Help, Info Needed on Olds 303

I'm looking at buying an Olds 303 for my coupe. Is there any inherent problems with the 303 I should look for before purchace.
Thanks

 

good engine.
the problem is what transmission.
the hydro;durable,but expensive to rebuild.
factory manual/vintage aftermarket;rare and expensive.
modern manual/auto adaptor;expensive,but you can get overdrive 700R4 or T-5 and improve your gas mileage.
i hope you have deep pockets.

 

I'm $3000.00 in to one now and have not even opened it up to rebuild, It still need all the internals. I'm pulling the pin and going to sell every thing. if you are looking for parts PM me i have 2 6x2's setup's, bell housing adapter to a T-5 Starter swap, Oil re locater, flywheel ,starter, complete untuched 303, a set of 324 heads, Mickey Thompson stroker pistons ,Mallory dual piont dis. and so on.

Let me know

 

the Oldsmobile Rocket 8,it should come with a warning sticker that says "not for the faint of heart".
you should change your sig line now.
the only reason hop up parts are expensive for these is morons like you that start hoarding everything in sight.
then 1st time you run into a problem you throw a SBC in your car.
a lot of people want to call themselves "Rocketeer" but lack the grim determination to do so.

 

pm'd ocfab for parts

 

Man , How times change. For my first A Hot Rod, I bought a 303 Olds with 6 2's and factory 3 spd. for $35.00. They say there's no inflation, but I'm starting to not believe it. Oh Yah, it was May 63

 

Bought a good running 51 Olds in 61 for $80. Used everything but the oink in my first roadster. Big thing I remember about them was noisy lifters as with a lot of miles the lifters didn't get enough oil. Still ran damm good though.

 

only issue i had with mine is the valve seals go bad after a few years... shorter if sitting..

gotta do mine, but its not that bad... just needs redone

 

hey WTF... ocfab copied my sig exactly? ive had this one for years now? i guess its gay to get mad but thats just odd..

i feel like you owe me amn intake outta that! ;0)

 

Damn right!

 

want ads in signature lines are gay

 

might be gay but ive gotten some nice parts off of it... and GOOD deals..

 

still offensive

 

got the original 303 in my '50 98 and runs pretty damn good for 58 years old. Lifter once in awhile starts to click a little but other than that, very strong.

All of the 303,324,371, and 394 Olds engines are strong. If you decide to build an Olds engine you may want to go with the 59/60 371's or the 59-64 394's.

SBC's are everywhere, but Rockets are forever! Dual Range Hydro's too!