[H2Os50]

Hello,

I'm building my first street rod, a '50 Chevy Pickup, and I'm ready to start on the engine.

I have an early '70's 010 4-bolt 350 SBC block (free) that I would like to use. My target is approximately 400HP for this motor. I plan on making this motor a 383 stroker. Not sure yet if it will have fuel injection or a supercharger. This truck will be a driver, not a trailer queen.

My question is with core shift. I have measured the cam bores front and rear and it looks like I have about 0.100" core shift in this area. Is this too much? Should I ditch this block and look for something else? I would hate to spend the machine shop budget on a block that should not have been considered in the first place.

Thanks in advance,

H2Os50

 

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Before you ditch the block I would have it sonic checked. This will tell you if the cylinder bores have shifted enough to cause you any problems.

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[H2Os50]

Should most good machine shops be able to do this?

Thanks,

H2Os50

 

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Absolutely.

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