best short block?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Olivia mn
best short block?
hey everybody, I need to know who makes the best short block for a stoker, money is not an issue, I am thinking of making a 383 or should I go with more cubic inches while I am starting from scratch anyway. thanks.
Le Mans Master
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Money no issue? I make the best stroker short block. Only Keebler labor and unobtainium material & tooling.
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Drifting
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Go big if money is not an issue A Dart SHP block and build a 400 CID with a Callies rotator ETC. What are you using for heads??
Burning Brakes
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From: belle plaine ks
If money is no issue get one from gm. It has a forged steel crank and if you don't like the cast pistons change to forged . Slap some afr 195 heads on it your choice of roller cam and away you go.
Safety Car
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From: Gig Harbor WA
from your local GM dealer..a ZZ383 is $5100 with a 24 month/50,000 mile warranty.
http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/En...8772&engCat=sb
http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/En...8772&engCat=sb
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
But fot the money this engine is a beast.http://www.ultrastreet.net/engines/434_ultrastreet.asp
I would upgrade to the "nirtous package" and include the carb and ignition dialed in on the dyno.
Last edited by 63mako; Mar 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Olivia mn
Drifting
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We have seen cam tunnel issues, lifter bore placement issues ETC.
We had one in the shop a few months ago to repair the cam tunnel because of a spun bearing.
Dart blocks seem to be a better piece.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Olivia mn
We tried some World blocks years ago and was not pleased with their product and if we found some problems they would never take their block back, The last one we got was filled with epoxy up to the top of the freeze plugs and the customer did not want and neither did I and they would not take it back!!
We have seen cam tunnel issues, lifter bore placement issues ETC.
We had one in the shop a few months ago to repair the cam tunnel because of a spun bearing.
Dart blocks seem to be a better piece.
We have seen cam tunnel issues, lifter bore placement issues ETC.
We had one in the shop a few months ago to repair the cam tunnel because of a spun bearing.
Dart blocks seem to be a better piece.
thanks for the info blockman