Small Block Showroom!

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Here’s mine.

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Here’s the 410 fuel injected small block that I built in my Australian built 1970 VF Valiant Hardtop

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@Cal Tonsley , Whats it like putting headers in an Aussie car? Or finding them? You've got the steering over there and it looks like they didn't bother to move the engine back over for you. Are there special headers?
 
@Cal Tonsley , Whats it like putting headers in an Aussie car? Or finding them? You've got the steering over there and it looks like they didn't bother to move the engine back over for you. Are there special headers?
Yes, the engine pretty much stayed in the US location with the Aus cars so headers are super tight on our drivers side!
While aftermarket headers are available, they are typically tri-y style - I went with a custom fabricated tuned length set with 3” collectors and system for this build.
 
Stock 273 Commando in my 65 Barracuda circa 1969.

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340 in it today. 71 block, 72 forged crank, Eddy heads, TTI headers, etc. Been a 340 since spring of 1973, but different iterations - 72 and 71 block, early and late 340 exhaust manifolds, fenderwell headers, TTI headers, different intakes and different heads, high and low compression pistons, etc. Car's been driven 350,000 miles total, 150K with the original 273, rest with one form or other 340.

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Still a work in progress, stroked 5.9 in a 68 Dart. Trick Flow, Air Gap RPM, Sniper, TTI, HEI ign. Auto- RMVB-.

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871underdriven,love it.Is that an Aussi manifold.Any distributor clearance issues?
Yes, Aussie manifold. Max Wedge Performance.
Distributor clears just fine.
It’s a 671 I have to underdrive 20% for approximately 7psi. My compression is a little high. Hoping for 700HP or so.

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