Southern Performance Systems

Phone: 678-482-0866

Today's Muscle Engines that Push You Further

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ProSea Airboat LZS450 Engine

At 461.5 horspower, the ProSea LZS450 engine offers a great entry point for most airboat owners looking to upgrade from their dated carbureted engines to modern fuel injection that greatly improves the vessel's gallons per hour consumption rate.


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 LZS450 Includes:


New LS3 Crate Engine:
LS3 Engine Block - LS3 Intake - LS3 Drive-by-Wire Throttle Body - LS3 Injectors - Fuel Rail (Deadhead) - LS3 Performance Heads - LS3 Camshaft - LS3 Hydraulic Roller Lifters - LS3 - Beehive Valve Springs - Hypereutectic Pistons - Powder Metal Rods - LS3 Crankshaft - Corvette Factory Ignition Coils - Ignition Coil Harnesses - Spark Plugs - Spark Plug Wires - Starter - Air Filter and 4" Tube

Airboat Serpentine Kit:
Alternator - Tensioner - Balancer - Water Pump

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

461 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:LS-Series Gen IV V8
Block:Cast Aluminum with 6-bolt, cross-bolted main caps
Displacement (cubic inches):376ci (6.2L)
Bore x Stroke (inches):4.065 x 3.622
Crankshaft:GM Nodular Iron
Rods:GM Powdered Metal
Pistons:GM Hypereutectic Aluminum
CamshaftStock LS3 Hydraulic Roller
Valve Lift:.551 Intake .522 Exhaust
Camshaft Duration (@.050"):204 Deg Intake 211 Deg Exhaust
Cylinder Heads:Aluminum LS3/L92-style port, as-cast w/68cc chambers
Compression Ratio:10.7:1
Valve Size (inches):2.165 Intake - Hollow Stem 1.590 Exhaust - Sodium Filled
Valve SpringsBeehive Spring
Push Rods:GM Stock
Rocker Arm Ratio:1.7:1
Oil Pump:GM Factory
Reluctor Wheel:58 tooth
Throttle Body:92mm - Drive by Wire
Injector Size:EV6 42# @58psi
Main Bearings:GM Factory
Rod Bearings:Gm Factory
Cam Bearings:GM Factory
Head Gaskets:GM Factory
Head Bolts:GM Factory
Main Bolts:Gm Factory
Rod Bolts:GM Factory
PedalLivorsi Electronic Pedal
Serpentine Belt Drive:GM Factory Brackets - Alternator Only Style