 13. This one-piece oil pan...  13. This one-piece oil pan gasket will help prevent any leaks from the oil pans. | .jpg) 14. The Milodon pan was ready... .jpg) 14. The Milodon pan was ready to go on. |  15. To ensure that the engine...  15. To ensure that the engine did not fire up dry, oil was poured through the distributor before it was primed. |
.jpg) 16. Using an air drill and... .jpg) 16. Using an air drill and a long shaft, the oil pump was primed. |  17. The harmonic balancer...  17. The harmonic balancer was installed to allow Jerry to find TDC (top dead center) on the engine when it's time to fire it up. |  18. The angled sparkplugs...  18. The angled sparkplugs on these RHS heads allow the piston to get more spark and better performance. |
 19. An electric fuel pump...  19. An electric fuel pump was used so a cut-off plate was bolted on. |  20. This air spacer was used...  20. This air spacer was used to give the engine a better air mixture. |  21. The Demon Carb base was...  21. The Demon Carb base was checked before being bolted it down. |
 22. This spacer will allow...  22. This spacer will allow the mixture of air to be pretty even. | .jpg) 23. An MSD Ignition distributor... .jpg) 23. An MSD Ignition distributor was installed as Jerry had already found TDC on the block. |  24. This engine was ready...  24. This engine was ready to be tuned on the dyno. |
.jpg) 25. We shot off to Westech... .jpg) 25. We shot off to Westech Performance where Steve began by timing the engine block and checking for leaks. |  26. After breaking in the...  26. After breaking in the engine and a few pulls on the dyno, the oil was changed. |  27. Synthetic Lucas Oil was...  27. Synthetic Lucas Oil was used, which dropped the oil pressure and actually gave us about five additional horsepower. Yes, just by swapping out the oil, the engine gained horsepower. |
 28. After running all day...  28. After running all day on the dyno, the engine was ready to be dropped in and do its thing for real. | | |