Changed my mind i was going to just to a head and cam swap but decided to go ahead and do the rebuild is there any little pieces of advice out there for a first time rebuild was also thinking about jumping up the cubes to 355 or 383 looking at engine kit from summit but going to get it straight from Federal Mogul crank im not sure about either turn the one i have or replace if i upgrade the cubes arp rod bolts then i already have the lifters cam springs push rods nsa 1.6 rockers guide plates 1 piece valves is there any thing i need to think about before i start sinking money in the rebuild part still need to get injectors and timing chain i know

Any help would be great
Chris

 

wanting to spray down the road if that helps or changes part selections

 

Any body got any ideas or help for me

 

Depending on your cam, I would go straight to a 383.

What cam do you have, and how much spray are you looking to do?

 

i am planning on spraying 150+ im not sure the exact number probally 150 i have a custom grind from comp cams has .606 intake and .546 exhaust

 

Hey, I know you had Adv. Comp in high school and got by your english classes in college. You ought to start using punctuation and make your posts a little more clear so they're easier to read. You'll get alot more feedback that way

You ought to finish getting together the valvetrain and then decide if you want to go with a stroker as you'll need different bearings and all for the bigger crank.

BTW, is your cam duration 224 intake, 230 exhaust? I can't remember exactly.

Jason

 

You really should do a search.....you'll find WAY more information than you ever wanted to know.

 

Chris, my phone was turned off if you have tried to call me, I just got done building that 93, here's a link, give me a call if you want to talk about your car. if you do, we need to figure out exactly what you plan on doing with the car, then create a budget, double it, then get started, msg flyboyZ28 also, he can give you a really good idea about the cost of a good rebuild. http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...4&goto=newpost

 

Thanks ill be giving you a call soon. I just got the last piece of the valve train, and need to get the bottom end figured out. Thanks for all your help.

Chris

 

What kind of heads and cam are you going with

 

His heads will be ported LT1's with stock sized valves (1 piece chrome tips, swirl polished) and 5 angle valve job. The shop has a flow bench, so my guess is probably in the 240-250 range on intake side or similar to Lloyd's stage 1 heads at best. The cam is custom ground by Comp and is basically a 224/230 XE with alot more lift. The lift numbers mentioned above are with 1.6 rr's. If he goes with a stroker, he'll have almost big block like torque with that cam.

Jason

 

that's not enough head or cam for a 383, IMO.

 

I know that wont be enough thats why i just had the shop order 2.02/1.60 valves

 

I was guessing closer to stage 2 LE heads for my flow numbers, but i could be surprised. I was told with just a cam and head swap and a tune i should make just over 400 rwhp.

 

Well now that you told me you were getting bigger valves today, I'd say Farmers should be able to get those heads close to LE stage II flow with their flowbench. I think this combo will be enough for a 383. It won't be as radical as aftermarket heads from AR with a big cam like a GM 847, but it'll sure be a torque monster for a smallblock. IMO a great setup for stock gears and a daily driver. It won't lope all that much either. You should be a little over 400rwhp with a tune, but you'll have all kinds of torque.

Jason