Prelude: Bought a project 05 magnum from a guy last year and motor was in pieces between 1-4 years. Put it all together and put some hard miles on it before I spun a bearing. Need some advice before I go down a hole I can't climb back out of. This would be my first performance engine build.
Goal: Have a car that's wickedly fun to daily drive but also not fearing that at any momentit's gonna spit rods or pistons. I have a friend who has a scat pack charger (mostly stock) that i'd love to see in my rearview mirror.
Known issues so far: Block needs to be bored, Crank is f'ed up and lifters need to be replaced.
An old neighbor is a well known engine builder in my area but he's more old school. Has multiple clients with 2000hp big blocks and I've seen funny cars at his place. He's willing to help me out but admitted that he has done tons of rebuilds on the police hemi's but has not done any high hp builds on them. I was wanting to go with twin turbos but his advice was sit on it and that he can get motors to naturally put out more hp's then guys with turbos. My fear is the price tag that will come with that. He knows the owner of scat crankshafts and is going to put together a list for me in the next few weeks. In the meantime, can I get some feedback from you guys?
Rotating assembly: Does anybody have anything against scat forged parts?
Displacement: Going boosted, is there any reason not to go with a 392 stroker?
Heads: Will factory 5.7 heads with a port and polish be sufficient?
Cam and lifters: Recommendations? From what I'm reading, mds delete is a must.
Fuel Upgrades: Whats the limits on the factory fuel system? Are injectors the only thing needed?
Tuner: Who can be recommended?
Goal: Have a car that's wickedly fun to daily drive but also not fearing that at any momentit's gonna spit rods or pistons. I have a friend who has a scat pack charger (mostly stock) that i'd love to see in my rearview mirror.
Known issues so far: Block needs to be bored, Crank is f'ed up and lifters need to be replaced.
An old neighbor is a well known engine builder in my area but he's more old school. Has multiple clients with 2000hp big blocks and I've seen funny cars at his place. He's willing to help me out but admitted that he has done tons of rebuilds on the police hemi's but has not done any high hp builds on them. I was wanting to go with twin turbos but his advice was sit on it and that he can get motors to naturally put out more hp's then guys with turbos. My fear is the price tag that will come with that. He knows the owner of scat crankshafts and is going to put together a list for me in the next few weeks. In the meantime, can I get some feedback from you guys?
Rotating assembly: Does anybody have anything against scat forged parts?
Displacement: Going boosted, is there any reason not to go with a 392 stroker?
Heads: Will factory 5.7 heads with a port and polish be sufficient?
Cam and lifters: Recommendations? From what I'm reading, mds delete is a must.
Fuel Upgrades: Whats the limits on the factory fuel system? Are injectors the only thing needed?
Tuner: Who can be recommended?