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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Performance => Topic started by: redneckabbott on April 08, 2009, 11:11:53 pm
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Fixing to pull my 350 from my 87 project truck and go through. Looking at http://www.jegs.com/p/Edelbrock/762346/12051/-1 and http://www.jegs.com/p/Comp+Cams/746628/12051/-1 complete kit and basically wanted to know if yall thought its worth it and if I do should do different heads?
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Are you on a budget?
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of course ;D still want it though. I just got layed off so that never helps but done have other better paying job lined up. This is going to be a long slow build
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What are you expecting out of your truck?
is this going to be a street/offroad truck? or just something to play in the mud?
Do you know what kinda horsepower are you getting with these changes?
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Basically just for looks. Its going to have the offroad look but it basically just for looks. It doesn't say what to expect power wise but I'd like around 450HP tops. The cam is prob over the top but theres another truck cam I would settle with
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i had a 74 350 bored, line honed, decked ,maged..etc, i bought the cam, rods, pistons and crank all for 1600. the heads i bought used and had em redun ,,all tog they were 800. the carb, intake and all the rest made it about 3500.00.....i have 450 hp, its crazy to run in the bush and race gas only , that sux....watch the compression amd make it run pump gas..it will save you lots. you can prob save and have you crank cut and polished and get an engine kit from jegs..summit..etc....
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Keep your quench around .040 and run all the compression you want to. A 10:1 motor can run 87 octane fuel just fine if you build it with the quench right. It takes more planning and close attention to detail though.