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Old 01-02-2007, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by racingdude7
well i pulled the heads off tonight. and to my disappointment it is a 390. do as anyone know where to get some performance parts so i can hop it up? i'm thinking about edelbrock heads, intake, carb and cam. but i also want to lighten up the bottom end or beef it up with forged parts? can i increase the cid. by increasing the rod length?
Don't be dissapointed with the 390. It's a killer motor, strong as heck, doesn't run as hot with the thicker walls, and still makes great power. Put a nice cam, intake and alloy heads on it, and you'll be making more hp than a stock 427.
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