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May 15, 2004 | 08:27 PM

luck38

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I have a $2000 year budget for the car (85, cat back exhaust installed, new street strip transmission just installed, minor free mods, 52mm tb installed - otherwise stock). My ultimate goal is a low 11 second car. I am not responsible enough to save for a crate engine that will get me there - although i think this would be the most economical way to get to my goal. Do i spend my money for this year on top end components to prepare for an eventual 383 or do i buy a new World 400 block or search for a good used 400 block? Can a 383 get me to low 11's or high tens without nitrous or turbo/charger?

May 15, 2004 | 09:58 PM

chucks88

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Re: $2000 (luck38)

A nice set of headers ain't gonna hurt ya. It is certainly something your gonna need after the rebuild anyway :yesnod:

May 16, 2004 | 02:52 AM

RonRed89

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Re: $2000 (luck38)

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Can a 383 get me to low 11's or high tens without nitrous or turbo/charger?

You'll need a pretty radical cam to get to low 11s or high 10s with the 383, but it can definitely be done. I think that the issue that you'll have with a $2000 budget is that you will be running a mismatched combo throughout your build. That is, once you get into the top end and build it for a radical 383, it would be mismatched with the stock bottom end. The previous suggestion of headers was a good one, but once you have spent your money on the simple bolt ons, you might want to consider tucking away 2 years of money for the rebuild and do both the top and bottom end at the same time. Also, don't forget, you'll need a good set of heads since you have the stock iron 85 heads, so what you'll quickly notice is that these costs add up very quickly.

Good luck,

Ron

May 16, 2004 | 04:08 AM

mistaben

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Re: $2000 (RonRed89)

do what i dont have the discipline to do ? invest it! ? i dont mean on stocks and crap that might make you money; of course, Procharger!! :lol: :cheers:

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