Can you use a 350 Block on a 383?
Can you use a 350 Block on a 383?
If all you will be using from the old 350 is the block, you might as well build the 383. It is likely the block will need to be bored, so the machine costs will be pretty much the same, although a 383 might need to have the bottom end clearanced for the additional stroke.
Which is better a 355 or a 383?
Once I swapped a few cams the 383 went 1 tenth faster than the 355 60’s went down in the 1.5’s for the 383 and the best I ever had with the 355 was 1.60 If all you will be using from the old 350 is the block, you might as well build the 383.
How tall is the block on a Chevy stroker engine?
A quick deck clearance calculation for any piston and rod combo is block deck height – ½ stroke – piston compression height – rod length. So with a small-block deck height of 9.025, if we have a stroke of 4.00 inches, a compression height of 1.150 inches, and a rod length of 5.850 inches then: (4.00 /2) + 1.150 + 5.850 = 9.00 inches.
What kind of balance does a Chevy stroker engine use?
Another area to consider is external versus internal balancing. The original 400 small-block and 454 big-block Chevys were both displacement escalations of earlier engines and their longer strokes required the expedient move to external offset balance weight.
Where can I get a 383 stroker engine?
Talking to Robert Loftis at Eagle, we were able to find a kit that fit our goals exactly. Eagle has a street performer kit that is purpose built for a small-block Chevy 383ci stroker engine. The kit includes just about everything we needed to complete the engine build.
If all you will be using from the old 350 is the block, you might as well build the 383. It is likely the block will need to be bored, so the machine costs will be pretty much the same, although a 383 might need to have the bottom end clearanced for the additional stroke.
What kind of roller do I need for a 383?
Edelbrock has done the work, and the dyno testing, for us. We selected the Edelbrock Hydraulic Roller #2201 which makes 435 dyno-verified horsepower with our Edelbrock E-Tec 170 heads. With the 383, we wanted a solid timing chain that was beefier than the stock setup, and one name immediately came to mind: Cloyes.
Is the Edelbrock 383 small block that could?
We were also especially interested in the potential performance of the Edelbrock E-TEC heads and what they would do on our Dynojet on this well-prepared 383. In our way of thinking, this was a true economy build, and the Edelbrock Total Power Package is reasonably priced and should make great power.
