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540CI Big Block Chevy Engine - King Of The Street - Super Rat

A Fully Streetable 711HP 540CI Pump-Gas Fattie

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Lift Intake Exhaust
w/Flow Tube
0.050 34 37
0.100 71 65
0.200 142 130
0.300 200 173
0.400 246 214
0.500 270 249
0.600 282 273
0.700 289 283
0.800 296 293

Note: This head was flowed on a 4.250-inch bore fixture. Our 540 sports a much larger 4.50-inch bore that unshrouds the intake valve considerably. This is why our flow numbers are smaller than Edelbrock's published flow numbers.

Cam SpecsThe cam we used was a Crane custom mechanical roller with the following specs, installed 3 degrees advanced at a 109-degree intake centerline.

  Adv. Dur. @ Valve Lobe
Camshaft Dur. 0.050 Lift Separation
Crane custom, Int. 302 270 0.714 112
Mech. roller, Exh. 312 280 0.714
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