Hotrodding the BBC 454 engine

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-==Intro==
-==Specific tips==
-Replace peanut port heads on dish piston truck engines with oval port closed chamber heads for a quick and relatively cheap power increase.
-Really? What if they want more power below 3000 RPM? Then the larger intake ports are the wrong move entirely. In fact, peanut-ports with good valves but no porting, on a domed-piston 9.5:1 454, will do 446 HP with a street-friendly cam, headers and a decent intake.
-Peanut-ports on a 454 will typically give peak HP at 4900 RPM, with cams from 212 to 228 degrees, at 0.050", of intake duration.
-Swapping to the large-oval (intake port) heads will help by 3000 RPM.
-Most of the '70s, '80s and early '90s pickups had around 7.9:1 compression with flat-top pistons and large "open" combustion chambers.
-None of the "closed" -chamber heads had hardened exhaust seats needed for unleaded gasoline, and these heads are coveted, plus the production numbers were far less than the peanut ports.
-Since you're probably stuck with peanut ports, you can have a lot o fun with them if you build for them, and aren't after a big HP number.
-==Suppliers==
-==References==
-[[Category:Engine]]
-[[Category:Undeveloped articles]]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 9 January 2025