Originally posted by Jerilynne1965
Is the 350 an engine that I could just buy a bolt on base unit and then "upgrade" it over the years? It would be cool to purchase some base parts that I can add or change items to add power later....any thoughts about building up over time?
Yes and no, yes you could put a new top end on it, heads ( if you wanted ) , intake and carb, and cam, but you couldn't do anything to the bottom end, except get a diffrent oil pan, as changes in the rotating assembly or bottom end without a rebuild, the bottom end is pistions, rods, and crankshaft. Coming from Napa, they do sell aftermarket parts, get the right small Napa, and they may put some aftermarket parts on the engine if you ask. As they carry the parts they put on the motor and most are built in house using those parts at least the Napa's I go to they are, they could like leave out the stock cam, and put in a mild crane cam or somthing and change to an aftermarket intake and carb, the bigger Napa's wont because there not supposeto but Small Napa's in small towns normally do, the 1 I normally go to, will do it. Mind you, it will cost more for the aftermarket parts, but probably not more than a few hundred. Some Napa's may do it diffrently on the way the recipte is written but, here, it's every part is wrang up, and then the assembly labor is wrang up, the total is what you pay for the engine.