I've hesitated posting my engine swap because I didn't want to jinx it. I don't actually have the engine yet, but I have negotiated a price and we have an agreement (but no $ has changed hands yet). Carl was kind enough to check the motor out for me. The seller just needs to change a couple things and then it's going to the dyno. If all goes well...which I suspect it will, it should ship out in a couple weeks.
The other reason I hesitated posting was I work a lot slower and don't do nearly as good work as others here, so I might just embarass myself. Then I figured......what the hell......I've embarassed myself plenty of times, once more surely can't hurt.
Anyways, for those that don't know, I cooked my Procharged 496HO last year. Wasn't the S/C or engine's fault. I loved that motor. It ran great. It was my stupidity that killed it. Originally I planned to rebuild it, but a parts (delivery) mix up caused me to miss the end of the season, so I changed course and decided to put in a 502
After not finding what I want, Fogducker called me because he located an ultra low hour 496 near me. Took a look and purchased it. It was missing a few parts, but I could combine the 2 motors and be back on the water for cheap. Well, because I work soooo slow, it sat for a couple months and recently a previous contact called me about his 502. One thing lead to another......and now I'm back to a 502. Procharged of course!
Summers fast approaching and besides the motor swap, I still need to do some glass work and install my new tabs. I also figured while I'm at it I'll relocate the steering rams to line up better with the Blackhawk. Not too big a deal for a lot of folks here, but free time is hard to come by for me.