The foundation of the engine is a 9.0:1 Keith Kraft balanced and blueprinted short block.  The pistons are TRW forged, but the rods and crank are basically stock-spec units.  The block was installed with Plasma Moly rings and Federal Mogul bearings.

An FTI cam, along with 1.72 roller rockers, make a total of about .560 in. lift.  The Edelbrock Performer aluminum heads (1.90/1.60) are LocWired for extra protection against blown head gaskets, but with an aftermarket chip and hours of tuning to get it just right, hopefully that won't happen.

A Vortech SQ-Trim supercharger with a Vortech Power Cooler (making around 10 psi of boost) pulls the air in through a K&N Air Filter (in the fenderwell), a Pro-M 77mm MAF (also in the fenderwell) and an Anderson Power Pipe.  On the intake side I am running an Edelbrock 75mm throttle body and replaced my old GT-40 intake manifold with an Edelbrock Performer (before and after pics on the next page).  I picked up 33 hp and 34 ft/lbs of torque at the wheels with just this change!  On the exhaust side, the current setup is 1 5/8 headers and out through the 2 1/2" high flow Spin Tech custom X-pipe with cats, Borla mufflers and 2 1/2 inch tailpipes.  I rerouted the Power Cooler hoses into the passenger side of the engine compartment to clean up the engine bay a bit.  The hoses now run inside of the fenderwell and to the front of the car, and back into the water box.

I definitely could have gone with higher horsepower parts, but my goal has been reliability (as much as you can have with over 500 horsepower, anyway), high 11's in the quarter and passing CA smog.  So far, I'd say I have met my goals.

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