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▼ CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE LSX 454 LONG BLOCK CRATE ENGINES FROM SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT
Chevrolet Performance LSX 454 long block crate engines are built with an allforged , super-tough rotating assembly and feature a pair of new deep-breathing LSX 6-bolt cylinder heads . They also come dressed with great looking , all-new orange powdercoated valve covers with an engraved LSX 454 logo . With a carburetor and high-flow Chevrolet Performance intake manifold ( sold separately ), these engines are good for about 627 hp and 586 lbs . -ft . of torque . Due to the number of application variations , the LSX 454 crate engines do not include an oil pan , and the valve covers do not include provisions for mounting the ignition coil brackets . Learn more at www . SummitRacing . com .
Other specifications include :
• 4.185 in . bore
• 4.125 in . stroke
• Cast iron LSX Series block with cross-bolted 6-bolt main caps
• Forged steel crankshaft
• Forged steel connecting rods
• Forged aluminum 11.0:1 compression pistons
• Hydraulic roller camshaft
• 0.635 in . lift intake / 0.635 in . lift exhaust , 236 intake / 246 exhaust duration at . 050 in . lift
• Aluminum LSX-LS7 cylinder heads with 70cc chambers
• 1.8:1 aluminum roller rocker arms
• 58-tooth reluctor wheel
• $ 12,148.97
• Part Number : NAL-19417357
▼ “ THE ” 665 BY WILKINS RACING ENGINES
This nitrous-assisted 665ci bigblock Chevy from Wilkins Racing Engines is the perfect combination of horsepower and reliability for your Top Sportsman and Top Dragster applications . At over 2,000 horsepower with two nitrous systems , this engine package has produced elapsed times as low as 6.30 at 218 mph in Top Sportsman competition and 4.01 at 178 in Big Dawg competition . The 665ci package from Wilkins Racing Engines starts at $ 46,000 . Learn more at www . WilkinsMotorsports . com .
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