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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: 305chevy c-10 on January 08, 2010, 01:04:11 pm
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hi after finally facing the music about my weak 305 and just being feed up with not having a beast under my hood ...c10 with a beast under hood is something that always got my attention .....I've decided to take on a project of building a 383 .sure i can get a builder to do it but it nothing like the joy of knowing u did it ....so here i am ....here is what i need from my Chevy family ........a basic but complete engine build part list ...here is what i know ...........350 block (bored and cleared for a 3.75 crank ) ...3.75 crank...5.7 rods..piston to match bore of block ...cam...timing set ...heads (gonna buy these fully assembled)..oil pump and pan ...intake and carb ......now the small stuff i dint know about like bearings ,bushings etc...........................because I'm gonna buy pieces at a time to do this build so i need to know all parts needed so they will be compatable ...or is a book that will tell me every part for this build .........this is not gonna be a race truck just a nice street truck 375-400 torque ..you know that tire shredding power ....thanks guys
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Get one or two of David Vizard's books...
http://www.amazon.com/David-Vizard/e/B001JOWD4M/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Just remember to get a 400 ci crank and flexplate (flywheel). Pistons, rings, cam, cam bearings, ring compressor (to compress the rings when placing in the block bores, timing chain/gears, h2o pump, main bearing, rod bearings, oil pump, gasket set, new egr valve, new TVS, t-stadt, new belts, hoses, fuel pump.
my 383 www.delbridge.net/install
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Check out Summit Racing and start putting a list together. You essentially just need the parts you would with any overhaul but you are putting in a different rotating assembly and a piston with a different compression height. You will have to relieve the block to accomodate the new crank and have it bored/finish honed. There are 2 piece and 1 piece rear main seal engines too so you'll need to know that.
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get u a 400 crank and a old elex plate out of an old monte carlo make sure u get a 400 cranlk like ouutta a grain truck they alot better 300h dubble hump head 5.7 shaved rods and a camshaft
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Most places such as Summit or Jeggs sell a kit just for this purpose. In the long run a stroker kit will probably be cheaper than piece mealing it.
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Cool! Good luck with your project. There's no replacement for displacement for making power and more power is always better. Try a place called Competition Products. They have kits available for several different sizes, 355, 377, 383,406. They also have heads, cams, intakes and just about everything else.
www.competitionproducts.com There in WI.