383 shortblock
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Melting Slicks
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From: Raleigh NC
St. Jude Donor '13-'14
383 shortblock
I was hoping to get an opinion from the senior guys here on this block on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...QQcmdZViewItem
Its going to end soon, and no way am I impulse buying a $2000 383 and have it show up to my awestricken girlfriend while I die the next day. There will be more from them, but opinions would be great.
The cam is a Blue Racer 488-512 crane flat tappet cam and a procomp 383 cast nodular crankshaft. There's alot to read there, so I hope some of you can bare with me and help me out. Sounds like a great deal to me.
Also, recommendations on head selection, manifold and carb would be great. This'll be coupled with headers, of course. Trying to stay below 10:1.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...QQcmdZViewItem
Its going to end soon, and no way am I impulse buying a $2000 383 and have it show up to my awestricken girlfriend while I die the next day. There will be more from them, but opinions would be great.
The cam is a Blue Racer 488-512 crane flat tappet cam and a procomp 383 cast nodular crankshaft. There's alot to read there, so I hope some of you can bare with me and help me out. Sounds like a great deal to me.
Also, recommendations on head selection, manifold and carb would be great. This'll be coupled with headers, of course. Trying to stay below 10:1.
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If they spent as much time machining and building the short as they did explaining it in the ad, I would say it's a good deal. 
Couple of things to consider, no good performance shop I know of is going to use all chinese parts like they are. The parts might spec out perfect but it is defects in the material that might cause problems. I did not read the whole thing but it says one piece roller block and they are using 2 piece crank, it can be done with an adapter but not sure what is going on there.
One thing good about buying a short block is that you can take it apart easily and inspect everything. It is a good price ( cheap ) so I might consider it but I would not put expensive heads on it in case it blows up. I never recommend buying motors on ebay but if you are aware of the downside ( warranty claims from another part of the country etc) then it might be a good buy
Couple of things to consider, no good performance shop I know of is going to use all chinese parts like they are. The parts might spec out perfect but it is defects in the material that might cause problems. I did not read the whole thing but it says one piece roller block and they are using 2 piece crank, it can be done with an adapter but not sure what is going on there.
One thing good about buying a short block is that you can take it apart easily and inspect everything. It is a good price ( cheap ) so I might consider it but I would not put expensive heads on it in case it blows up. I never recommend buying motors on ebay but if you are aware of the downside ( warranty claims from another part of the country etc) then it might be a good buy
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If it were the same motor with a Scat 9000 crank, Eagle SIR rods which it looks like the chinese copies and the same pistons I would say go for it no problem
Go to someone local that you can drive to, a short block won't cost that much more and you take the crank back and beat them over the head with it if it blows
Go to someone local that you can drive to, a short block won't cost that much more and you take the crank back and beat them over the head with it if it blows
