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[MattODoom]

the heads arnt to bad the 882 and 883's are alright the flow nice they just need better valves but are really bad at cracking... specially the 883's still thats a steal for a bottom end im looking at about 300-500 for a stock bottom end but i dont know id like to make a large stroke one and the world blocks seem to be better suited for it... specailly if i want to go anything 4.0 stroke or larger almost have to do an aftermarket block.. my butty has a 2 bolt just needs a hone and bore job on it but the crank is junk and the stock pistons and rods arnt that great... so for 300 bucks not sure i want to do that much work to it...

I tossed the stock pistons and rods. Probably wont even use the stock crank. The damn blocks themselves are just so hard to come by.

[wezeles]

ya atleast they have a tone of aftermarket blocks out for it... still finding a stock one isnt easy you gonna stroke it at all toss that 3.875 crank in it or maybe the 4.0 ahh the 4.25 make a 454 small block..lol the most you can do on the stock one is the 4.0 and i heard its a pain to do... the 3.875 is the easiest can make it a 421 with that crank... but can your TPI handle it? it doesnt need to rev but it needs alot to breath what are you thinking for the intake?

[MattODoom]

ya atleast they have a tone of aftermarket blocks out for it... still finding a stock one isnt easy you gonna stroke it at all toss that 3.875 crank in it or maybe the 4.0 ahh the 4.25 make a 454 small block..lol the most you can do on the stock one is the 4.0 and i heard its a pain to do... the 3.875 is the easiest can make it a 421 with that crank... but can your TPI handle it? it doesnt need to rev but it needs alot to breath what are you thinking for the intake?

Stealthram or LT1 intake.

[WMCCjames]

NO!!! Don't say LT1

[MattODoom]

NO!!! Don't say LT1

is the Lt1 intake a bad match for a 406? It will depend on what heads i go with... vortecs would mandate a vortec stealthram.

[WMCCjames]

is the Lt1 intake a bad match for a 406? It will depend on what heads i go with... vortecs would mandate a vortec stealthram.

LT1 intakes are junk in my own opinion.....too short of a runner to be useful on a torquey motor such as a 406. Now if you were building a 302......it would be different. I would invest in a Stealthram....they are cheap and make great numbers.

[wezeles]

gonna depend what kinda 406 he builds they can still rev pretty well with a 3.75 stroke, there was a 406 at the track reving to 9,000rpm last time i went thing was mean as hell, once you go bigger than that stroke though you limit it to lower 5500 6000 rpm though thats the only thing that i dont like about the big small blocks plenty of TQ and low end but cant rev even if you wanted too. are you gonna convert it over to roller?

[MattODoom]

are you gonna convert it over to roller?

Who knows. I'd like to. At this point, starting college next week im trying to do my very best to forget I have a lump of money in the bank and not blow it on car parts.

[kammi10]

im next in line ive been looking all over for a 400 here... nothing i tryed ebay but i just want a short block in good condition... where did you find yours at? if anyone know were a short block is give me a heads up...

and drilling the steam holes isnt that bad to do... are you using this for the project car or is it for yours now?

dave i know of a good one thats put together and the guy really wants to get rid of it so u can prolyl get it cheap

[MattODoom]

dave i know of a good one thats put together and the guy really wants to get rid of it so u can prolyl get it cheap

Yeah Sean hes advertising it on TGO too.

here ya go Dave its in Michigan.

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/en...sbc-700r4.html

[wezeles]

he says 1500 for it.. but really i just want the short block everything else he has i already have... for a new assembled short block i might be able to go 800-1000 if it has recipts but no higher i could build it myself cheeper.

[MattODoom]

im next in line ive been looking all over for a 400 here... nothing i tryed ebay but i just want a short block in good condition... where did you find yours at? if anyone know were a short block is give me a heads up...

and drilling the steam holes isnt that bad to do... are you using this for the project car or is it for yours now?

I just so happen to know where theres a two bolt 400 in good cond. (my garage)



everythings for sale at the right price, right?

[wezeles]

im getting the short block from that guy... what a small world... too much for the hole thing but for the short block im happy with the price and parts he has into it...

[ezysk]

Great Potential....
But, as I like to say...
"All Engines are paper weights until they are in the car and running."

I am not just a quoter, but also a member....
I had my own stroker paper weight for a long bit until I got enough funds to put it in and get it running.
Hope yours comes to life faster than mine..