Okay Im sick of not being able to drive my camaro, think I spun a rod bearing back in december so I pulled it off the road, long story short, its time for a 383 stroker, what do I need that I dont already have(by what you read below) what would you recomend, Im not a millionaire so Im not trying to go all out here but I want it done right, I plan on having a local shop JB's machine shop do my work(any suggestions or bad reps about the place please tell me), what crankshaft,rods,bearings,pistons whatever needed would you recomend to me? Thinking of doing a six speed swap while Im at it, what you think?

 

http://www.golenengineservice.com/en...n-short-block/

Go ahead and price out the parts, the labor and the head ache of building it from scratch. It's a cheaper alternative. Don't care what a shop says, they won't stand behind a failure. Never heard one doing it accept maybe Jasper.

http://www.victoryracingengines.com/...TX&BLOCK=SHORT

The clutches in these vehicles are a nightmare due to such a short throw, best to stay away.

 

Why a 383 just curious? Looking for tq? 355 is cheaper ime because of much less machining of the block and possibility of reusing stock crank.

 

I agree with above, except the clutch- I don't have a problem with mine..its really touchy with the Spec 4 clutch in it, but its doable.

FYI- a decent crank will run you $800+, rods $500+, pistons $500+, bearings/gaskets/plugs $250- plus probably another $1500-2k in machine shop labor. After doing it myself I would recommend getting a short block- its a lot easier to do without having to try and figure out all the parts and make sure everything is compatible. I bought parts as I had money, then put it all together.

 

Doing a 383 probably won't be worth your while unless you plan on significantly upgrading the cylinder heads, cam, and valvetrain. A close-to-stock forged 355 is probably more in your ballpark.

 

Thanks for the replies guys I really appreciate it, Ive already had a 355 ran good but I want something that stands out I want something that is really gonna go and I know you can do it with a 355 but if I spun a rod bearing then Im probabaly gonna have to reoplace my crank etc so I thought I might as well go 383 while Im at it. Any part numbers you can recommend, Im really bad at knowing whats conmpatible with what.

 

I would start by having a local machine-shop price everything out for you. Let them spec the parts.

OR, AI provides a few matched 383 kits. Might want to check them out.