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This is not a brand c vs brand d vs brand a etc. post (notice I said post, my post). But I can not help but to think about this when wana be engineers re-ngineer their 350 into a 383 or larger dimension. This is a excerpt from an article by David Reher. I don't know him nor do I care but some things just make sense. Ponder this if you will:
"too many racers insist on using a "good old block" as the beginning point for a competition engine, but in my opinion, that's a major mistake. The truth is that there aren't any "good old blocks" - at least when the subject is big-block Chevrolet V-8s.
Though drag racing technology has changed dramatically since the big-block Chevy was introduced in 1965, some racers remain stuck in the past. They still believe that an original 4.250-inch-bore factory block is the ideal beginning point for a big-- block racing engine. Unfortunately, they're wrong, and that costs them time, money, and horsepower."
What I take from this is that if you take a 350 for example apart and have a good crank that can be cleaned up with some 4-600 grit and leather string along with one thou over bearings, why do some insist on throwing money at 33 cubic inches when there is tremendous potential to be spent on the heads?
Ok, in Greek, throw money at stroker kit vs. applying stroker kit money at the best heads you can buy for your money.
I am relating the block in the excerpt to the best darn heads you can buy on your budget.
Now I know this is going to pop a nut with the 383 crowd but before you pop that nut, establish a budget here and use economic dollar/HP logic here. We are dealing with a good running low mileage stock gen 1 350.
Here is the rest of the article and it is rather entertaining read: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cach...8+aftermarket+blocks&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
"too many racers insist on using a "good old block" as the beginning point for a competition engine, but in my opinion, that's a major mistake. The truth is that there aren't any "good old blocks" - at least when the subject is big-block Chevrolet V-8s.
Though drag racing technology has changed dramatically since the big-block Chevy was introduced in 1965, some racers remain stuck in the past. They still believe that an original 4.250-inch-bore factory block is the ideal beginning point for a big-- block racing engine. Unfortunately, they're wrong, and that costs them time, money, and horsepower."
What I take from this is that if you take a 350 for example apart and have a good crank that can be cleaned up with some 4-600 grit and leather string along with one thou over bearings, why do some insist on throwing money at 33 cubic inches when there is tremendous potential to be spent on the heads?
Ok, in Greek, throw money at stroker kit vs. applying stroker kit money at the best heads you can buy for your money.
I am relating the block in the excerpt to the best darn heads you can buy on your budget.
Now I know this is going to pop a nut with the 383 crowd but before you pop that nut, establish a budget here and use economic dollar/HP logic here. We are dealing with a good running low mileage stock gen 1 350.
Here is the rest of the article and it is rather entertaining read: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cach...8+aftermarket+blocks&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1