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The comp Magnum 292 244/244 is a big cam and 3500 stall may be more appropriate, because that's about where it starts pulling hard... also it would like a Holley 750 carb. and Victor Jr./Victor intake better... setup valve springs for 3500 - 7000 RPMs... aim for 450 - 500 HP... 4.56 gear... sticky tires... all forged rotating assembly... 10.5 - 11.0:1... is this mainly for strip/race use?

 

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The engine will be going into a 83 c10. It has 700r4 transmission with a shift kit. The build is going to be for drag racing and maybe some trips to the drift pit. So what I’m hearing is definitely a bigger carb and a new intake woud be a necessity.

You should also be hearing 'all forged internals' if the 350 you have doesn't already have that stuff... 1970 LT1 350's do... and 4:56 rear to drag race a full size truck... maybe even a 4.88 or 5.13 rear depending on rear tire diameter choice...

1.6, 1.65, or 1.7 rocker arms to get the lift higher on the Comp 292 cam...

IF stroking for a full size truck, consider a 400" stroker kit... 220 - 235 cc heads...

 

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Paradox alert - a 12-13 sec truck is not going to drift anywhere.

As mentioned, build the motor NA to handle the boost down the road. ...but the forced induction setup will be much easier tune (larger tuning window) at 8.5-9:1.

A 13 second vehicle can drift... but drifting is very wasteful of tires and money...

Strong drag engine and boost engine will need different pistons...
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On top of that we are going to run a performer rpm intake

At 8:50 and 11:00 in this video they discuss the amount of power lost using a dual plane performer RPM-type intake manifold on an engine with a 236/242 cam:

How much of your parts list do you already have? are you on a tight budget?

Don't get us wrong, your original plan engine will run strong, and could be a little delicate if using mostly stock parts, but some of it can be tweaked better as we mentioned for about the same money while putting it together... or as your budget allows later... for items that can't be sold now to get funds for more appropriate parts...

I remember back in the day taking off in my stock GTO and shifting through all the gears and moving off in 4th gear with both rear tires burning... but... WOW !!! ... As vehicle speed got up around 50 MPH, unexpected, powerful, squirrelly, violent, dangerous forces came into play and I had to let off to get my body and the car back under control !!!

Some 1.6 rocker arms:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g6801

Dual quad tunnel ram:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/cmb-03-0184/overview
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sounds like you still want to build an engine around some plane jane nothing special flat tappet hydraulic camshaft? The fellas that have posted have gone a long ways past your aspirations,,,

Build your little 350 hp 355 cube engine and put it in a Nissan 240 and drift a little or drag race a little.
When you want to step up to anything semi serious leave the flat tappet hydraulic cams for the beginners

No need to get insulting of a beginner with limited funds... and flat tappet cams have worked fine for 100 years... Most of us still run them...

 

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I’ve been doing some research. And it seems I could have decent build with a XE274 cam and 64cc chamber 180cc heads. Along with a 2500 stall and 4.10 gears.
Just wondering what you guys think about this. Just to get me going for now. Then once I go forced induction I can swap to bigger heads to lower my compression.

1st step: find out what the engine you have actually is... HP? Quality of parts that were used? Does it have a 4 bbl. carb.? If not, can you score a 4 bbl. carb./intake off one of your relatives other engines? They prolly have bigger carb.s stock than the little 650 CFM carb. size you first mentioned! I assume you already have the truck? How old are you? (it's OK if you're under 16) Where are you located? May be other helpful members nearby... 150,000+ members here...

"Just to get you going" may require only some different pistons and a mild performance cam to get up into the 350 - 375 HP club with an otherwise stock 350... or maybe it's already that powerful... Have you ever worked on an automobile/truck engine before? Go Kart, 3 wheeler, 4 wheeler, or minibike engine before?
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have the truck ... has a Edelbrock 650 carb ... Performer RPM intake ... have worked with engines. We built the 305 ... going with a 350 ... currently about 1000 miles away, not sure what the stock build consists of ... hoping to swap over the headers, intake, and carb. ...
I’m looking for something powerful enough to get me going until I can afford the supercharger. So I’m open to recommendations.

Did you put a higher performance cam into the 305? Smaller engines can be surprisingly powerful when built right... Have you ever driven a stock 2005 Ford Mustang GT with the little base 4.6L/280" engine with a 4 speed manual and its good factory tranny and rear gearing? Feels like a big block engine...

Anyway, the carb. and intake will be adequate to about 400 - 450 HP on a 350... but the Comp 292 you mentioned is a biggish, miserable to daily drive cam that likes single plane intakes, big heads, higher stall, lots of RPMs, and a bigger carb. to breathe right...
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GM turbo'd that 10.5 compression ratio stock way back in 1962 by adding water/alcohol injection...

1,000 HP for $1,000... LOL !!!:

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/ccrp-1009-cheap-turbos-from-ebay-on-a-350-small-block-engine
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The Olds link I put above shows a pull through (side draft) carb. turbo set up...

 

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If you love a sport why not spend some money? Hell I promote Physique contests.Women and men spend thousands on coaches, training, supplements and the cost of competing with travel and so forth. No different. Golf is like on average 75.00 for 3-4 hours of playing.

Golf and physique contests don't pollute the air other people breathe with excess tire smoke... like drifting and burnout contests do...