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I will be building a 350 chevy small block, it will probobly be a shortblock from napa or pepboys. I was wondering what will I have to put in this to have it crank 320- 350 horsepower at the flywheel ? I was thinking about edlebrock preformer package ( heads,cam,intake and carb ). I know that i want about a 9:1 compression ratio. Is this a good idea or a lost cause. what about preformer rpm package.
if you look in the right places, you can find just about anything you need to know somewhere on the internet, and the archives of this forum is a good place to start. that's where i look when i'm having trouble most of the time. It may not directly address your problem, but it surely can be helpful.
My mom's suprisingly ok with me having 320-350 horsepower because i will not be driving the car full time. Only on dry summer weekend days. My dad wants me to use the 267 for a test run so we can work little things out that may happen or need ajusting. After all it only takes a day to swap a motor out.Quote:
Originally posted by Streets
What did your Mother say about all this???
I never thought to look in the archives. I'll look there right now and keep you posted on what i find.
I know going from a mercedes motor to a chevy is probably a 1- 2 week deal as I will have to build the mounts after removing the benz mounts but once I get a chevy motor in and bolted up ect it should then be the same routine as chevy to chevy, just the first leap that takes a while. Basicly what me and my dad have agreed on is, we'll test the car with the 267, get the speedo fairly accurate ect, then out comes the 267 in goes the 350. When we are bolting the 267 up there will probably be a 350 on a stand right next to the car. I must say you are very observitive as you knew i played hookie today but last friday when I first appeared on this site our school was closed due to the extremly cold weather and the busses wouldent start. I WILL use a 350.
I know going from a mercedes motor to a chevy is probably a 1- 2 week deal as I will have to build the mounts after removing the benz mounts but once I get a chevy motor in and bolted up ect it should then be the same routine as chevy to chevy, just the first leap that takes a while. Basicly what me and my dad have agreed on is, we'll test the car with the 267, get the speedo fairly accurate ect, then out comes the 267 in goes the 350. When we are bolting the 267 up there will probably be a 350 on a stand right next to the car. I must say you are very observitive as you knew i played hookie today but last friday when I first appeared on this site our school was closed due to the extremly cold weather and the busses wouldent start. I WILL use a 350 but i will test the car with a 267 to make my dad happy ( he wants the 350 as much as I do )
I guess the 14 was when we had no school, last friday was our last day of Mid-Term exams. I do not miss much school. This is the first I have missed in about 2 months.
I didn't even notice that. just yesterday I was just a Club hotrod member. I just got my Summit book back out and was looking for some good heads. Dart's to expensive and the edlebrock seems to be the best for the money, they gotta be better than stock or using 267 heads right?
Maby The senior club hotrod member is figured out by your post avarage.
I'm looking at the World products iron heads but do not know if i should go 76 cc or 67 cc chambers. Which one should i go for? I want power and will sacrafice torq ratings. Is the virtual engine dyno program worth trying?
I live in prattsville but shop in oneonta. I'm there on a weekly basis so it's like I can't and my mom works nights at the oneonta Wal*Mart. I know that i can . Where is a better place to buy shortblocks?
My Dad HATES " Pepboys. One time he bought tires there and they mounted the wrong tires for his 97 F150. I was just giving Pepboys as an example though I was really thinking about Advance because we have never had a problem with them.
Hey "Streets" - What! -do you get some kind of enjoyment out of making fun of almost everyone who asks questions here? Give the kid a break!
Hey Matt the 267 mounts on the front of the block. The 350 mounts on the side. The side mounts are much better than the front mounts so there's no point in buiding front mounts just for a test run. The 350 distributor needs more clearance than the 267 and may hit the firewall if you set it up for a 267.
Before you paint it weld the back doors shut and cut off the roof with a sawsall. Then maybe people will notice it.
AL
Weld the doors shut? cut off the roof with a sawsall? I dont think so Al. But thanks for the information on the 267 and 350 clearance.
Is a Mallory dual point distributor a good choice if i do not want to wire an ignition's box into my mercedes wiring harness as I do not do well with wiring things? ( pluged a wire in the soundcard of my computer that was not suppose to be there ), When i fired up the computer it spewed smoke and almost cought fire. I do not want to burn the benz to the ground.
I know this is going to sound like in going from one idea to another but this is just to make my dad happy. My dad is trying to talk me into using the 267 again, remember I want 350. My dad wished me to ask you guys if i can throw a mallory dual point distributor in place of the HEI electronic ignition distributor on the 267 and have it run right?
I do not want to go real fast and get hurt wrecking it, I will just be driving the car around the block every summer weekend so the car will last as long as possible. When me and my dad bough the Impala we thought it was a a 350. My dad is trying to get me to use the 267 because I am on a somewhat limited budjet but, my mom says if I get the new motor and run out of money she might help out because I'm building it for my education.
My dad just wants me to use what i'v got. My dad and mom are not worried about the performance, In fact when me and my dad were planning what power plant we were going to use it was going to be the 350, cranking 350- 400 horsepower, I lowered are horsepower goal to 320- 350 horsepower just out of common sense.
I also want to be able to send it down the 1/4 mile. I will drive it places in the summer but I want a little more than a cruzer, I want a performance car built from a 67 horse diesel Mercedes. 300 miles an hour on the strip would scare me, let alone driving that speed all the time. I was just kidding about going around the block, you got to drive it if you want it to be worth the money you invest in.
Na, our school is closed for the day. Just a quick question, What parts can I use from my 267 on a shortblock 350? If I used the 267 heads, would that decrease horsepower? I was thinking of getting the shortblock from http://rebuiltautoengines.com/ and have a question about that, there 7/ 70 warranty, does that only apply for the manufacture that the engine was built for? Will my benz have a warranty?
Thank you. This will allow me to save a lot of money. The only thing I will not use is the oil pan cuz i'm getting a CHROME one from Motorchrome.com for $49.00.
I got the Milodon stock replacement pan for $80. It's a very nice pan. It's stamped from slightly thicker steel and the edges aren't rolled like the cheap pans. It has all of the stock baffles inside. And, I don't know how it did this, but it added an extra quart to my oil capacity without making it any larger? That is a good thing, though.
Aluminum is better than chrome for engine parts anyday! They cost more, but the "flash" is brighter and the material is thicker.
Bonus: aluminum has a cooling effect on engine oil and acts as a heat sink.
People buy chrome because its cheaper, and you don't have to work to get the flash.
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So you think it is best that i repaint the one off the 267. What paint do I use on an oil pan, Dupli color Engine enamel? I did not know that chrome pans were bad news
Gee, streets, you want the chevy orange by any change? Never would have GUESSED!
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That works better...thanks Streets...
What will happen if I use my 267 heads on a 350? Will the torq go up and th hp's go down? What will happen if i use flat top std 350 bore pistions and the 267 heads ( what compression ratio ). All help is appreciated.
Thank you, tecinspector1, I do not have time to read those right now but i skimmed through them quickly and i should be able to figure it out after printing and reading them. I have one question regarding the 267 heads, where can I find out how many cc's they are?
Thankyou again, now i'll go back to those threads you posted and figure out what compression ratio I would have. I cannot thank you enough for the information given to me.