Southern Performance Systems

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Today's Muscle Engines that Push You Further

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ProSea Airboat DXR850 Engine

This bad boy just might be enough to turn your airboat into a seaplane... if it had wings. Since most airboat enthusiast perfer to float rather then fly, this supercharged 427 produces 900 ft-lbs of torque that helps push an airboat across plenty of waterways and some stretches of land. Just please stay off the runways.


Each Southern Performance System’s ProSea Airboat Engine Package includes all of the engine essentials for your dream airboat. Performance Airboat packages include engine, Starter, Custom-built airboat engine wire harness, electronic accelerator pedal, mass air-flow meter, engine control module, water pump, balancer, and alternator. All harnesses are user friendly with instructions. 


Our ProSea engines have become a popular choice within the airboat industry.

Airboat DXR850 Includes:


New LSX427 Custom Built Engine with Whipple 2.9L: LSX Cast Iron Block - Whipple 2.9L Supercharger - 102mm Drive-by-Wire Throttle Body - EV6 1000cc Injectors - Fuel Rail (with regulator) - LSX-LS3 Style CNC Performance Heads - Comp Cams High Performance Camshaft - Performance Hydraulic Roller Lifters - Dual Coil Valve Springs - RaceTec Forged Aluminum Pistons - Callies 4340 H Beam Rods - Callies 4340 Steel Crankshaft - MellingHigh Volume Oil Pump - Factory Ignition Coils - Ignition Coil Harnesses - NGK Spark Plugs - Scott Spark Plug Wires - Starter - Air Filter and 4" Tube

Billet Airboat Dual Belt Serpentine Kit:
Alternator - Tensioners - Fuildampnr Balancer - Water Pump - Pulleys - 8 & 10-rib Belts

Airboat Oil Pan Kit:
6 or 8.5 quart Oil Pan - Oil Pickup Tube - Deflector/Windage Shield - Engine Oil - Oil Filter

GM E38 Based Engine Management System:
Main Engine Harness - Diagnostic Plug w/Check Engine Light - Fan Relay - Fuel Pump Relay and Wire - Fuse Block for Circuit Protection - Tachometer Hookup - ECM with Custom Programming - Airboat Electronic Pedal Assembly - Mass Air Flow Sensor - Oxygen Sensors

Optional Holley Engine Management System:
Main Engine Harness - Terminator ECU (Programmed) - Wide Band Oxygen Sensor - Intake Air Temp Sensor Diagnostic Lights - Tachometer Hookup

MarineMods Gateway:

Includes MarineMod.us CAN-2CAN Gateway protocol translator for powertrain compenents. This gateway translates programming languages from GMLAN and Holley EFI data to NEMA2k marine gauges.

Standard Sensors:

Map Sensor - Crank Sensor - Cam Sensor - Oil Pressure Sensor - Knock Sensors - Water Temperature Sensor

947 Horse Power

**Note on Custom Programming: Our engine packages include files that have been tuned, in a controlled environment, either on an engine dyno or chassis dyno. Due to variations in air intake systems, water temperature, air temperature, exhaust system, and fuel quality, it is recommended to have you finished vehicle fine tuned on a chassis dyno.
*Price Subject to Change.
**Images displayed on this page are general representations and delivered items may feature changes based on availability.

Engine Specs

Engine Type:LSX-Series GEN IV
Block:LSX Cast Iron w/6-bolt, cross-bolted main caps
Supercharger:Whipple 2.9L with 3.75" Drive Pulley
Displacement (cubic inches):427ci (7.0L)
Bore x Stroke (inches):4.125 x 4.000
Crankshaft:Callies Forged Compstar
Rods:Callies Forged H-Beam
Pistons:RaceTec 4.125/-6.00cc
CamshaftCompCams Custom Grind - Hydraulic - 3-bolt style
Cylinder Heads:LSX-LS3 Rectangular Port - 68cc Chambers & 6-bolt Attachment
Compression Ratio:9.5:1
Valve Size (inches):Rev Valves 1 piece SS 2.160 intake 1 piece Inconel 1.550 exhaust
Valve SpringsPAC Dual Springs .675 Max Lift
Push Rods:Comp Cams Hi-tech .105 Wall
Rocker Arm Ratio:1.7:1 Roller Tip
Oil Pump:Melling High Pressure/High Volume
Reluctor Wheel:58 tooth
Throttle Body:102mm - Drive by Wire
Injector Size:EV6 95lbs/hr - 1000cc
Main Bearings:Clevite
Rod Bearings:Clevite
Cam Bearings:Durabond
Head Gaskets:Cometic .036"
Head Bolts:ARP Head Studs
Main Bolts:ARP Main Studs
Rod Bolts:ARP 2000 Rod Bolts
PedalLivorsi Electronic Pedal
Serpentine Belt Drive:Billet Airboat Dual Belt