pauldaniel26

Do any of you's have or have any experience with the Chevy 330hp crate motor? I can get it for ~$2000 for the longblock so the price is pretty decent. What do you all think?

unknown_host

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and here is a sound clip open headered at idle if you want it

both are the same but the wav seems to sound better
ftp://ftp.3gc.net/sounds/350HO-Hedma...en-Headers.mp3
ftp://ftp.3gc.net/sounds/350HO-Hedma...en-Headers.wav

bubbz89

i believe Jprevost or something like that did a swap in his 91 rs. he did a site with pics and everything. maybe you can get in touch with him. imo, that is a great motor for 2000 bux!!

Mark A Shields

Sweet lookin motor you got there.

bigals87z28

hey, can tpi be put on the engine?... and will i lose any power in the motor?.. could i get it with a bigger cam or better heads? i know sdpc sells a vortec tpi set up with 360hp... wait, are the heads vortec's? sorry for the questions... aight thanks

unknown_host

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TPI will need the vortec manifold that SDPC sells for $400-500 (dont remember the exact price). Yes they are vortec heads on it, i would assume with tpi you will gain some low end torque and lose some top end unless you mod your TPI setup. SDPC does a lot of custom stuff for people so you could ask em to do stuff for you on the motor. if i were you i would just buy the crate motor, pull the heads and sell em, put some AFR's or another nice aluminum head on with a smaller combustion chamber (58-62) to bump the compression up.

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thanks mark

JPrevost

I used to have a website but I don't feel like paying for the webspace nore do I feel like looking at pop-ups and banners.
When I got the motor a few years ago it was only $1950 , it's a lot of motor for the price. I ended up spending $3000 for the whole swap because I replaced the waterpump with a Stewarts stage 2 and then I invested $300 into eprom burning equipment to keep TBI. 13.8 @ 102 with a stock ANLU eprom is pretty good don't you think for z rated tires . That was with full weight and a road racing suspension.
If you don't want to spend the time to build your own engine then this is the motor for you. Don't even look at the zz4, it's too expensive for what you get and those heads aren't THAT great. They require more porting and compression to make the same power the vortec heads make. Do you think it's worth 35 extra pounds? I don't.

jwhit217

Hey i saw in the last soggin dickey catalog they now offer at tpi crate motor with the vortech heads and intake no runners or plenum--i belive 300= hp w/hi flow parts but stock should bolt on

AdmiralNahohkta

Never have I spent money better than when I bought my 350HO. But I will admit to sometimes missing my LO3. Man, could that little V8 run!

DownUnderIROC

Hey unknown host, that is a sweet looking motor. What are those coated headers, are they the Summit headers?

unknown_host

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Thanks!
They are hedman ellite headers, big flanges, 1 5/8 primaries, ceramic coated and thick tubing shorties for 259.99 from summit. jegs is the only place that shows them in their catalog. fitment is ok but it is very close to the frame with the flanges, although i hear most shorties are like that. i think they are a great deal tho.