What block should I look for?
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What block should I look for?
Bought rebuilt heads and intake this week now I need the short block. What should I be looking for in a 350? The year, numbers, type of car or truck it came out of? I want to punch out 30 and put in a mild cam.
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From: Lake Wylie, South Carolina
Re: What block should I look for? (brimcc)
I have always been told to look for a 010 casting #. Supposedly these are higher in nickel content thus stronger. Other than that I would just look for something that is in good shape. There is not a difference that I have ever heard of between A 350 that came out of a car and one out of a truck. Oh yeah if you are running a manual tranie make sure the block is taped above the oil filter mount for the linkage rod. good luck.
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Re: What block should I look for? (brimcc)
Here is an idea for a roller cam engine if you can find some one to do it or want to tackle it yourself. Roller cams are :cool:
http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/ed...0viewtype=text
http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/ed...0viewtype=text
