Thread: Making A Small Block 350 As Fast As It Can Be

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no kidding I hope you seriously didnt think I was trying to get 1100 h/p out of a 383 I just want to have one of the fastest small blocks around and want to know why some old man tells me to put dished pistons in instead of domed. I thought the goal was to get a lot of compression but from some I hear different. Any ways I want to be pushing a minimum and I mean a minimum of 450 h/p

Originally Posted by #1firebird

no kidding I hope you seriously didnt think I was trying to get 1100 h/p out of a 383 I just want to have one of the fastest small blocks around and want to know why some old man tells me to put dished pistons in instead of domed. I thought the goal was to get a lot of compression but from some I hear different. Any ways I want to be pushing a minimum and I mean a minimum of 450 h/p

You don't need any piston with a dome to get 450 hp.
A good 383 with alum. heads, a hyd. roller cam, and lifters,good intake,and flat top pistons will do 500 hp on pump gas.

Originally Posted by erik erikson

You don't need any piston with a dome to get 450 hp.
A good 383 with alum. heads, a hyd. roller cam, and lifters,good intake,and flat top pistons will do 500 hp on pump gas.

But why go dished Why try and lower your compression

No reason,except for 10.00 dollar a gallon 110 octane fuel to be able to drive it!!!High compression needs high octane,100 or better,like Don said ,9 to 1 or 9.5 to 1 is a good goal for pump gas street motor.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

No reason,except for 10.00 dollar a gallon 110 octane fuel to be able to drive it!!!High compression needs high octane,100 or better,like Don said ,9 to 1 or 9.5 to 1 is a good goal for pump gas street motor.

What shawn say's covers it.

Maybe this site has some useful information regarding your 450 HP quest:

http://www.ryanscarpage.50megs.com/combos1.html

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder