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03-09-2005 #1
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496 BBC on ebay ???????
Buddy of mine is looking into buying a 496 Bigblock on ebay..
it has 640 FT lbs of torque and 530HP..
it only has a performer intake and world merlin heads and 10.3 compression..forged pistons, forged crank, roller rockers and comp cam.
HOw is it they can sell this motor for $4000 with a dyno sheet...?
Sounds way cheap.. with quallity parts..Project JUST-N-SANE
84' Camaro Z-28, 355CID,9.0-1 compression, ATI procharger 9psi (over 650HP),T56 6 speed, 3.73 Motive gears! 11.70 at 122mph in the 1/4 while babying the throttle to keep the tires hooked ,with pump gas! (NOW INTERCOOLED)
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03-09-2005 #2
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Probably cast crank, not forged. Blem heads. Dyno'd one engine and just copy that sheet and send it out with every engine that's built the same.
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Originally Posted by gauder
that sounds like a good guess to me :icon_razzKENNY DAVIS HOTRODS
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I have a 496, Canfield 310s, 8.5 compression, 246@50 cam, makes 540 / 575 real power. With 10 to one, 640 is close if it has good heads. With all that said, It takes $4000 in the top end.
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I have been looking at small blocks on ebay and have come to the conclusion through a nights worth of research that with 100s of listings very few actually seem to sell. Not to mention one seller has over 30 listings for complete engines as of 3/8/05.
The guys that are selling engines, 1-4 per month, are listing anywhere from 2-5 at a time and maybe selling 1 of them. Then relisting the unsold engines again.
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It has a SCAT crank.. I beam rods,.. Oval port merlin heads... with 2.19, 1.88 valves
Project JUST-N-SANE
84' Camaro Z-28, 355CID,9.0-1 compression, ATI procharger 9psi (over 650HP),T56 6 speed, 3.73 Motive gears! 11.70 at 122mph in the 1/4 while babying the throttle to keep the tires hooked ,with pump gas! (NOW INTERCOOLED)
03-10-2005 #7
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Scat makes cast cranks as well as forged, some i-beam rods are only rated to 500hp and if you look elsewhere on e-bay you will see many "factory seconds" of Merlin heads for sale.
Just be warned and remember the old saying-------> "How fast you want to go depends on how much you want to spend".
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