Took 70+ years but I have learned

[Chilledspode]

Some may or may not know that recently I swapped out the stock 454 motor in my truck for a crate 502HO. At the time I was advised by knowing people that it would be plenty of HP at 461 and with enough torque to pull stumps, have to admit it runs pretty well.

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I wanted to go for the ZZ502 which has about 40HP more, aluminum heads, bigger cam etc. but in the back of my mind I was also thinking about the possibility of a ProCharger down the road so the less compression made sense. Now that I am looking at that setup and the cost to do it I am having second/third thoughts, its expensive to the point of not happening, at least for me.
So now Im thinking I should have done the ZZ motor for the HP, heads, cam and such, would I be happy, who knows but always go for the gusto is my motto now.
Bobby V

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That sir, is a beautiful piece of work and few here wouldn't be pleased to have an engine bay and motor that detailed/pristine. Mine is a daily driver and it is pretty clean but it not even close to what you have achieved. I hope you come to be pleased with the truck. I must say though that adding a TCI shift boss my setup did up the giggle factor - if you haven't already, you might look into one.

Note - I sanded off the top of the valve covers and thought I'd share how it turned out. There are very few options for covers that will clear the TB on the stock setup. Cheers

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[bobby v]

That sir, is a beautiful piece of work and few here wouldn't be pleased to have an engine bay and motor that detailed/pristine. Mine is a daily driver and it is pretty clean but it not even close to what you have achieved. I hope you come to be pleased with the truck. I must say though that adding a TCI shift boss my setup did up the giggle factor - if you haven't already, you might look into one.

Note - I sanded off the top of the valve covers and thought I'd share how it turned out. There are very few options for covers that will clear the TB on the stock setup. Cheers

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Thank you Chilled I oredered the teh Ansen 502 insignia valve covers only to find out they were too tell, interferred with many items so I had to cancel them, they are coming out with a new lower VC that I like so thats a possibility, or I could do as you did with my existing VC, we'll see
Thanks again

 

[Chilledspode]

Thank you Chilled I oredered the teh Ansen 502 insignia valve covers only to find out they were too tell, interferred with many items so I had to cancel them, they are coming out with a new lower VC that I like so thats a possibility, or I could do as you did with my existing VC, we'll see
Thanks again

You are most welcome - here is a better view - I looked hard and couldn't find anything so this was an act of desperation that turned out - opinions vary

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[homeslice]

lmao, this is a great thread. I can't disagree with any of you. Popcorn in hand over here, Bobby.

 

[Donald Mitchell]

Like the T-Shirt i saw on an old guy, Horsepower is like sex, Way too much is just about enough! At my age just getting to drive a clean 30yr old truck is unique and fun.

 

[Tomahawk 309]

Nice truck...put a cheap eBay turbo on it....boom much more hp and driveability. Watch some of Richard Holdener's utube videos.