The Motor a 248CI (3.9L or 3966cc) was fully rebuilt by Te Puke Auto Machinists in 2006. It was built for a stock car, however I took the wild cam out and replaced it with an almost standard cam.
Its got:
289 heads (with hardend valve seats for our unleaded gas in NZ), 221 crank, Edelbrock performer rpm aluminium 4brl intake manifold with a phenolic spacer, 390 CFM Holley 4brl, Melling high volume oil pump, holly fuel pump, alloy valve covers, alloy water pump, 105 Amp chrome alternator and a Mallory Electronic distributor.
The Gearbox, a C4 3 speed Auto was rebuilt by the ledgendary Chuck Mann of Rotorua V8 Performance. Its been shift kited (Not a harsh change though), has a slightly higher stall TC.
Also the radiator was recored and is now a 3 core, will idle all day without overheating.
While the motor was out I striped the engine bay back to bare metal and repainted it with a gloss black industial paint. Also had the underside of the bonnet (Hood for you americans) resprayed.
Above pic taken 20 may 2009
