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ok, now i no what motor i have , 87 chevy 350 210 hp 300 ft lbs tourqu roller cam all stock im going to remove the throttle body injection for a carb set up ,the thing is i dont want to go over board and kill the motor as far as to big a cam and stuff like that.the motors going in a 83 z28 all stock body except hood . has a 350 turbo with shift kit and 342 gears gears and converter can be changed to what ever you guys would rcomend the car wont see over a 1000 miles a year and emmisions is not an issue also the stock heads have 194 intake valveswhat would you guys do to this motor to up the horse power and get it sounding better ? just asking

It sounds like you;re just starting out.
Lucky you, when I started they didnt have
forums for advice.

First step is, get a tach and oil pressure gage
if you dont already have em.
If healthy, find a dragstrip or G-tech and clock
the car as-is to see what you've got.
You will treasure this info for many many years

Next - ok, 1000 miles a year. That means if you
WANTED to you could build a pretty ornery combo.
Is that the goal?
Street or dragrace or both?

How much money do you want to spend, say,
this year?
How much eventually?

Those are the first questions to ask!

money is always the only true issue when it comes to how much power you want, and how reliable you want it... you can build tons of power for very cheap, but it'll always be breaking on you.... always go the extra mile on those performance parts... and you'll be very happy

Honestly? I'll prolly get flamed for this but oh well...

If ur car won't see 1000 miles a year, and an automatic tranny is going behind it, a tach isn't really one of your high priorities right now...

My advise:

Sound: Get a pair of headers, then weld some pipes to those, then put a good muffler like a 40 Series Flowmaster, if u want it to be a little quieter get 50 Series...

Performance...

There's always obvious ways to up that power...

Heads (new or u can get yours machined for flow), intake, cam (a hot cam can really wake up a motor, be careful. There is such thing as TOO MUCH cam), If u want to pull the motor a part, u can put a flat top piston in there if there isnt already...That will up the compression thus making more power.
Carb: i think the formula is
rpm x displacement
-------------------------
3456

For example... if u were running a 350 up to 5,000 rmp maximum it would be:

5,000 x 350 / 3456 = 506 CFM

Of course, if u go with more radical parts u want more radical carburetor but Ill let someone who knows a little more about CFM explain how to compensate accordingly. Good luck! I hope my advice is as on target as anyone else's.

I'm sure you know this already, but the power in a motor is in the heads. No matter what else you do to it, the heads will be the limiting factor. If you must live with the stock heads, you can crutch them up a little with a slightly larger cam, headers, intake and carb.