'Pop's Engine' another 440 on the dyno.
Jim, I gotta tell you man. You're a peach of a guy for sharing all this info. I think a lot of times all of us get caught up in all the excitement of what you post and forget that you do this for a living and you don't have to share a thing. Awful nice of you.
Thank you Rob, that's nice to hear.
Yep Mike, like Rob said, that's Pop.
Today the shortblock he built in 1997 made 498 lb-ft @ 3,700 rpm and 490 HP @ 5,300 rpm. Backed it up with the next run of 494 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpm and 490 HP @ 5,300 rpm. We've a long way to go yet but here are the first results.
RPM...............TQ/HP
3000.............440/251
3100.............441/260
3200.............452/275
3300.............471/296
3400.............493/319
3500.............489/326
3600.............496/340
3700.............498/351
3800.............494/358
3900.............486/361
4000.............474/361
4100.............476/371
4200.............478/382
4300.............479/393
4400.............486/407
4500.............482/413
4600.............477/418
4700.............470/421
4800.............469/428
4900.............484/451
5000.............478/455
5100.............484/470
5200.............487/482
5300.............486/490
5400.............471/484
5500.............455/477
5600.............456/486
5700.............447/485
.030" over 440, 8.9:1 compression, 850 Mighty Demon, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, 1.6:1 Crane Gold Race rocker arms, Comp XE285HL cam, our ported 346 factory iron heads with stock 2.08/1.74 valves.
Pretty much covers it for now.
'cept Cody is PO'd it didn't make 500 HP.
