This is Brian Frank’s 1968 Firebird convertible. Brian had a 400 cid engine in this car when he brought it to us and wanted to upgrade to a 462 cid. We used as many of Brian’s existing parts as we could and installed one of our stroker kits in his 400 block. We reused his Edelbrock 72cc heads and ported them to flow 325 cfm. We also installed the engine in this car along with a few other upgrades. The fuel system was redone and we installed a new cooling system with new fans and plumbing. Despite making 600 hp and 596 ft lbs of torque, this is an incredibly fun car to drive most especially with the top down. It have very good street manners. This car will also get sideways on you in a heart beat if your not careful!
600 HP / 596 ft lbs of torque on Pump Gas!
Brian’s 462 makes 600 hp @ 5800 rpm and 596 ft lbs of torque @ 4700 rpm. This engine pulls 13.9 inches of vacuum at 950 rpm. We used the following components: 72cc 325 cfm Edelbrock Aluminum heads, Eagle Rods, Total Seal Rings, Ross dished Pistons, Pro Sport Forged, TIP Gaskets, Professional Product SFI damper, TIP Custom ground Comp Cams Solid Roller camshaft with Crower roller lifters, Harland Sharp rockers, 2″ Headers, Victor intake, and Holley HP1000 carb on pump gas.