Level 3 Street/Strip Engine
A recent Customer's Level 3 motor, on the test stand in the shop, for final inspections and adjustments
Level 3 Description The "Street
Beast!" This one will wake up the neighbors. Brutal
HP, yet you can cruise to the local burger joint on pump premium gas. At 10.75-1
compression, you can race it on pump gas too! Forget the power brakes.. unless
you have a vacuum pump. Idles at 1000 rpm, with 7" of vacuum. Pulls hard
to 6500 rpm, and it will live going there, for a long time. 3200-3600 lbs
car, 4000 stall converter, 3.73-4.56 gears are recommended. Make sure the
rest of the driveline is up to the punishment.. with slicks, this motor will
find the weak links... in a hurry! Level 3 dyno results here. Level 3 Specifications Refer here
for general engine specs and procedures. This section lists specific parts for
this combo.
 | Carb- 950 CFM Holley HP series for cruising/ 1050 Dominator for racing |
| Intake- Fully ported SP-1 or SPX manifold |
| STG 1 SE or STG 2 SE Heads, with street/strip port and chamber work. (full port optional for even more power) |
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Timing cover- OE cover, fully ported and rebuilt (TA cover optional) |
| Select Engine Block, with TA Block Girdle installed. |
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Stock oil pan, with full length Windage tray, 5/8 pickup tube |
| Stock points or HEI distributor, converted to magnetic pickup, no advance curve (dist locked)- MSD Billet Distributor optional. |
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New Water pump, long or short shaft as needed |
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SFI Harmonic Damper |
| SFI flexplate |
| TA/SRP Conical dish Pistons- TA Sportsman forged connecting rods. |
| Solid Lifter Camshaft, custom ground to fit customer's requirements |
| Solid lifters |
| 5/16 Chrome Moly Pushrods custom length |
| TA 1.65 Ratio Roller Rockers |
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NGK V-Power Spark plugs |
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Choice of Chrome steel, or 3 different detailed versions of the TA valve covers |
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New MSD distributor cap/rotor, Accel 300+ wires, custom loomed. |
| 10.75-11.0-1 compression |
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Fully dyno tested and tuned, run stand evaluated, heat cycled, and infrared leak check. Everything is set, right down to the idle speed. That's "drop in and run" performance! |
Pricing
| Description | P/N | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Complete dyno tested assembly, choice of either Option A or B valve covers. with all core charges for the entire engine. This is a complete running engine, ready to install. Includes all components listed above. Also comes with swivel-caster transport/storage cart. | TSP-L3 | $13,425.00 |
| Level 3 forged piston short block (block, rotating assembly, oil pan and pickup, dampener, flexplate ,cam and lifters, timing chain) | TSP-L3shrt | 6895.00 |
| Level 3 forged piston long block (shortblock + timing cover and heads) | TSP-L3long | 9250.00 |
| From your cores |
custcor |
subtract $300.00 |
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For option C or D valve covers |
TSP-L1cust | add $120.00 |
| substitute TA timing cover for stock | TSP-L1TATC | add $300.00 |
| HP Aluminum Oil pan for block girdle | add $495.00 |
Custom cast aluminum polishing available at extra cost. More information here.
TA valve cover detailing choices here.
We suggest you get a current quote, before we start your engine project. Often times we use customer parts for these engines, which reduces the price greatly. The average price of a Level 3 motor, with customer supplied components (carb, distributor, intake, oil pan ect) is about $11,000.