Which Engine Block to Buy???

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eilax53

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Where can I purchase a Good Engine block that will drop right into an 84 vette. I am planning on doing a 383 stroker build. Also do you have any places you would recommend to buy the parts for this build? Would you buy a 383 stroker kit that comes with the pistons, crank...etc

Oh BTW i am doing this on a low budget

Thanks
 
IM frequently nearly broke so I know exactly where your at!
when I usually start a project LIKE THAT I start by visiting the local salvage yards , and looking on craigs list and in the local bargain shopper, start asking around about suburbans and motor homes with bad transmissions, and for looking for a reasonably low mileage WRECK with the basic engine block I want, ask for deals at local machine shops, you can usually be fairly sure the car was running and the engine was functioning if the cars in the salvage yard due to being in an accident rather that being junked with NO MAJOR IMPACT TRAMA which might indicate the engine or trans failed (SOMETIMES A BAD CANDIDATE for a block ) but I see cars that had bad electronics or lots of rust that have decent engines occasionally.
ID look for an IMPALA or PICK-UP truck from the mid 1980s or newer as a source, but KNOW what your looking at, print out a MORTEC CASTING NUMBERS LIST,
you should be able to find a whole sbc core 350 to rebuild for between $250-$400

http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm

you can look here!
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Premium-S ... ,3177.html

https://secure.pawengineparts.com/shopp ... catid=1477

http://www.speedomotive.com/

http://www.adperformance.com/index.php? ... ath=71_231

yes its almost always best to by a complete rotating assembly
crank,rods,pistons,rings,bearings,damper,flex plate ETC
from a SINGLE SOURCE PACKAGE DEAL
 
What type of engine is it. Gen I, II, III? I believe it is a Gen I. Just want to make sure. Also I had a link that you gave me on DC to Larrysperformance.com and the link doesnt work anymore. Did they go out of business?
 
Well i found this engine on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-LT1-E ... ccessories

It is pretty close to me so I can check it out before I buy it, but I am not sure if it is a drop in engine for the 84. Is this different from the corvette LT1 engine (like major things, like are the heads the same, bore, stroke ...etc)

**edit** I forgot to mention that I am thinking about doing a supercharger and I am looking for a decent running engine that I can use and not do the 383 stroker now. My engine I think will most likely not handle the supercharger since it has 140XXX miles on it. I also want to do a carb intake set up so I can use a roots style supercharger. Any superchargers that you can recommend to look into?

I appreciate your help
Thanks
Cory
 
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