Black Bess

[86GT]

Tim put together the engine in Bess at the end of
2010 recording 342 rwhp. A year later at the end of
2011 we had the heads ported by Fox Lake & the lump
has been pumping out around 380 ever since then.
Well I decided that I wanted a little more so we added
a few cubes, some compression & a bigger cam.

[86GT]

In addition rocker stud girdles & a crank scaper were
also installed. The results speak for themselves;

[Pure Stock]

363"?

[Pure Stock]

....

[somethingclever]

Did I miss the results?

[86GT]

Did I miss the results?

The new numbers are in my signature,the hp peak(426)
is about 400 rpm higher now but torque is around the
same rpm as before. A nice wide sweet spot is a plus.

[somethingclever]

Great power for 347” NA.

Rest of specs?

Compression
Cam type
Cyl Heads
Headers
Exhaust
Intake

Rpm at peak power and torque?

[86GT]

10.8/1 compression ratio, FTI cam (see cam card)
Edelbrock Performer RPM heads, Kooks 1&7/8ths”
headers, 3” FlowMaster X pipe with a Performer
RPM II intake. Peak hp just under 6 grand, torque
a little over 4600

[yeahloh95]

very nice numbers I cant wait to see what it runs now

[THE BIG KOALA]

Nice pick up in power.

[Stangman701]

Those are great numbers for a 347, congrats!

[86GT]

My strut tower brace proves that there’s more
than one way to brace a strut. A labor of love
from southwestern Fayette county.

[86GT]

My halogen upgraded low beams didn’t cut it.
The new 4”x6” seem to be trucklights.

[Ares]

Wow that is a huge improvement in light output.

[Martin0660]

Is it fast?

you going to get back out this year?

[86GT]

I was having a problem with my 10 year old MSD distributor.
A DUI has taken its place so I’d like to see how that works out.
I have a DUI coil after 2 MSD coils failed on me already so we’re
hoping for some good fall weather at Keystone.