Hello, I am new to this board, and new to cars. But do have some exsperience with cars So some of my question my be stupid. I have had my 1983 trans am for about 6 years now, it was my first car. Anyways I always wanted to redo my car and the engine. So after getting enough guts to start in on it, I tore it apart about two months ago, after talking to a bunch of different people and reading many things.
My first question is I bought a 383 stroker kit for my 83 chevy 350 two bolt. The engine is .030 over, with stock heads and I have a 750 edelbrock carb. and a torker II manifold with air gap. The stroker kit cam with everything I needed.
• The cranks stroke is 3.750
• rods 5.7 forged I-beam
• silvolite claimer pistons
• cam- lobe lift INT. 312 EXH. 320
valve lift with 1.5 Ratio INT. 468 EXH. 480
Duration @. .050" INT. 222 EXH. 231
advertised duration @. 006 INT. 306 Exh. 287
The kit came with everything else just didn’t want to type and don’t know if it matters to put it on here. I am new to cars so I just wanted to know if I bought a good kit to put in, and wanted to know if I can make very much power even though I have stock heads on it. This summer I plane on buying some heads anyway, just got to save up. My other question is, with my pistons and rods. Do I have to take them to the machine shop to get them put together, because I cant find the lock didnt know if the lock wasnt there because im supposed to take it to the shop. I still have to go to the shop anyway to get the block worked on just have to get the money. Any other advice would be greatly appreceated, im just trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can. I am good with my hands and know the baisics with cars and with engines. I know some people that work on cars but I don’t think they know to much about cars, and I don’t want to mess up my car.
My first question is I bought a 383 stroker kit for my 83 chevy 350 two bolt. The engine is .030 over, with stock heads and I have a 750 edelbrock carb. and a torker II manifold with air gap. The stroker kit cam with everything I needed.
• The cranks stroke is 3.750
• rods 5.7 forged I-beam
• silvolite claimer pistons
• cam- lobe lift INT. 312 EXH. 320
valve lift with 1.5 Ratio INT. 468 EXH. 480
Duration @. .050" INT. 222 EXH. 231
advertised duration @. 006 INT. 306 Exh. 287
The kit came with everything else just didn’t want to type and don’t know if it matters to put it on here. I am new to cars so I just wanted to know if I bought a good kit to put in, and wanted to know if I can make very much power even though I have stock heads on it. This summer I plane on buying some heads anyway, just got to save up. My other question is, with my pistons and rods. Do I have to take them to the machine shop to get them put together, because I cant find the lock didnt know if the lock wasnt there because im supposed to take it to the shop. I still have to go to the shop anyway to get the block worked on just have to get the money. Any other advice would be greatly appreceated, im just trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can. I am good with my hands and know the baisics with cars and with engines. I know some people that work on cars but I don’t think they know to much about cars, and I don’t want to mess up my car.