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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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I am fixing to take my 350 block and rebuild it to a 383 stroker with 500 hp.Will the muncie 4 speed handle the muscle or do I need a different tranny?
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I would be concerned about u-joints. The trans can take it. You will or should use a steel bellhousing. Dennis
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Originally Posted by Marks77
I am fixing to take my 350 block and rebuild it to a 383 stroker with 500 hp.Will the muncie 4 speed handle the muscle or do I need a different tranny?
How's the rebuild going???
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