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Pontiac 400 Engine Build - Pump Gas Pounder
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| Bottom End | | Block Description | '67 400 | | Preparation | Clean and mag, fill to water jackets with hardblock,
bore and finish-hone to size using a torque
plate, wash and assemble | | Deck Height | 10.235-in | | Crank | 455 turned down to 3-in mains | | Preparation | Balance rotating assembly | | Balancer | Professional Products SFI-approved | | Rods | BME aluminum, 6.625-in, 0.020-in side clearance | | Bearings | Federal Mogul, main clearance 0.0025-in, rod clearance 0.003-in | | Preparation | Oil feed holes opened up | | Pistons | SRP 4.185-in forged, 0.005 piston-to-wall clearance | | Piston to Deck Height | 0.005-in | | Piston Pins | SRP with spiral locks | | Rings | Total Seal 1/16-, 1/16-, 3/16-in, Moly top, cast iron second | | Preparation | Filed-to-fit, 0.018-in gaps | | Rod Bolts | ARP 2000 | | Head Studs | ARP | | Main Studs | ARP | | Oiling System | | Windage Tray | None | | Crank Scraper | Tin Indian Performance | | Oil Pan | Moroso | | Oil Pump | Melling M54ds | | Preparation | Spring shimmed to increase pressure |  As you can see, the short-block...  As you can see, the short-block already has some running time on it. The SRP pistons feature 7cc valve reliefs and piston to deck height is 0.005-inch.  KRE's aluminum timing chain...  KRE's aluminum timing chain cover, already painted the correct blue, installs over the Rollmaster timing chain. Note the white Teflon TIP gasket.  Here are the 340-cfm 74cc...  Here are the 340-cfm 74cc KRE aluminum D-ports with the new TIP-KRE340D exhaust gasket, which features a "non-asbestos material with a non-stick coating applied to both sides," according to TIP. The heads are fully machined and ported in-house on a five-axis CNC.
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