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any one get pics of that green monterey
The casting number on my crank is 3849847. i looked it up on mortec and it said that it was forged but i found a different web site that said it...
Where can i find a forged 283 sbc crank? New or used?
[IMG] This is your car [IMG] This is your car after smoking crack well folks I think the lesson learned today is don't keep your crack pipe...
My girlfriends stepdad runs better there than at Brainerd. We will be out there this sat.with his '73 purple duster for the test day. he put in a...
damn i got a cast.but it aint gonna stop my from using it
does anyone have some pics i can use to compare? Iwould put pics of mine up but i dont have a digital cam.
Is there any way to tell the difference between a stock cast crank and a stock forged crank. 3849847 is the casting number of my 283 crank. one...
never mind just got it out
I am having trouble with a stubern frost plug that does not want to come out any ideas?
thats what my dad wants but i dont think we need that much power. after a it going in a 1930 modela sedan. that car is small and is going to be...
thanks for all the help. but what do you guys think i could get out if this motor power-wise? I am building this car with my dad and says he wants...
is it posible to punch it out that much with out having to worry about the cylinder walls getting to thin?
o.k. these have the 1.94's but will the 2.02's fit if you bore it out?
If the 461's have the bug valves ... the valves will hit the cylinder wallls ... how do you tell if they have bug valaes? i have never heard...
I just took apart my 283 last night for our A sedan. Ihave a set of 461 heads to put on it. I want a cam that has a nice sounding idle but will...
I'll be there with my cousins 63 montray 4 door hard top(green primer with white top) and 47 merc coupe(black primer with pinstripping on trunk)
Is there a website for that calculator
There are sooo many options when building a motor(every one knows that) but I will have to wait to talk to my dad about what we want to do. But...
Lookin Good!! Can we get some pics of the whole car?
Thanks for all the info/help on this topic. It will be a while before we get started on the motor(cause of the f'n snow but i've already bitched...
What would be better in the long run? cheaper? and easier? I will say this right now I will NEVER sell this car or get rid of it. Now thats out of...
I am shooting for 450hp on pump gas. not shure on what the weight of its is cause obviously it is not done. What do 30 two door sedans weigh when...
How big do you think the intake runner volume should be? Somewhere around 215cc? I'm thinkin about going with a pair of dart iron eagles.
327 Double Hump heads
I wasn't planing on boreing it out. I just want to use the stock bore and put a 4" strocker crank in it to make a 427sb. then build off of that...
These pics are all reason why you don't keep a huka in the garage! or maby a crack pipe
I think I am going to go with a stock bore 400 block and have the machine shop noch the cylinders to fit a 4" stroke crank in. Then I will have a...
Is ther a particular block you could recomend? would the dart iron eagle block work?
Does any one know the most you can stroke a sbc 400. I know eagle makes a kit that pushes it to 434 but is that the most you can go with it?
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