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08-20-2006 04:13 PM #1
Making A Small Block 350 As Fast As It Can Be
I have Serious plans to rebuild my 350 and want it to be as fast as it can be but ive heard I should make it a stroker motor and it would be alot quicker but Im not exactly looking to make it quick but want it to be quick while having lots of horsepower I heard making it a stroker but putting in domed pistons would defeat the purpose What Should I Do?No body messes with the Night Rider
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08-20-2006 04:18 PM #2
Well, as fast as it can be is open to interpetation. In my neigborhood that means you are ready to spend about $20,000.00 on an engine. Domed pistons raise the compression and make it almost impossible to run the car on pump gas.... A stoker engine has a longer stroke and will produce more torque at a lower rpm.....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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08-20-2006 04:22 PM #3
yeah I know that but I want both without sacrificing too much of either I want it to be quick also fastNo body messes with the Night Rider
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08-20-2006 04:26 PM #4
Originally Posted by #1firebird
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08-20-2006 04:51 PM #5
Originally Posted by erik erikson
you mean using the crank from a 383 cause the bore is the sameNo body messes with the Night Rider
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08-22-2006 11:51 AM #6
Originally Posted by erik erikson
Unless you have had alot of high horse power engines and your ride is set up for that kind of hp,that will be plenty for along time.With the right set up ,I would image 10s in the 1/4 would not be that hard.
Last edited by shawnlee28; 08-22-2006 at 11:55 AM.
Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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08-20-2006 05:35 PM #7
Are you aware that there is no 383 to get a crank from? Chevy never made a 383. The 383 started with folks using a ground-down 400 crank in a 350 block. Pure hot-rodding initiative. Now, custom cranks are available, as are complete rotating assemblies.Jack
Gone to Texas
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08-20-2006 05:59 PM #8
Yep go the 383 way. And for a broad power band and good kick in the pants low end torque you need to install a 671 cam."aerodynamics are for people who cant build engines"
Enzo Ferrari
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08-20-2006 06:14 PM #9
Originally Posted by southerner
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08-20-2006 09:02 PM #10
Originally Posted by erik erikson
671 as in 671 blower. A performance cam moves more air through an engine. A 671 big cam gets the same and better results.
"aerodynamics are for people who cant build engines"
Enzo Ferrari
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08-21-2006 01:26 AM #11
Originally Posted by southerner
you will need good pistons je .ross and a good bottom end and msl head gaskets .stud the bottom end and heads to better main caps fill 1/2 way with block rock.i would make it a 383 with a long rod buy some 4340 steel rods and crank
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08-21-2006 03:30 PM #12
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
What size of rod? Also I might reuse the stock heads but plan to rework them would I be able to shave them down to a 64cc chamber or would I have to weld them up, Or do I want to? also plan to port and polish, new valves and springs, already have the roller rockersLast edited by #1firebird; 08-21-2006 at 03:33 PM.
No body messes with the Night Rider
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08-21-2006 02:33 PM #13
Originally Posted by southerner
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08-21-2006 03:21 PM #14
Originally Posted by erik erikson
WHO !!! ME !!!!!
NAHHHH !!!
Just my sense of humour"aerodynamics are for people who cant build engines"
Enzo Ferrari
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08-21-2006 03:32 PM #15
What is so much better about making it a stroker (aka 383) other then to just shave the heads get domed pistons ,port and polish? Would it just be Quicker?No body messes with the Night Rider
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