SPEEDYTRANSAM1996

iTrader: (37)

so now what should i do...... i was plaining on having my heads and intake port and polished over the winter. my cousin owns a machine shop and will do it for free . ill only have a 3-4k budget on the motor and thatll have to include the tune 450.00
ANYONE GOT A IDEA

Mattsz28

iTrader: (1)

Buy a shortblock from the for sale section, you could def get a nice forged shortblock for less than 3k. Then go ahead and have the heads done at the same time. Reassemble, do smokey burnouts?

z28rob18

iTrader: (7)

build a 383 u can do that with 3500 especially if ur cousins doin ur head and intake and if he'll do the block for free ur all set buy a forged rotating assembly for 1200 and a new cam for 260 and then all the other little parts lifters, pushrods, rockers, timing chain, opti, fuel injectors, and watever u need for the heads wit 4k and free machine work u should be able to do a 383 wit no problem.

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

Hopefully the Ring didn't chew up the Cylinder Wall..

camar0corey

iTrader: (22)

Yes, tune her a little less on the ragged edge this next time.

On a serious note, how much juice was it? Stock pistons/rings?

Ray@Nitrous Outlet

a lifted ringland is usually from being overly rich....always verify A/F ratio

camar0corey

iTrader: (22)

If it gets too hot the ring ends can touch I've heard? Is this right Ray? I take it if you go lean it gets hot? I read about the being too rich is disastrous in the nitrous section. My car will be on a dyno with a wideband when its in, not running the risk.

So is there a perfect A/F for a LT1 or is it based on how big of a shot, internals, etc?

SPEEDYTRANSAM1996

iTrader: (37)

well i got the spark plug lol its oilly. plus the little metal thing the spark hits was bent all the way down sitting on the spark. sorry im not a mech. lol but anyone else got a budget idea for 2000 just incase
thanks

krill

I would use the stock crank, buy new forged rods and pistons for 1k, and do machine work to the block for the rest. Thats what I am going to do when its time