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I am looking at buying a 1958-1962 283 casting numbers 3756519 can anyone help me with the factory specs on this motor or point me in the right direction for info on it.
It is a complete long block with a 350 trans attached but that is about all i know about it, the guy wants 350.00 for it.
I am going to use it for a late model camaro project.

Thanks
Dave

Hello ,DaveMac
All I have is 283 s also but there great .
I find alot of good info on http://www.nastyz28.com/sbcmenu.html
Good luck and good hunting
Marco

Thanks Marco,
According to that site it could be anything from 170 hp to 315.

Dave

Originally posted by Dave Mac
Thanks Marco,
According to that site it could be anything from 170 hp to 315.

Dave

If it was a 315 it would have come in a 61 corvette .It would have had pop up pistons 11 to 1 compression. If the block has flat top pistons the most horsepower it would have had would be 230. I thought I had this info at home and I can't find it. This is from memory but I feel sure this is correct.If it has flat top pistons it would not have had the best heads.Im not sure any 283s had big valves. Most were 1.72/1.50s