I have been trying to figure out what engine I wanted to put in this project, and due to the lack of tbi heads that are available currently, I keep ending up down this rabbit hole that gets deeper and deeper. From a stokish build to an aluminum headed, full roller with Sniper injection and ignition, to a supercharged 6.0.
I have come to the conclusion that,
1. My son, being almost 16, still makes some pretty questionable decisions. (I can’t believe I’m saying this) So less horsepower is probably a better decision for him.
2. I have been digging around the shop and I have quite a few parts left over from my last build. A tbi roller block, a 3.75” crank, Edelbrock tbi intake, Turbo City modified throttle body, JBA headers, Moroso oil pan and few other things.
So with that information, now that I see it I’m not sure why the decision was difficult, we are going to build a mild tbi stroker. 9.5:1 compression, full roller, with the above mentioned parts.
Now on to the heads. The only performance head that is currently available with the tbi intake face, that I can find, is the Edelbrock Performer and it has a 60cc chamber that limits pistons for it. Plus they are over $1000 each.
So I committed to this build yesterday and bought a set of Summit heads and got out my intake and started looking at modifying it to bolt to the pre-87 heads.
The heads are Dart castings with 165cc runners, 2.02-1.60 valves, heat crossovers and they accept center bolt valve covers. I will need to change the springs for the roller cam, but whatever, they fit the bill pretty good for a stockish type build. I’ll keep you guys updated on the manifold modifications, preliminary investigations looks like it won’t be to difficult.
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