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325 Chevy Small Block Engine - Bolt On A Cam And Heads And Add 120+HP

The GM Gen III 5.3L truck engines are inexpensive and make great power, especially when we show you how to get another 120 hp.

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PARTS LIST
DESCRIPTION PN SOURCE PRICE
Stock 5.3L engine used local yard $550.00
WCRCH ported 5.3L head 2001 WCRCH 946.90*
WCRCH CNC-ported head   WCRCH 2,150.00
GMPP carb intake manifold 88958675 Scoggin-Dickey 369.75
Comp Thumpr cam NA Summit Racing NA
Comp valvesprings 26918 Summit Racing 189.95
Comp retainers 774-16 Summit Racing 63.95
Holley 750-cfm carb 0-4779C Summit Racing 433.95
Hooker 13/4-inch headers 2288-1HKR Summit Racing 659.95
MSD LS1/LS6 controller 6010 Summit Racing 312.70
Fel-Pro intake gasket 1312-3 Summit Racing 25.88
ARP head bolts 134-3609 Summit Racing 145.95
Flowmaster mufflers 952548 Summit Racing 79.95 ea.
* Priced with supplied core head
SOURCES
Autotronic Controls Corp. (MSD)
El Paso
TX
9-15/-857-5200
msdignition.com
Holley Performance Products
1801 Russellville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
KY  42101
270-782-2900
www.holley.com
Federal-Mogul (Fel-Pro)
2-48/-354-7700
federal-mogul.com/en
Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center
Lubbock
TX
N/A
www.sdparts.com
Flowmaster
8-00/-544-4761
www.flowmastermufflers.com
Summit Racing
P.O. Box 909
Akron
OH  44309-0909
800-230-3030
www.summitracing.com
GM Performance Parts
www.gmperformanceparts.com
West Coast Racing Cylinder Heads
18405 Hart St., Dept. GMHTP
Reseda
CA  91335
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