Thread: Dirt Road Build 402

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I am doin what I call a dirt road build. Absolute budget build. Block needs boring. Screw that. Ain't got the money. Honed with a dingleberry. Scored really good 70 350 HP 402 pistons on Ebay. 50 bucks, still have the oil grooves in the skirts. Only machine shop time any of it will see is pressin pistons on rods, installin rod bolts and resizin rods.

Crank is std on the high side. Guess what? It's gettin a polish in the backyard shop with P'Blaster and 320 grit emery cloth. Good to go.

High volume oil pump, Comp high tech timin set, biggest Comp Mutha Thumpr hydraulic flat cam. 063 heads with bowls home blended, stock valve sizes. Low tension oil rings.

My measured SCR is 9.4. Gonna run the old twisted top Torker 2-0 intake and probably a 750 double pumper.

Goal is to sound WAY nastier than it is while makin an honest 400-425 HP. I think it will do it fallin outta bed with the right cam timing and ignition curve.

All this and I ain't got nuthin to put it in yet. Lookin for a 65 El Camino roller. Pictures comin soon if yall are interested.