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Originally Posted by 82CAM
Hey Jim, The heads are Dart Pro1 215's and I'm running as bought already assembled with springs. Here the specs on them "1.437D = 130# @ 1.800� / .620� max Comp 987" These springs are for a Flat tappet solid Cam up to .620 lift that's why I went with the 1.65 rocker, they took me from .534 to .589 lift, but you can order the heads pre-assembled with valves and springs for hydraulic or roller cam too depending on your setup. The crank is a Scat cast steel 3.75 stroke which is stock stroke for the 400. When I put the motor together I wasn't planning on spraying and was on a budget, the brand new crank cost about $245 verses over $600 for a forged piece. Depends on how deep your pockets are. If you got any questions fire away I'd be glad to share.
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the cheapest i can find those heads for is about $2200, with the three angle valve job. that's a pretty serious head. yep, i'll be getting a forged crank, as you never know what the future will hold
do you know what your compression ratio is? what head gaskets did you go with? what kind of oil setup do you have? i think it's awesome that people are still assembling their own blocks - especially when the crate motor is so available (and most of the time cheaper). i just want to be able to say that i built it.
