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Let's say I have a brand new 350 engine block. I have a crank for a 383 stroker. I have 5.7" H-beam rods. And, I have 383 pistons.

What do I need done to the block? I know it needs to be bored, but do I have to clearance the block in any spots to stup the rods from hitting anything? And it's going to have a big cam with lost of lift, like .530 lift. Will the rods need to be machined to clear the lobes on the cam?

Anything else I need to know about this?

 

Anyone? I know I'm not the first to do this, come on.

 

You absolutely need to get your block clearenced for the stroker crank. Any good amchine shop can do this for about $100. I honestly don't know about your cam question. I wouldn't think so though. My cam has .510 lift on the exhaust and Ive had no problem. Also theres folks running a lot bigger cams than ours and I've never heard anything about clearence problems. Hope I could help.

 

Do a search on 383 in the tech, tpi, and motor swap sections, and you should get all the info you can stand.

 

if you could get one the new 1 piece cranks in the 383 crate engine it supposedly fits without clearancing the block it has a 3.80 stroke,which makes roughly 382 cu in without having to bore the new block 388 with a .30 over bore as for the cam you should be ok with the 5.7 inch rods

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Really?! that would save me a WHOLE lotta time and money. I'm using the 1 piece rear main seal crank and block, thanks for the info!