Thread: 355 build HP and Torque?

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Now that I can post pictures, here are a few:
It all started in September of 2011 when a 67 Camaro caught my eye on Ebay.
Here it is being delivered to my place of work:


Upon further checking, I discovered it only had a 2-barrel 283 installed.


My quest to find a bigger motor led to a 275hp 327 and finally to a good deal on a 350 out of an 89 pickup along with a couple of 700r4 trannys.:


I set up shop inside an 8'x12' storage shed in my back yard, as I don't have a regular shop or even a garage:


You can see the remnants of both the 327 and the 350 parts on the wall:


Having no clue what I would find, I began dissasembly. The engine was not a factory roller cam, but was cast and mostly machined to accept one. The front cam retainer plate mounts were machined and tapped: (sorry for the blury picture)


The dogbone surfaces were already machined:


The spider retainer risers were there but needed to be drilled and tapped, a job which I figured I could handle:




Upon further inspection, even though this engine was originally fuel injected It was already set up for a mechanical fuel pump and had a plate bolted over the area.


It was already machined and predilled for the push rod that would run a fuel pump. I tried the push rod that came in my 327 and it slid in.


Also the pump adapter plate from the 327 bolted right on. As long as my new camshaft has a lobe for the fuel pump pushrod,(which is does) I should be in business. This is perfect!


I already had an Edelbrock 1406 600cfm and planned to reuse it if it fit the final plan. So far, so good, looks like this engine block will be just the ticket for what I want to do.