Thread: Cubic Inches = Ahead In The Game

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Originally posted by erik erikson
I had to eat one 10 yrs. ago and I felt like an idiot.The customer said the block is good I just pulled out of a running car.Guess what.It was cracked in the lifter valley.And life goes on.

all i can say is 455 buick

Originally posted by lt1s10
sounds like your dad was a smart man.

yes he was i have been know for it to i would buy all my bigblock from the scrap yard and go from there but can not buy any thing from them any more new rules steel cranks 454 427 blocks a ford N case ford toploader on more that really sucks

I believe you covered all of the bases, Denny.

IMO, anybody can take 200,000.00 worth of equipment and build a motor, when you get good, you can do it with nothing.

Originally posted by DennyW

yes you missed one. take a used motor clean and paint it and sell it for a rebuild.

i bulid engines i do not have 200.000 i have very old stuff but it works and if i can i will make it and denny you let one out handgrenade like i said i use to buy my big block from the scrape yards why pay for stuff you do not need

Originally posted by lt1s10
yes you missed one. take a used motor clean and paint it and sell it for a rebuild.

that not funny i know someone that did that he call them fresh

Originally posted by pat mccarthy
that not funny i know somone that did that he call them fresh

you dont believe id do that do you? they are fresh, freshly painted.

denny one more that would be rattle can rebuild

Originally posted by pat mccarthy
denny one more that would be rattle can rebuild

Wonder if it makes 500hp and will last on the street

scuse me for using old blocks and not crate motors

Originally posted by gassersrule_196
dyno proven from car craft and hot rod in 69 the dz302 had 350-360 horse. one of the most under-rated motors of the decade. they also rated boss 302 at 290 horse and DAVE should know they had more then that!! RIGHT DAVE!......
btw i can get 350 horse from a 283 for under a grand. dont belive me ? wanna see a video? i will mail you vhs

Just give me a parts list and I'll be happy.

Originally posted by DennyW
As with any Hot Engine Rebuild, no Guarantee. Once you leave, it's yours.

Make sure it has plenty of 80-90, and a couple cans STP. Don't add 3, it will turn to grease when it cools off.

how do you keep the oil fitter on or the gear on the distributor. HEY why is my oil pump drive looks like a lickerish stick

Originally posted by gassersrule_196
scuse me for using old blocks and not crate motors

Scooter, I don't think you can buy a 283 crate motor and besides that'd take all the fun out of it.

I must say, some of the men I used to respect and some kids have slaughtered this thread. The whole point was to show how a bigger cubic inch SMALL BLOCK CHEVY would be a better build for a pump gas street engine. You could build it milder, turn it less, have more bottom end torque to run a higher gear, and it would last longer. No one said you couldn't build a 283, just that more cubes is money better spent. I don't care who you are, you will have a hard time and spend more money to build a 283 to hang with a 383 in a 3000lb car on the street running pump gas. Don't tell me you can do it, post the combo.