Engine, carb & intake numbers...
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Drifting
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From: Potomac Falls VA
Engine, carb & intake numbers...
When I bought my 73, the previous owner told me the owner prior to him had replaced the original 73 engine with a GM 350 engine from a 79.
So I while I am working on the car I figured I would pull the numbers off of the components and ask your help in deciphering. Hopefully I pulled off all of the correct numbers.
Can you all help me verify the year engine or tell me anything else of interest about the components? In the next year, I would like to start modifying the engine or just perform a complete swap for a crate engine. Based on what I can learn about these components, etc it may sway me one way or another. Either way, I would like to better understand what I currently have under the hood.
Well, enough jabbering here are the numbers I pulled.
Carb
Rochester Quadajet
17054919018
Intake
3997771
Engine (not sure this is the correct number but they were the only ones I found. They were on the drivers side, low down between the firewall and the engine with the worda, "Made in Mexico" stamped right above them.
10066038
Any help is appreciated.
I am also going to see if I can determine my rear diff ratio so look for another post soon.
Shane
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So I while I am working on the car I figured I would pull the numbers off of the components and ask your help in deciphering. Hopefully I pulled off all of the correct numbers.
Can you all help me verify the year engine or tell me anything else of interest about the components? In the next year, I would like to start modifying the engine or just perform a complete swap for a crate engine. Based on what I can learn about these components, etc it may sway me one way or another. Either way, I would like to better understand what I currently have under the hood.
Well, enough jabbering here are the numbers I pulled.
Carb
Rochester Quadajet
17054919018
Intake
3997771
Engine (not sure this is the correct number but they were the only ones I found. They were on the drivers side, low down between the firewall and the engine with the worda, "Made in Mexico" stamped right above them.
10066038
Any help is appreciated.
I am also going to see if I can determine my rear diff ratio so look for another post soon.
Shane
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Burning Brakes
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From: THE OLDER I GET THE BETTER I WAS! NORTHERN ONTARIO
I think the engine is one of ther very popular Target Master GM replacement engines of the 70's early 80's...it may be a 4 bolt bott most of em were...the rest of the engine is pretty much stock reliable.
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Drifting
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From: Potomac Falls VA
Originally Posted by G dad
I think the engine is one of ther very popular Target Master GM replacement engines of the 70's early 80's...it may be a 4 bolt bott most of em were...the rest of the engine is pretty much stock reliable.
What I am really trying to determine where the best "bang for the buck" can be made in terms of performance gains? For example, new car / intake combo? Or are these good up tp a certain point and aI should really just go for a cam swap? Headers? or something else?
Thanks
Shane
