Everybody in the hot rodding world today is all about the power you can make for relatively cheap prices, and most of that comes from the LS engine platform. I mean a stone stock 200,000 mile 5.3 makes 325 – 350 horsepower. That’s healthy 350 small block territory. With a simple camshaft swap, 400 horsepower is the norm. So what about the traditional small block? Can you build a low buck small block to make real power? I say yes, and so does Derek Bieri as he’s building a 406 cubic inch small block Chevrolet that is boost ready for real power.
Will he be successful? Is the budget low enough or high enough? Watch and let us know what you think.
Video Description:
Time to dig through the stash of parts and see what we can throw together!
We’ll discuss the following along the way!
-over and under bearings
-how to measure and set bearing clearance and thrust
-how to gap piston rings
-how to dingle ball hone
This 400 SBC originally came out of the Liberty Chevelle. We’ll see what we can use, what’s in stock, and make some changes.
