383 or 396?
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383 or 396? Hi;I sold my engine 
And I will place to order in the one of these two links.. Please take a look and say your opinions.. I got 97 lt1 Camaro.. This is my daily car.. I don't want to have lots of problems everytime.. 383 or 396 ?? (also I will get all of the parts below, except 58mm Throttle Body-cold air system which I got
(ps: SLP ceramic headers-Borla cat-back-Granatelli MAF..)
-waiting for your comments..
http://www.golensengineservice.com/d...fm?EngineID=28
http://www.golensengineservice.com/d...m?EngineID=138
And I will place to order in the one of these two links.. Please take a look and say your opinions.. I got 97 lt1 Camaro.. This is my daily car.. I don't want to have lots of problems everytime.. 383 or 396 ?? (also I will get all of the parts below, except 58mm Throttle Body-cold air system which I got(ps: SLP ceramic headers-Borla cat-back-Granatelli MAF..)
-waiting for your comments..
http://www.golensengineservice.com/d...fm?EngineID=28
http://www.golensengineservice.com/d...m?EngineID=138
I would not buy the long block versions shown. You would do better to by the shortblock then buy a better set of AFR 210s, 215s or 220s heads especially if you choose the 396 route.
i think those 195s will be fine for an NA 396 car, but i also think you could do better buy going with at least 210s. 210s wont cause any problems with being driven everyday either. and why the heck is the engine not balanced to begin with. its an option. i find that odd
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Snow Dog, you mean "dynamic balance" which is in the options.. Yeah I found that odd too.. And I asked them,then their answer is:
The Dynamic Balance option is one of the best that we offer, this will be a race balance job where we will match weight all of the components and then spin the assembly up on a computer balancing machine and internally balance it. All of the LT1/LT4 engines are Externally Balanced at the Flywheel but when you go with our Dynamic Balance Option we will change it to a much smoother Internal Balance.
And for the 210cc and bigger heads they say: "We used 195cc for low end torque and good street manners. If you go with a 210 or bigger head you will lose low end and the car will be harder to drive..."
I'm so confused.. I should place the order on monday.. I guess 396 will be my choice..
The Dynamic Balance option is one of the best that we offer, this will be a race balance job where we will match weight all of the components and then spin the assembly up on a computer balancing machine and internally balance it. All of the LT1/LT4 engines are Externally Balanced at the Flywheel but when you go with our Dynamic Balance Option we will change it to a much smoother Internal Balance.
And for the 210cc and bigger heads they say: "We used 195cc for low end torque and good street manners. If you go with a 210 or bigger head you will lose low end and the car will be harder to drive..."
I'm so confused.. I should place the order on monday.. I guess 396 will be my choice..
