Complete professionally built Gen 1 Small Block Chevy performance engine. This is a 388ci combination based on a 383-style build, assembled with quality aftermarket components and extensive machine work. It was built as a spare using high-quality parts accumulated over time, with performance and reliability in mind.
There is a little over $9,500 invested in parts and machine work, excluding shipping and taxes.
ENGINE BLOCK & MACHINE WORK
* Rare GM 14016379 4-bolt-main seasoned engine block
* 2482 high-nickel-content main caps
* ARP main studs with windage tray
* Block completely deburred, detailed and polished
* Lifter valley polished and smoothed
* Zero-decked for SRP forged flat-top pistons
* Bored and honed with a torque plate
* Square-decked using a BHJ fixture — $623
* Internally balanced rotating assembly with heavy-metal (Mallory) — $489.25
* Melling M55HV oil pump, disassembled, blueprinted and internally smoothed — $53.99
ROTATING ASSEMBLY
* SRP forged flat-top pistons, .060” over — $799
* New Eagle crankshaft, balanced — $765.99
* 5.565” Eagle H-beam connecting rods with new ARP bolts, resized and balanced — $687.99
* Clevite H-Series main bearings MS-909H, standard size — $84.99
* Clevite H-Series rod bearings CB-663HN, standard size — $103.92
* Melling brass freeze plugs — $22.99
CAMSHAFT & VALVETRAIN
* Trick Flow Track Max Hydraulic Roller Camshaft TFS-31402001 — $424.99
* Intake lift: .528”
* Intake duration: .292
* Approx. .563” lift with 1.6 rockers
* Exhaust lift: .539”
* Exhaust duration: .296
* Approx. .575” lift with 1.6 rockers
* Operating RPM range: approximately 2,800–6,300 RPM
* Clay Smith Cams Retrofit Hydraulic Roller Lifters 125-7201 — $678.75
* COMP Cams 1.6 stainless-steel roller rockers — $584.95
* COMP Cams Magnum 7.150” chromoly pushrods — $154.95
* Summit Racing rocker-arm stud girdles — $123.99
* Summit Racing billet-steel timing chain and gear set — $101.99
CYLINDER HEADS
Edelbrock Performer RPM 6073 cylinder heads
* 70cc combustion chambers
* 195cc intake runners
* Fresh valve job
* Chambers CC’d
* Intake and exhaust ports ported and polished to Fel-Pro 1205 specifications
* New valve springs
* Listed value: $2,081
The heads are secured with ARP Pro Series cylinder-head studs 134-4001 — $198.99.
Includes two Cometic MLS head gaskets, .051” compressed thickness — $175.90 total.
INTAKE MANIFOLD
New Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap intake manifold — $399.95.
The intake was professionally port-matched to Fel-Pro 1205 gaskets, with more than 10 hours of porting and surfacing work.
Additional work included removing heavy casting from the outside of the manifold and powder-coating it in a cast-iron gray finish to match the timing cover.
* Port matching — $200
* Surfacing/machine work — $130
* Powder coating — $150
* Fel-Pro 1205 intake gaskets — $25.99
* ARP black chromoly intake manifold bolt kit — $31.99
TIMING & FRONT-END COMPONENTS
* Edelbrock aluminum timing cover — $89.95
* Powder-coated cast-iron gray — $150
* Summit Racing SFI SBC harmonic balancer — $161.99
* Summit Racing SFI-approved 168-tooth flexplate — $79.99
* Harmonic balancer bolts — $6.99
* Adjustable SBC timing pointer — $33.99
OIL PAN & OIL SYSTEM
Includes a used 7-quart Milodon oil pan with windage tray.
The pan had been mildly bottomed out and welded. It has no leaks. It is currently installed hand-tight rather than permanently sealed so the buyer can inspect the rotating assembly and decide whether they want to use it.
COOLING & ACCESSORIES
* Black CVR water neck — $108.99
* Black tall valve covers
* Breathers
* Allstar Performance exhaust block-off plates — $19.99
CONDITION
The engine has been professionally machined, balanced and assembled with quality performance components. The rotating assembly has been internally balanced, and the engine has received extensive machine and preparation work.
The engine is torqued and sealed and ready for installation into a suitable muscle car/project vehicle.
This was built as a spare from quality parts accumulated over time. The goal was to create a small-block combination capable of delivering big-block-style performance while retaining the Gen 1 SBC platform.
