383 Stroker?????
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383 Stroker?????
I am wanting to rebuild my engine next summer due to it just having alot of issues so i want to start fresh. I would like to do a stroker kit and i have seen alot of people like the 383 kit. i have a L82 1977 Corvette. Any tips or anything i should know? All help is appreciated
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I cant comment on the kit but considered one and later opted for a 383 Stroker short block from Summit. I wanted a 4 bolt block anyway which I didnt have in my Vette and I figured by the time spent money on prepping the block and fitting pistons etc. I was just as well off spending 2000 on a finished short block with a warranty.
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Just get a short block. After the machine work and your time putting it together it will be worth the extra money.
http://www.high-performance-engines....ain-p/sp15.htm
http://www.high-performance-engines....ain-p/sp15.htm
Melting Slicks
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If your L-82 is original with correct VIN stamp, and you are going to buy new, buy a complete crate engine and mothball the L-82 would be my advice. The L-82 heads in a 77 do not flow that great and have 76cc chambers. I would go with a complete 383 crate and put your L-82 in the empty crate for possible future use. or,..
you could build the L-82 into a 383 and keep the numbers matching element and still claim it's a stock L-82. If you go that route find a local engine guru to help you match the components and re work the heads.
Good luck!
you could build the L-82 into a 383 and keep the numbers matching element and still claim it's a stock L-82. If you go that route find a local engine guru to help you match the components and re work the heads.
Good luck!
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Or go better heads and mothball the orig heads. Standard valve job is 400. Real head work, making them better than stock is a lot of labor. Easy 1000. That 1400 will buy you heads you could never match by reworking yours.
