Haibeck 440

[Hammer]

Anybody else catch Frank's new signature? Come on Frank, tell us about it. =D>

Lucky fella you are, Merry Christmas.

[bradslt5]

Wow, a 440 . i wonder what size the pistons are? and the crank I wonder if they are using the 415 crank. and what the rod stroke ratio is . ah I could never afford one but its xmas and one can dream

Hammer, there is possible talk of trying to go up to a 454. Marc did a phenomenal job on this project. The motor was in the car and waiting to be run in and tuned the last I heard of it last week. There are two other indiviuals waiting to see if the 440 yields any more substantial power a 415 and they will be doing an engine as well.

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

There are two other indiviuals waiting to see if the 440 yields any more substantial power a 415 and they will be doing an engine as well.

Any chance they'll be dumping those puny old 415's afterwards?

[flyin ryan]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Any chance they'll be dumping those puny old 415's afterwards?

i've wondered why LT-5's haven't gotten very big in the aftermarket circle's? i've built a couple 340 based Mopar small block's a little bigger cube, one was 461 cube & the other is 465 cube. i also did a 426 about five years ago but that's nothing too crazy. all based on production block's, no spread pan rails & no raised cam tunnels, also standard 340 deck height's. of coarse nobody thought i could make it happen ( INDY ). don't have too worry about raised cam's in the LT-5's obviously. not trying to step on any toes but from what i know & have seen i don't think mid-450's is a stretch with out-side of the box thinking. once you start getting that size the head's are usually the next problem on a two valve set-up. four valve shouldn't be a problem though.

[tpepmeie]

Wow. Great news! Does Marc use the EES big liners, or did he design his own? What cams did you go with, Frank?

Todd

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by FU2

The liners are Marc's. I know that Darton's are popular with the big inch LSX engines.
And the cams are Stage III + spec.

What is amazing to me is over 20 years later and still more ground breaking mods are being done to our beloved LT5's ie. STS turbo's - unreal turbo combinations - bigger inch's. Also the guy's that are involved with the LT5 engines , tuning etc. are all diehard LT5 lovers. It is still a great time to own a ZR1 !

Thanks a lot for the update Frank. It has got to be great to be able to put a project of this magnitude together with such an LT-5 Guru as Marc. Truly phenominal (sp), it should keep our cars on the forefront.

Are there any magazines interested or have they been approached at all? I can't wait to hear how your car runs.

[cuisinartvette]

Awesome, Frank!!! Any way to get a sound clip of this beast in action?

How exactly are they raising the "deck?"
Sounds like one heck of a project, congrats and enjoy!

[Kevin]

440 CID ZR-1? I've officially got wood. frank, I want a ride.

[A1990]

That is great news Frank.