GenI383-L31
Member
First off, I apologize for not introducing myself on the intro page, however I will do so later due to the fact that right now I'm on limited time at work.
Anyhow, way back in 2002 I bought a 1995 2 door Tahoe with all the goodies.....had 128K on it. After I put about 50K on her or so, the engine still ran unbelievably, but I wanted to go ahead and start buying my parts for an eventual 383 build. The 95's and earlier as everyone is probably already aware of, ran off a TBI setup. I purchased an Eagle cast crank P/N 103523750, the vortec heads with the good castings, and a TBI vortec intake. In the meantime, the truck caught on fire and burned to the ground. It was a sad day, but at any rate, here I am, 7 years later and I've bought basically the same truck, except a '96 model. I have heard both good and bad about the 96'-97' year models and the whole CSPI vs. MPFI argument, but we can discuss that later. At 236K, I've spun a rod bearing. As you can probably guess, I've decided to stroke it. I'm probably as "green" as you can get when it comes to engine BUILDING, but I have pretty good knowledge on engines themselves as well as there components, etc. Long story short, I'm not an idiot when it comes to engines and what makes them work. I realize that with this year model the only thing I can use from my previous project is the crank (already sold the heads/intake). I've spent the last week or so reading different project builds and so forth, just more or less soaking it what ideas other people have had, what works and what doesn't. All advice would be appreciated, so I'll start with what I had in mind and we'll go from there:
1996 K-1500 4x4 2 door Tahoe
L31 5.7L 350 Vortec
4L60E (brand new with goodies) with 10-bolt rear and 3.42 gear
275/55/20 Tires
Eagle cast crank SBC 350, 3.75" stroke 1 pc. rear main
What I had in mind:
Manley H-beam rods P/N 14050 or Eagle 5.7" ESP 3-D H Beam P/N CRS5700B3D
Either KB or JE/SRP forged aluminum pistons (not sure on the details < need help there)
Plan on tweaking the heads a bit, but not exactly sure which route to go)
Plan on running a mild cam (need help here as well)
I realize this is a very broad and subtle intro, but right now I just want get my main idea across. This truck is going to be a daily driver, so I don't want to build a screamer, but when I punch the skinny I wanna GO!! I just want a powerful truck that is dependable and last a long time all while staying in the 13-16 MPG range. Thanks in advance for any advice/help. Looking forward to seeing what everyone can come up with.
Anyhow, way back in 2002 I bought a 1995 2 door Tahoe with all the goodies.....had 128K on it. After I put about 50K on her or so, the engine still ran unbelievably, but I wanted to go ahead and start buying my parts for an eventual 383 build. The 95's and earlier as everyone is probably already aware of, ran off a TBI setup. I purchased an Eagle cast crank P/N 103523750, the vortec heads with the good castings, and a TBI vortec intake. In the meantime, the truck caught on fire and burned to the ground. It was a sad day, but at any rate, here I am, 7 years later and I've bought basically the same truck, except a '96 model. I have heard both good and bad about the 96'-97' year models and the whole CSPI vs. MPFI argument, but we can discuss that later. At 236K, I've spun a rod bearing. As you can probably guess, I've decided to stroke it. I'm probably as "green" as you can get when it comes to engine BUILDING, but I have pretty good knowledge on engines themselves as well as there components, etc. Long story short, I'm not an idiot when it comes to engines and what makes them work. I realize that with this year model the only thing I can use from my previous project is the crank (already sold the heads/intake). I've spent the last week or so reading different project builds and so forth, just more or less soaking it what ideas other people have had, what works and what doesn't. All advice would be appreciated, so I'll start with what I had in mind and we'll go from there:
1996 K-1500 4x4 2 door Tahoe
L31 5.7L 350 Vortec
4L60E (brand new with goodies) with 10-bolt rear and 3.42 gear
275/55/20 Tires
Eagle cast crank SBC 350, 3.75" stroke 1 pc. rear main
What I had in mind:
Manley H-beam rods P/N 14050 or Eagle 5.7" ESP 3-D H Beam P/N CRS5700B3D
Either KB or JE/SRP forged aluminum pistons (not sure on the details < need help there)
Plan on tweaking the heads a bit, but not exactly sure which route to go)
Plan on running a mild cam (need help here as well)
I realize this is a very broad and subtle intro, but right now I just want get my main idea across. This truck is going to be a daily driver, so I don't want to build a screamer, but when I punch the skinny I wanna GO!! I just want a powerful truck that is dependable and last a long time all while staying in the 13-16 MPG range. Thanks in advance for any advice/help. Looking forward to seeing what everyone can come up with.
