Thread: Have heads (kind of) now what?

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Originally posted by MadMax
OK, here is probably the best thing you can do: get the book "How to build maximum performance Chevy smallblocks on a budget" by David Vizard and build by the book. All his combinations are dyno-tested and the most sophisticated of machines and everything is detailed nicely. The end of the book has "10 best engine combos" in it, all for under 3000 bucks complete. And considering you have the blocks and the heads, you're going to look at a lot less than that. If you want a stout 350, a racing 383 or a "full tilt" 406, it's in there and your heads are most likely going to bring you some advantage over the ones he uses (186s, BUT fully ported). Anything I could say to help you for your range of application is in this book. So go get it





@ erik:
putting a 350 in a van certainly isn't hotrodding. But in this forum you get very good advice nonetheless, so why shouldn't I hang around here even if my current project isn't a Hotrod? Let's just forget the squabble and help anyone who needs help in any way, that would be my suggestion

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO BY HELPING PEOPLE.THE POST YOU MADE ABOUT THE PISTONS SEALING THE BORE WAS UN-TRUE. IT IS THE PISTON RINGS THAT DO THIS.FOR THE MOST PART EVERYTHING YOU HAVE POSTED HAS BEEN CORRECT. WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IS I DO THIS FOR A LIVING.I HAVE AN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE.I ALSO AM RECOGNIZED BY THE A.E.R.A WHICH STANDS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REBUILDERS ASSOCIATION. I AM ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE A.S.E WHICH STANDS FOR AUTOMOTIVE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS IN MANY DIFFERENT AREA'S.I FIRST READ DAVID VIZARD'S BOOK IN 1983 I WAS 15 THEN.DAVID VIZARD IS AN AUTHOR AND HIS BOOKS ARE A LITTLE BIT OUT DATED.I DID FIND SOME OF HIS ARTICLES INTERESTING.THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US IS I BUILD ENGINES FOR A LIVING. I REALLY DON'T READ THAT MANY BOOKS BECAUSE I FIND A LOT OF THE IMFORMATION TO BE FALSE.OVER THE YEARS I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS MOST OF THEM DON'T APPEAR IN ANY BOOK.IF I AM NOT BUILDING ENGINES I AM EITHER AT THE TRACK,RUNNING A CNC MACHINE,FLOWING HEADS OR TAKING SOME SORT OF CLASSES.I ALSO MAKE POSTS ON HERE JUST TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK A LITTLE(OUTSIDE THE BOX).