You probably have a 300+HP motor there. The block could be 2 or 4 bolt mains, as this block came with both and I don't know what criteria Chevy had for doing the 4 bolts. Sounds like a "winters" casting for the intake, but I thought they were dual plane manifolds. Do you have a casting number and date code from the intake? We could look up some more from that as well.
The 383 should be great in the Chevelle. Just build it for low end torque and you will love it. 425 HP is fine, but if you can get 400-500 TQ across your useful band, you will never care what the HP is. You can build some real thumpers that are all done by 5000 RPM that are great for the street, and you don't have to worry about spending money on things that only break at high RPM. Take the money you save on those parts and use them somewhere else! Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '66 Convertible | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 65ss.com > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:36 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] motor id > > > Well, I'm sure it's not a 165hp anymore. It has some 993 > heads, a holley > street dominator (eliminator? I think dominator)single > plane, the kind with > a 'snowflake' cast on it. From what I was told this is > probably from a > vette, but who knows. It has a 650cfm double pumper and the cam seems > pretty lumpy (nice technical term). It has HEI, and someone > has put on long > tube headers (which I'm in the process of changing, but found > out I will > have to pull the motor). > > I'm hoping to put in the chevy 383 crate engine with 425hp > later this year, > but we'll see. It depends on how strong this engine is once > I get it on the > road. > > I sure do appreciate the help. I'm assuming that since it was a truck > engine that it has a 4bolt main? > > Again, thanks > Charles > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:38 PM > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] motor id > > > > http://www.73-87.com/chevy_ids/scode8.htm has more detailed > info, and > > IDs this as a 165HP motor from 1974 or 1978. You should be > able to find > > a casting date that might help you figure out the year > somewhere else on > > the block. > > > > It really does not matter what the engine was, unless you > think it is > > still original. I would bet that this was a core exchange > back when the > > owner blew the engine or wanted an upgrade, and then it was > rebuilt to > > either generic specs and sold cheaply, or built for a > customer. What do > > you really have? You'd have to check the cam, pistons, > crank, etc. to > > be sure. > > > > What intake and heads do you have? > > > > Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > '66 Convertible | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | > 245/45/16 BFGs > > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 65ss.com > > > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:05 AM > > > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] motor id > > > > > > > > > Ok. This is what I found after some basic archeological work. > > > > > > Tell me if this looks right: > > > > > > Two sets of numbers, one large set on top, one small set > under those. > > > > > > V1214TKR > > > C80149401 > > > > > > The casting at the firewall side was 3970010 > > > > > > What do I have? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Charles > > > > > > > > > > >
