[TPR] MAD DAWG'S ENGINE FOR SALE

[teampantera at yahoo.com]

Heh Team,
TGIF....I had not touched the Pantera since SS in Sept....but the weather this week has been awesome so I decided to take the cover off and fire her up! And stop dreaming about the NEW race engine.haha
She started right up with no problem. Ran it into town and down a twisty road and came home and no issues. It is and was and always has been a pleasure to own and drive the Pantera....always leaving a smile on my face....well you guys KNOW what I am talking about....but I regress as usual...
It dawned on me that before I offer it up to others outside TPR I Should offer it to the team first. This engine has been flawless ever since it was first built in 2008 when we added the 8-stack IR-EFI. It is a .20 over Cleveland block (from JB), stroker build (381 ci) with 302B heads with allot of porting work to both the intake and the heads. All Comp cam drivetrain, with Eagle rods etc. 
Really nothing but the best went into this engine. Even with a hyd roller it still made 503 RWHP at 6,000 Rpm. And I stopped the dyno pull at that point because I had already added the taller gears to the ZF and knew this engine was never going to propel me to 200 mph but it would do 180+ haha.
And since the last overhaul in 2018 which was only needed again because of a rear main seal leak it has run beautifully thanks to Asa's tuning and maintenance. Every year ASA  has checked valve train, done leak down tests, pulled plugs, replaced fuel and oil lines and so much more and even put a bore scope inside the engine to check it out. Again, the engine has been flawless much to Asa's credit and thorough maintenance and repairs the last few years.
I'd like to see the engine go to someone who is a friend and team mate would use it  for open track and open race events and still enjoy it if they never raced it again.
If any of you are interested let me know. I'm looking for $10 grand and would discount $2,000 for the rear main seal leak repair. My understand from talking to a few of you and that is the only way to get long term use is to go to a 1-piece rear main seal but I understand to do that you need to machine the engine. I'd like to blame Asa for the rear main seal leak but no one would believe me since Russ Fulps (God bless him) did all the engine building. haha
Truth is there was NO measurable amount of engine oil lost at Silver State (maybe half a quart) this year or even back in 2018 when I last lost a rear main seal leak previously....but what did come out sprayed back on the ZF and looked ugly and you guys know how clean I keep the engine bay and ZF. Yea the dawg likes his bling. haha
Allot of photos on Facebook of all the recent work Asa did this year but I can send photos to anyone who isn't on facebook and may want to see them....or you can always reach out to Asa as well. 
Asa who actually knows the engine BETTER then me.
Dawg
Running WOT at SS in 1997
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