Thread: thinking of building 383

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.....you mentioned $4 g's & gathering parts for the project??? If it were me {although it's not}, I'd save up $3200 and get a GM Crate Motor Short Block 383, part #12499106 {example at sdpc2000.com }. Then I'd save up for the necessary remaining parts, i/e heads, manafold, carb, etc..... GM's 383 crate motor with the parts combo they use puts out something like 460 Ft. Lb's of TQ.... Actually I'd purchace all the misc. parts necessary {heads, manafold, etc} before I got the short block. Buying the short block last means that if you assembled the motor quickly you'd still have some warrentee left when you got the motor running..... Bill

ps, you mentioned 400 RWHP??? Remember that Torque is king on the street. And this is even more true in a truck than a car..... And the factory roller cams & roller lifters that GM runs in these motors are not that expensive....