Happy Day!!!!!
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Happy Day!!!!! My new 383 was delivered to the house today, and then I get a message saying my Vette is running also! Does it get any better??
Visual **** of the motor to follow at about 1900 CST.
Visual **** of the motor to follow at about 1900 CST.
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Couple of things. I've got a lot of work to finish up. The rear freeze plugs and cam plug need to be installed. I assume the cam plug was left out so I could verify the cam in the motor, and the block freeze plugs I have no idea why they were left out.
I need to find plugs for the large water temp sensor fitting on the passenger side head, and an adapter for the drivers side head.
I need to find small plugs for the fronts of the heads where the coolant crossover ports are (like all LT1 heads, they're universal side to side).
This is weird. The LT4 manifold on there does not have the same fuel rail screw size as either of my LT1 manifolds laying around. Anyone seen this?
It looks like the oil pan is going to cause clearance issues with the Arizona Speed and Marine headers, so those will be for sale (99% sure, going to try a mock-up anyway).
Crank Pulley/Hub bolt is uninstalled. Don't know why. Gonna get an ARP anyway.
Top two opti bolts aren't in. Again, don't know why.
Other than that, at first glance everything looks good. REALLY thick seals on the front/back of the manifold and rear of the oil pan, so leaks should hopefully be minimal. Proper guideplates were used (GMPP) and rockers all seem lashed nicely.
I've got to work all weekend, so playing with the new motor will be sporadic for the duration it looks like.
Anyway, there's my $13K chunk of metal.
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$13K!? You could've gotten a World Merlin 632ci 800hp (pump gas) read-to-run crate engine (carb and all) heh Then again, that's a BBC :\
Looks purdy though.
Looks purdy though.
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Originally Posted by Formula350
$13K!? You could've gotten a World Merlin 632ci 800hp (pump gas) read-to-run crate engine (carb and all) heh Then again, that's a BBC :\
Looks purdy though.
Looks purdy though.
Ask guys with motors with top shelf stuff.......I think it's right on par. I could have easily gone a lot cheaper, but then I wouldn't be getting it to where I want it in terms of power or peace of mind.
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Originally Posted by donkey mule
Very nice! Post some video when you get the motor in.
) so I've got to tread lightly for a little while considering I'm paying all the bills right now too.I've got a photo page set up that's following my build if anyone wants to follow as I do stuff.
http://www.fastbird93.com/Purple/NewMotor.htm
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lol Good gravy. Your cam cost exactly half that of what I paid for my whole car LOL Can I ask why you didn't get the Edel LT4 intake instead? $150 cheaper than what you paid, and from what Lloyd said, it starts out at what his ported intakes end up like.
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Originally Posted by Formula350
lol Good gravy. Your cam cost exactly half that of what I paid for my whole car LOL Can I ask why you didn't get the Edel LT4 intake instead? $150 cheaper than what you paid, and from what Lloyd said, it starts out at what his ported intakes end up like.
I know it seems kind of silly stuffing a $18K motor setup including the blower into a car that's worth at tops 1/3 of that, but that's what our hobby is.
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Originally Posted by KriegerEhre
First mod I'd do is replace that FRAM oil filter with something better 
Right now I'm debating on how to do the pull: top or bottom. I'm familiar with the top, done it twice within the last year. Only concern there is knuckles. Never done the bottom though I wouldn't mind trying that because I'll be replacing the K-Member at the same time. I think I'll probably end up doing the top and then swapping the K-Member out from under the car though for ease of doing things from my own perspective.
And another debate......keep or discard the factory oil cooler. I'm leaning towards discard.
