its almost ready to go in. waiting on one gasket. i relocated the alternator and had a custom crome one made with 180 amps. and my exhaust parts. the dual muffler has a x pipe built in.

 

chrome alt is nice, but no1 will ever see it down there...and the pulley that replaced it is way ugly big

 

looks good i am awaiting on my build just cant decide what to do 383, or 396. where did u get those stud girdles?

 

nice looking accessory arrangement.
Where is the crank damper? Will it bolt onto the underdrive pulley?
Karl

 

i had to use a bigger one to make the belt work

 

summit racing, along with the trickflow heads, comp 1.6 rockers, pushrods, gide plates, tall valve covers, and adapter kit for the valve covers. its all comp

 

No harmonic balancer? rotating *** neutral balanced? WHere did you get the pulley?




David

 

i was suppost to, but i had the crank internaly balanced with the pulley at the machine shop so it dont need it anymore.

 

i got it from an ebay store(cant remember witch one) for around $70 its made out of high grade aluminum. i had it on the car before the 383 job. it works really well. it takes a lot of weight off. its about the same as the bbk version

 

Since when does an engine not need a harmonic damper? I've never heard of that. Also, with that big alt pulley and small crank pulley, you sure it's gonna be putting out enough volts? A set of LT headers would probably be right at home on that mill too. Looks nice.

Ken R.

 

your engine will last longer if you use a harmonic damper. If you don't use one then this will be a good case study in how long the bearings last without a damper.

karl

 

i was thinking about that. i asked some machanics i know and they said i wouldnt need one if the crank was internally balanced with the pulley. something like a 240sx i had. they are not made with them at all. why? is it because there is more rotating mass on a v8? or just because there is 4 cylinders on each side pulling at it?

 

Harmonics is why it's there, so not having anything to dampen them will take it's toll. You should probably look into one. I wouldn't imagine the nascar guys run around for 500 miles between 7 and 9 grand without one, and i'm sure there cranks are balanced perfectly. Think you get the picture. ATI makes nice serpentine dampers and in light weight versions also. Check em out. They cost, but their nice units.

Ken R.

 

i will talk the machanic into puting the stock one back on, its made to fit on the aluminum pulley. i will get the performance one ordered. thanks for the advise. there is one thing that had me rise this question. when my orignal engine blew i put a used engine in and before i got home i could hear a rod knocking. thats the first time i had the pulley put on($2400 down the drain). thats when i had the orignal engine built for the 383. and im hear now. its better to be safe then sorry. it would only take away a few hp anyway.

 

how much did this all cost in total? im thinkin about a 383 stroker build in the future