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396ci SB Chevy Base Engine 500HP/525TQ
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BLUEPRINT ENGINESPART NUMBER: 138-BP3960CT

396ci SB Chevy Base Engine 500HP/525TQ

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Base Engine
    396ci SB Chevy Base Engine
  • 500HP/525TQ
    Blueprint Engines are a great choice for drivable and reliable high performance engines. All rotating assemblies are balanced within 2 grams on a computerized balancer. Blueprint Engines are dyno tested and include dyno sheets. Best of all they feature a 30 month/50,000 mile warranty.

    Available as a:

  • Base Engine Assembly - Basic engine with aluminum valve covers
  • Dress Engine Assembly - Complete engine includes aluminum intake manifold, carburetor, distributor and other accessories

    Block:

  • 4 bolt main block (1 piece rear main seal)
  • Passenger side dipstick.
  • Square and parallel decked.
  • Align honed main bearing bore.
  • Cylinders are sonic tested for thickness.
  • Cylinders honed on a computer controlled machine to within .0002" straightness and roundness.

    Rotating Assembly

  • Scat 3.875" stroke forged crankshaft.
  • Scat 6" forged I-Beam rods with 150,000 PSI rod bolts.
  • Melling high volume oil pump.
  • Heavy duty double roller timing set.
  • Probe Flat top forged pistons 10.4 to 1 compression
  • Hastings Moly Rings
  • Hydraulic Roller Cam and lifters
  • Comp Cams Pro Magnum 1.6 Roller Rockers

    Cylinder Heads

  • New Performance aluminum heads.
  • 195cc Intake Runners
  • 64cc chamber.
  • Hardened retainers and springs
  • 2.02 swirl polished intake valves
  • 1.60 swirl polished exhaust valves
  • Hardened pushrods.

    Cam Specs

  • Hydraulic Roller Cam
  • Lift: .544 Int/.554 Exh
  • Duration: 230 Int/236 Exh @ .050

    Other Features:

  • Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold
  • Professional Products balancer
  • Signature series aluminum valve covers
  • Brass freeze plugs
  • Dyno tested - and shipped with results

    Dress Model Adds:

  • Edelbrock 750CFM Carburetor
  • MSD 8362 Street Fire Distributor w/coil
  • Edelbrock mechanical fuel pump
  • Spark plug wires
  • Spark plugs
  • Edelbrock aluminum water pump

    ** This engine is not designed for EGR
    ** 2000+ RPM stall torque converter required
    ** 91 Octane fuel required

Product LineBlueprint Engines SB-Chevy 396ci 500HP/525TQ Engine
BrandBLUEPRINT ENGINES
Package Height27.0
Package Width30.0
Package Length30.0
Weight517.0 PG
Part CategoryPerformance Parts
Package Qty1
Package TypeEA
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