Today was a very exciting day for me personally as Drew Baird of Keith Craft Motorsports in Plano, fellow TCC member Tom Meadows and I went to pick up my new Genesis 427.
After an early departure from Plano we arrived in Arkadelphia, actually the shop is in a little community called Hollywood, a little after 9:00. Hollywood is located in the piney forests of Arkansas and when we got out of the truck, the first thing that I noticed was the quiet. It was so quiet it was deafening (sp)! Beautiful little place.
Keith's shop comprises about 10K sq. ft. in several connected buildings and you can't believe how neat they keep the place for an engine shop. All the employees are super friendly and act like they really enjoy their work. In converations they always use "yes sir, no sir", etc. A class act and a very pleasant change in todays world.
First thing on the agenda for me was to see my engine and here's a shot of it on the SuperFlow SF-902 dyno just waiting for the first pull.
The specs are: 496 cu. in. Genesis 427 SO cast block, Edelbrock Stage III CNC heads with big valves, Edelbrock RPM Performer intake, port matched, JE Dish pistons, SCAT Cast stroker crank, SCAT H-beam rods, Comp Cams Hyd. roller, 252/262, .622/.622,
T&D shaft rocker assembly, DaVinci 950 carb, Armondo
oil pan and MSD Billet distributor.
Here's a dyno pull in detail. Peak HP 666.1, TQ 632.7. On 2 other pulls we got peak TQ at 639.0 and 639.3 with about 3 less HP:
Here's a couple pulls graphed together:
Lastly here's a shot of Keith's new CNC machine they are using to do head work. If you've never seen a CNC machine in action, you just can't believe how they work. It is truly amazing. That's Tom acting like he knows what David is doing!
There are many more pics in my gallery of Keith's shop and his employees. Many thanks to Keith, Drew and all the employees for a fun, exciting and very educational day!
