Hey all,
Decided to go a little cheaper route with my big block swap and buy my buddies 454 off him. This motor is in excellent condition, less then 6 years old and probably 1/2k miles on it. It is out of his restored 86 k30. My question is, i hear 2 bolt mains are a little tougher to build up and reach the HP/TQ #'s you could easily reach with a 4 bolt. Is this true? I first thought about stroking it out and building a 496, but im going to stick with the 454 i think. Im looking to reach the 600HP/600TQ goal. With that being said, i want a TRUCK motor, not a high revving muscle car motor. I want all my TQ at a lower rpm. Are these numbers possible with this motor? Does anyone have a good idea for setup (heads, cam, crank, intake, etc.) that would help me reach these numbers? I am a fan of Lunatti cams and AFR heads, but as we all know, AFR's are outrageous. Is there another aluminum head that i can reach these #'s with? I appreciate the help!