Engine pulling time!
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http://paceperformance.com/
How about this motor? 355 cube motor with roller cam, 1 piece rear main , 4 bolt block, internally balanced , plus free shipping, ........................... 30 month / 50,000 mile parts & labor warranty................
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I guess I should have specified that I'm just looking for a stock replacement engine. The interior of this car is trashed, the paint isn't great and I'm sorry to say it, but I just don't think the car is worth pouring money into. It's a toy for my step-father. He just likes to buy cars, but rarely has them for more than a year or two. I'd like him to be able to break even when he tires of the car.
If I were building it for me, it would be something that could handle forced induction. I have a turbo Lexus and a turbo motorcycle amongst other stuff, and I really like boost and sleepers.
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Well for beginners, it has a flat tappet cam; and with the removal of zinc and phosphorous from engine oils for emissions reasons, lobe failure is always a concern. There are aftermarket lifters that are designed to provide extra oil to the lifter / cam interface...so that might be an option.
But...why not a 86 or later block with a factory hydraulic roller cam? sure it has a one piece rear seal style crank shaft that will require a newer style flexplate or flywheel, but it also has a better rear seal and better one piece pan gasket.
But...why not a 86 or later block with a factory hydraulic roller cam? sure it has a one piece rear seal style crank shaft that will require a newer style flexplate or flywheel, but it also has a better rear seal and better one piece pan gasket.
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then you have an early 86(E). I have a late 86(L) with the Alum heads. Someone may have changed out your heads if its a late 86. I continue to stand on the statement, 86 is the last year for the generation 1 SBC with the standered cam and two piece seal.
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Need to post this in the car care section.
Might send some of those waxers into convulsions!
Almost looks like a TPI Salad!
Might send some of those waxers into convulsions!
Almost looks like a TPI Salad!
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The rat did eat some wires, but he mostly preferred plug wires and hoses. The car did run after I cleaned it out and replaced the plug wires. The harness is mostly intact, but definitely needs some attention.
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86 is the last year for the generation 1 SBC with the standered cam and two piece seal.
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You'll want to reuse your heads, or get early style heads; they bolt right up to the block, and will match your intake; 86 and later heads have the two center intake mounting holes rotated to a more upright position and require a different / later manifold or grinding / elongated of the mounting holes in an earlier manifold.
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You'll want to reuse your heads, or get early style heads; they bolt right up to the block, and will match your intake; 86 and later heads have the two center intake mounting holes rotated to a more upright position and require a different / later manifold or grinding / elongated of the mounting holes in an earlier manifold.
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if you look around on craigslist and at junkyards you can get a really cheap Vortec 350 which is a one piece rear, 4 bolt main, roller cam 350 that made around 250HP stock
and most are between $300-600
if you want to keep TPI you will need to put your heads and intake on the vortec engine
and most are between $300-600
if you want to keep TPI you will need to put your heads and intake on the vortec engine
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if you look around on craigslist and at junkyards you can get a really cheap Vortec 350 which is a one piece rear, 4 bolt main, roller cam 350 that made around 250HP stock
and most are between $300-600
if you want to keep TPI you will need to put your heads and intake on the vortec engine
and most are between $300-600
if you want to keep TPI you will need to put your heads and intake on the vortec engine
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yes,86 is one piece seal with cast iron or aluminum heads.
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Man, I don't think I could have gotten past that when I first opened the hood! Where was this car parked, and for how long to get it to look like that? What did the rest of the car look like to make you even want to make an offer to buy it? Any more pictures?
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so did mine, but it is an early serial number, and I think it came with the aluminum heads that were recalled for the few early 86 cars that got them.
my tires always hit the fenders till I put alum. heads on it.
then it rode different. I think the spring was calibrated for the lighter heads.
No way of knowing, the guy I got it from bought it from his neighbor's wife after the guy died, and it was just a couple years old then.
I got no paperwork with it, but the guy I got it from said his wife paid for everything, then threw away the receipts after 12 months if there were no issues with the past year's service or parts.
my tires always hit the fenders till I put alum. heads on it.
then it rode different. I think the spring was calibrated for the lighter heads.
No way of knowing, the guy I got it from bought it from his neighbor's wife after the guy died, and it was just a couple years old then.
I got no paperwork with it, but the guy I got it from said his wife paid for everything, then threw away the receipts after 12 months if there were no issues with the past year's service or parts.
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