ok i have the motor built and it just about to go in the car.. wanted to know all you guys opinions and if you would have done anything different with the combo.. its not too late yet..

355lt1 12.2:1 compression
4.030 bore
5.7" eagle h-beams
scat 9000 3.48 stroke crank
speed pro forged domed pistons
clevite bearings
file fit rings
hi vol oil pump
combination motorsports cam(TS-230XL-230/242 duration, .544"/.576", 114lsa)
1.6 RR
stock gutted heads.. machine shop claims they will only make about 50hp less than afr 215's they were profesionally ported and designed for a supercharger setup.. i believe they do have larger valves as well
ported stock intake
58mm tb
30# injectors
walbro 255 fuel pump
mezzier water pump
free mods
175 shot nx wet w/ stand alone fuel system with 114 octane..
ed wright dyno tune...

car also will have full suspension, 3.73 gears, spec stage 4 clutch kit, and k member..

so do you guys think this will run ok? any suggestions to quicken her up.. its my daily driver but i dont mind sacrafice..

 

thats a pretty high compression.

 

thats what i was thinking but the machine stop will still gaurantee the motor.. i dunno.. lol thats why posted up everyones opinion..

 

you would prolly be safe with dropping the HV oil pump and just getting a stock replacement, that way you dont need the larger oil pan. the stock replacement will handle your setup just fine.

 

i believe its a meling

 

just get a melling stock replacement. i dont think youd need the HV version. some people have actually lost power by going with one since it pumps so much more than a stocker, leaving a stock pan looking for more oil.

 

if this machine shop doesnt have a flowbench they have no business touching any cylinder heads. why would you build a 350 with aftermarket crank/rods/pistons when you can build a 383 for the same price? also, the scat 9000 crank wont hold a decent running NA setup with a bottle. that combo should make over 550rwhp (on the bottle with the 3.48" crank, if the heads/cam are right) on a crank that will only take 500flywheel. you are also gonna need more fuel system then that on the bottle. its also gonna need $6/gallon race gas on the bottle.

 

not everyone wants the extra torque of the 383's.

 

 

the heads werent done by a machine shop.. they spend about two weeks on a flow bench and porting.. i just gave the machine shop the flow charts and they called their guys.. as for the 355 setup... well i just dont like the whole 383 thing.. something about that number..lol.. the next motor will be 400+ci but i just need this thing to last a year or two till i save up more.. and i also got the crank rods and pistons at a very discounted price.. the fuel pump for the n20 is the older NOS fuel pumps that used to come with kits.. and the tank for it has 114 octane.. i plan on running 100 octane in the main tank.. which crank would you recomend?

 

is it so hard to believe that everybody and their mother may not want a 383? im personally going with a 355 as well. some people want to keep with a basic 350 rebuild (353-357) and want to be able to toss in a large cam and get a big response. Going with a 383, you can toss the same cam in and it wouldnt feel anything similar than the same one in a 355.

 

if youre keeping with a 355, id just get your stock crank prepped and polished, and have the journals checked.

 

the old crank was beat to hell the machine shop either went with the scat 9000 or a steel stock replacement i will def be sure to check after hearing the hp ratings of the scat..lol..

 

you wouldnt need a scat 9000 with your setup. id just get a stock replacement.

 

well everything has been balanced but i am still checking into the whole hp rating thing..