Planning on the slow build up of a perfectly tuned 383 TPI and I want to find a nice Aluminum block with aluminum heads and intake, cuase part of my project is making the car really lite wieght.

whats a good block to look for, engine, since I'll be looking for used.

 

Aluminum block? Used? Good luck!

In any case, I hope you have about $4k burning a hole in your pocket. I've never seen one sell for less than that.

 

i think world products has them

 

PAW sold aluminum blocks, probably still do. BIG$.

 

Personally i have decided to go with a rodeck they are the best in the business.

Try these links for blocks


Engine Block Manufacturers
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Allstar Engine Company
http://www.allstarengineco.com/

Arias Racing Engines
http://www.ariasengine.com/

BAE — Brad Anderson Enterprises, Inc.
http://www.bradanderson.com/

Keith Black
http://www.keithblack.com/

Brodix
http://www.brodix.com/

Brzezinski Racing Products
http://www.castheads.com/

Dart Machinery, Ltd.
http://www.dartheads.com/

Donovan Engineering — aluminum SBC and BBC
2305 Border Avenue
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 320-3772

Chuck Nuytten Billet Engine Blocks — CNC-machined aluminum SBC and BBC blocks
http://www.cnblocks.com/

Carroll Shelby Enterprises
http://www.carrollshelby.com/

Pro-Gram Engineering — main caps
http://www.pro-gram.com/

Rodeck Aluminum Blocks
2134 Tractor Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 237-6040

Sonny's Racing Engines
http://www.sonnysracing.com/

Trick Flow Specialties
http://www.trickflow.com/

World Products
http://www.worldcastings.com/

 

IMHO, if you really want a light, powerful engine to stuff in your car, the LS1 is a better idea. That is unless you REALLY want a SBC under the hood. The LS1 you should be able to pick up complete with everything including tranny for the price of an aluminum SBC block. Yea, its not a direct swap, but it'll put out a whole bunch of power with careful mods, more than enough to put some 383's to shame. And its aluminum too...

 

You can buy a crate LS1 from GMPP for like $9000, put a bigger cam, intake, then supercharge and have an all alluminum 500hp motor that you know will last.

 

I've decided to go for cast iron block for my wants and needs and budget goals. Thank you for the imput guys.

 

Doesn't rodeck cast the aluminum blocks for gm?

 

I dont know thats a good question.