No offense to them, but I think their company sucks anyway. I bought my crankshaft from them and all I've had is problems. Granted clearance problems on a 383 should be expected, but if the crank's specifically made for a 383 don't you think it would minimize them. Then the best part is that I now find out that I need chamferred rod bearings, after I bought standard ones and torqued my ARP Wavelock bolts too many times now. Now I need to get the correct bearings, which they neglect to tell you when you buy the crank, and I need to buy another set of ARP bolts!!!
Good Riddance to them!!!
-Currently building first ever engine. 383 with Super Ram plenum and runners, Edelbrock lower intake, Bosch 24# injectors, either AFR or Trick Flow heads, MSD ignition.
-Will be installing Baer Brakes
-Will be installing full Spohn suspension in rear
-Art Carr 700R4 trans??
I contacted them last week that their advertising time was up and didn't get a response. I also noticed that they hadn't posted to their Sponsor board in well over a week. Maybe Jeff hasn't been on the internet in a while being on vacation or something, but they are not currently advertising with us.
No offense to them, but I think their company sucks anyway. I bought my crankshaft from them and all I've had is problems. Granted clearance problems on a 383 should be expected, but if the crank's specifically made for a 383 don't you think it would minimize them. Then the best part is that I now find out that I need chamferred rod bearings, after I bought standard ones and torqued my ARP Wavelock bolts too many times now. Now I need to get the correct bearings, which they neglect to tell you when you buy the crank, and I need to buy another set of ARP bolts!!!
Good Riddance to them!!!
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I have to disagree w/ you on that. I have built several 383 w/ everything from a turned down 400 crank to a Callies 4340 steel peice, and I gotta tell ya, there is going to be clearance problems with ANY 383 stroker buildup. The block wasn't designed for it. Secondly, It's really not the vendors place to "tell" you what parts you need to build your engine. You probably were only talking to a receptionist that only takes orders. You said you bought a crank, so I'm assuming that you ONLY bought a crank, and not a rotating assembly. If this is so, then a person "piecing" together the parts to a stroker should really know what he's dealing with when he starts. A rotating assembly would have come with chamfered bearings, clearanced rods and correct stroker pistons. If the rods are not clearanced you will have problems w/ them hitting the cam. also, if you plan on running a windage tray,which I highly recommend, it will be a little trickier to setup than on a 350 or etc. I'm not meaning any disrespect to you personally, and I envy you for choosing the 383 as your first build-up, but I just don't think SCPC is the cause of all of your troubles. Chances are, they didn't make the crank you bought, but I am not sure about that, so I can't say they Didn't. SCPC is a good company, I think, and most others I talk to, so this why I can't agree w/ your post, but I do wish you the best of luck on your 383, you're gonna absolutely love the gut wrenching torque of that thing. When its all said and done, it will be worth all your trouble
[This message has been edited by Basett Racing (edited December 07, 2000).]
I also disagree that SD is responsible for educating you about engine building. I made mistakes on my first engine, too, and put the rear seal in backwards, and had to pull the engine back out and totally tear it down to replace it correctly. It hasn't happened again!
You can tell a chamfered crank just by looking at it, and I wouldn't run a 383 without a chamfered crank, there's just not enought overlap of the journals for my tastes for a straight cut (weaker) crank.
Building a stroker is not something that I would recommend as a project for a first-time builder, for obvious reasons. But sometimes life has to suck for you to learn the important things and build the character to keep going when everyone else gives up. That's what makes a winner. Keep going, you'll be glad you did. You're just frustrated now, but you'll be smiling later!
I also disagree that SD is responsible for educating you about engine building. I made mistakes on my first engine, too, and put the rear seal in backwards, and had to pull the engine back out and totally tear it down to replace it correctly. It hasn't happened again!
You can tell a chamfered crank just by looking at it, and I wouldn't run a 383 without a chamfered crank, there's just not enought overlap of the journals for my tastes for a straight cut (weaker) crank.
Building a stroker is not something that I would recommend as a project for a first-time builder, for obvious reasons. But sometimes life has to suck for you to learn the important things and build the character to keep going when everyone else gives up. That's what makes a winner. Keep going, you'll be glad you did. You're just frustrated now, but you'll be smiling later!
