this video is well worth watching, they skip/ignore some factors but still its educational.
keep in mind its attention to details and accurate measurement that's critical to making a good durable engine.
factors, like, degreeing the cam correctly, verifying ,
the piston to bore clearance, bore hone grit used, and bore surface condition,
valve train geometry, piston to valve clearance, ring end gaps, bearing clearances
oil pan capacity, use of the correct oil pan and oil pump and oil pump drive shaft,
all effect the result and durability.
use of ARP fasteners is a very good tip, as is the one piece oil pan gasket,
yes they retarded the cam significantly.
installing 1.6:1 ratio, tall valve covers, roller rockers and sealant on all head bolts.
pay attention, never use a cast iron flywheel if the engines built for high performance, aluminum or BILLET STEEL FLYWHEELS
and a blow proof (shrapnel resistant) bell housing is almost mandatory.
(if you want functional feet in the long term)
use of a self tuning throttle body EFI and a decent intake and high flow aluminum, cylinder heads sure helps.
Id bet a 2" open spacer under the throttle body would aid peak hp.
the parts they used were for a decent performance in a 350 cid,
performance street engine making just a bit over 400 ft lbs and 400 hp.
if they increased the timing advance swapping to a marginally larger duration hydraulic roller cam,
and use E85 as fuel further power is in easy reach.
listen to what they say in the narration, and notice the cams installed to reduce effective compression,
a mild increase in effective duration , use of E85 exclusively and more valve lift/duration, with a cam like this
would require different gearing and a higher stall converter or manual trans, better valve springs
new injectors in the the throttle body EFI
if you used the linked parts you would potentially have significantly better power and increased durability, but of course it costs more
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better oil control and cooling is always better for increased durability,
so selecting something similar that fits the block you have ,and car you use it in, to this oil pan, is a great idea.
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and I have to point out that if they had upgraded to a 3.75" forged crank and 6" rods to build a similar 383,
they could easily have increased the torque by at least 60 ft lbs and had an extra 50 plus hp.
thus MUCH STRONGER ROTATING ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS COULD BE SELLECTED
especially if you select a forged 4340 crank, 7/16" rod bolts on 6" rods and forged pistons like I used in my 1985 corvette
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