I need to sell the 454 that I was building for a Gullwing Project. The Gullwing is gone now, but the engine is still in my garage, waiting to be assembled. Details are listed below. Price is $2000 for everything. The engine is located in Festus, Missouri (just south of StLouis).
Contact Information – Steve Menendez
Email – Jetmugg @aol.com
All machine work was performed at Precision Machine Inc (PMI), Jefferson City, MO (573)635-7214
2-bolt main Mark IV 454 block – bored 0.030” over stock – fresh from machine shop (not yet assembled) –
(will check casting dates on block – believed to be 1984) – work done by PMI
New cam bearings and freeze plugs installed in block (by PMI)
Factory cast crank ground 0.010” / 0.010” under stock on rods and mains – fresh from machine shop (PMI)
ARP main bolts – new in box
Clevite 77 bearings to match main and rod journals – new in box
Factory connecting rods re-sized and fitted with ARP Wave-loc bolts (by PMI)
Speed-Pro hypereutectic pistons w/ Teflon coated skirts (brand new) (yield approximately 10.25:1 with 119 cc heads below) – can provide part number for piston set
Pistons hung on rods with new speed pro wrist pins (by PMI)
Complete balanced rotating assembly (by PMI)
Speed-Pro plasma moly ring set – new in box
Speed-Pro double roller timing set – new in box
Isky 292 megacam – new in box
Isky mega-lifters to match cam – new in box
Isky double springs, retainers, shims, and polylocks – new and assembled on heads
(All Isky parts were purchased as a matched set by Duane Oblander at HTP)
GM “781” oval port heads – fresh from machine shop – Over $1000 in heads alone. (by PMI)
New 0.100” longer than stock Stainless Valves (PCM) with oversized 2.19/1.88 valve heads
New guides & seals in heads, machined spring pockets for springs above (heads are assembled, but never bolted to block) – (by PMI)
SFI approved flex plate – new in box
SFI approved damper – new in box
ARP damper bolt and washer – new in box
Stock HEI distributor
Stock GM oil pump and “truck” pan
Complete Fel-Pro gasket set – new in box
extra guideplates,
complete extra valve set (Eaton SS 2.19/1.88 stock length, new in box)
stock rocker arms, pushrods
PRICE - $2000 for everything, including some parts I’ve probably forgotten about, including some Jetboat specific stuff – water neck fittings, motor mount feet for 4-point setup, rear mounts for a rail setup, polished driveline cover