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Here are some pictures of the first R3 engine I built for a customer in Atlanta back in the late 90's. Note that the connecting rods are aluminum Childs and Albert pieces good to 850 horsepower. The block was a service block (clover leaf block) that was bored to 0.120" overbore and still having a minimum wall thickness of 0.183" on the #7 cylinder on the thrust side. A 0.480" Isky roller camshaft was used with big block Mopar hemi roller lifters and custom made pushrods. The valve springs are Competition Cams double valve springs with damper rated at 485 pounds open pressure. The heads are my first semi-cast and fused prototypes with titanium valves, titanium retainers, and titanium keepers. The heads flow 209 CFM at 0.400" lift with a maximum of 248 CFM at 0.700" lift. The oil pan is a 7 quart unit with an extended oil pump pickup. This engine was dyno tested and made 487 horsepower and 464 ft-lbs of torque. Enjoy the pictures!

Reproduction R3 Engine with Inhouse Developed Parts

8mm Plug Wires, Reworked Aluminum Intake

Clover Leaf Block Bored 0.120"

Valley Area Cleaned Up and Ridges Ground Out So Roller Lifters Will Clear

C & A Connecting Rods (Note: Big end of connecting rod is almost the same as the diameter of piston)

Block Ready For Bearings and Crankshaft

Reproduction R3 Heads with Valve Guide Closer Together for Better Flow

JE Pisons, C & A Rods, Pins, and Spiral Locks

Isky Cam with Hemi Roller Lifters

Hemi Lifters and Roller Camshaft

7 Quart Oil Pan with Modified Windage Tray and Oil Scraper

On the Dyno (487 HP and 464 FT-LBS)

0.020" Deck Height at TDC (Done to achieve 0.045" Quench Height)

Repro R3 Heads (Note tripple valve springs and casting # 1555479 on center exhaust port)

Repro R3 Heads (Note large diameter valve springs, so rockers have to be ground for clearance)

Repro R3 Headers Ported and Polished for 2.5" Exhaust

Repro R3 Headers are Rough (Note the small diameter and casting flash)

Roller Lifters Installed (High output blowers in the background)

Connecting Rods Installed with ARP Bolts

C & A Connecting Rods

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