Quote Originally Posted by Mike P View Post
Welcome aboard.

As far as where to start you engine build post it would probably be best here.

Chevy-Small Block

Your 83 has (should have) a computer controlled engine. Your first step should be whether the car will need to go thru emissions testing and if so what are the acceptable limits on any modifications you make. It would be a shame to spend a bunch of money on an engine and the work to install it only to find out the car can;t be registered and driven.


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That is something I haven't given enough thought to. I live in California so even with the Edelbrock crate motors seem like I could run inti smog problems. I know I'm OK to swap for a 350 so long as I don't say anything, or just flat out lie and say its a 305 since they are identical looking from the outside, but this sort of begs the question: Is a 400 hp engine even possible to have while being emissions legal? Sounds like I will start out with a separate thread on that. Thanks for the heads up though, I forgot about the smog requirements.