in front
and no sway bar; TriCity Engineering Launcher Springs, Bilstein road race
shocks, 5/8" rear sway bar; Global West sub-frame bushings and Moroso
sub-frame connectors in place; safety loop. |
Vehicle Weight: |
3735 pounds with driver (full factory interior) |