Yes, it’s only been 2 months since our last update on “Project Homegrown COPO”; a tribute build to the venerable Chevrolet COPO Camaro, RPM style! As you might guess, everything finally started rolling along well with the engine build and the guys at New Generation Engines were able to work their magic. We have now completed and dynoed the mill, and the results are amazing…this thing is a monster! You might remember back in our April issue that we had just ordered pushrods and tall valve covers, and needed to locate a crank mandrel and install some fittings to facilitate the vacuum pump install. Here’s how things went down… We received our Comp Cams 8.500 length push rods and after a thorough inspection (we inspect every part, new or used), we installed them along with our shaft mount Jesel rocker arms (part # KPS- 430173 – 1.7 Ratio Shaft Mount Rocker) that are specific for our Mast Motorsports heads. Next, we took care of remaining items such as installing the…Read the entire article …click the magazine below
