so here it is.
i got this 82 z28 which was a v8 cross fire injection.
i bought it and it blew up on me. buddy of mine had a 327 out of a vette in his racecar and offered me to let me use it.
well after almost 1 week of hard work, and i mean hard, we finally got her running, have to work some little bugs out, need to change the flywheel and the starter yet, but otherwise she runs great i thank roy sheets, for being there for me when i needed ya and was ready to take her to the junkyard, lol.

 

Congrats on a successful install... I assume this is your first time? Pics?

 

yeah was my first time and maybe my last too......... after almost a week of figuring stuff out im kind of tired already. pics are on my profile, dont know how to post them here, go check it out

 

If the pics are on the internet, this is what you do to display them here:

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Just put the above 'img' tags on the link to the pic and it will show it here.

Anyway... the first swap is always the hardest and worst one to do lol. Its usually the most memorable though. My and my cousin spent about 2 weeks putting the 350 in my Camaro when I got it about 5 or 6 years ago, and I remember it like it was yesterday. Now I can do it in that same car in only a couple hours all alone. Its quite easy now that I've done it a few times. Same with swapping rear ends - When I broke my first one, it took me and my dad most of a weekend to do. Now I can do it all alone in about 2 hours - drive in, drive out.

 

 

ive always thought about doing a 327 TPI swap into my 86 iroc with its current 305 swap, since i found a 327 on craigslist acouple months back for 40 bucks. but instead i found a deal on a new 383.

anyways did you keep the crossfire injection or go carb? i know alot of people that hate their crossfire setup

 

honestly, i hate it too,but i kept it for now. over the winter i probably gonna switch to the carb and manual fuel pump. looking forward to it already........... NOT. hahaha. but you know what, the hard work paid of...... just came back from a little spin, 90 mph in 2nd gear, not bad not bad

 

how many miles on the motor when you put it in? or did you rebuild it and then drop it in? right now im in the middle of building my 383 which im planning to drop into my 86 iroc

 

total rebuild, as of right now, i got maybe 20 miles on there. so i gotta baby it for a while yet

 

what kinda other mods you got on there?

 

90mph in 2nd!!?? what kinda gears are in that thing?

anyways dont baby it, you gotta push it hard and seat those rings early, otherwise it wont make as much power, and might burn oil.

congrats on the swap. and if you have the pics, click go advanced next to the reply buttom and upload them from the web or your hardrive.

 

i would have to ask my buddy bout that, but i posted some pics of the swap. this was my first, and probably not my last either.

 

thats true, but i think it was a hydraulic flat tappet block, and if they broke it in correctly by idling it at about 2000 rpms for about half an hour both the rings and the camshaft should be properly broken in

 

damn tatt, i wish there were more chicks like u over here!

gurk, i did overlook the cam situation. flat tappets do require a bit more break in and additional additives. good point, thanks.
however, i still think its good to beat the **** out of them, once the cam is good and christened. nothing seats rings like compression.

 

no problem. what kinda power you makin outta that 384? i got a 383 (385 to be exact) sitting at school im planning to drop in the iroc.

 

well, i have no dyno runs to date. but im guessing (as well as my machinist) around 450 to 500 N/A. top that with a 150 dose of funny gas.
i tend to stay on the conservetive side, so i will guess around 450 n/a and 550 juiced. but i havent got to use the juice yet. kinda scared of blowing the rear end out.
next engine i build will be for boost, thats for sure.

 

did you go with 6 inch rods?

 

more chicks like me eh...... lol
lookin into gettin a 68 chevelle right now...... no motor no tranny, so i can do what i want, but right now my baby( camaro ) is gettin a new paintjob first. needs is real bad )

 

no, i wish i went with the 6 in rods. alot lighter of a piston with those rods.

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tattoeddiva, yea like you, tatted and not afraid of grease. sweet choice on the chevelle!