My Entry to the BIGBLOCK Club

[Jpax]

What Valves you runing Doug. those look like supertechs

[talonXracer]

Yes Joe, those are SuperTechs. I am useing the OEM valve spring combo that is recommended for use with the K2's and have a 8500 revlimit.

Dished retainer - 14765-PRB-A01
Yellow outer spring - 14761-PCX-003
Red inner spring - 14752-PRB-A01

[Kumar]

Looks very impressive so far Doug. What's the tally so far on everything?

[talonXracer]

So far,,, powdercoating costs, ATI damper, and that is about it for the bottom end. I bought a salvage 06'TSX engine/trans for 1600 and sold it for 3800, then bought a K24A1 short block and the pistons and rods and then coating. The top end is a Z3 head that I bought 3 of when Honda had first released the RBC/Z3 head for sale in the USDM(they listed complete Z3 heads for 350) Then when they realized the mistake they went back to the original price, so I sold 2 of mine for a decent profit and the buyer got a price well below on-line prices.

[FoReVaPmP]

beeegebus!!!..... Doug it's lookin great...

[AUTiger]

when will this beast be up and running?

[Princess]

looks like you know what you're doing

[L337Ep3]

So far,,, powdercoating costs, ATI damper, and that is about it for the bottom end. I bought a salvage 06'TSX engine/trans for 1600 and sold it for 3800, then bought a K24A1 short block and the pistons and rods and then coating. The top end is a Z3 head that I bought 3 of when Honda had first released the RBC/Z3 head for sale in the USDM(they listed complete Z3 heads for 350) Then when they realized the mistake they went back to the original price, so I sold 2 of mine for a decent profit and the buyer got a price well below on-line prices.

Wow, sounds really good.

When do you expect to have the engine in the car?

[bchaney]

That thing's gonna be awesome.

What made you choose the a1 over the a4 block? What about shortblock vs. longblock?

[talonXracer]

I was lucky and found a complete shortblock for 300 and I already had the head, so why have a bunch of parts laying around afterwards that I didnt need, so shortblock it was. It wouldnt have mattered if it was a A1 or A4, either would have worked well.

[jeenyusss]

looks awesome as usual man!

[Aug]

Looks great Doug, can't wait to see how this build turns out!

[Marc-111]

im jealous.....nice builo!