Hey everyone, I thought I would start my own 383 swap thread. I should get the rest of the parts ordered in the next month and start the project..

It is a 383, 9:1 Comp, Forged Eagle H beam rods, Forged Eagle crank, and Forged pistons (not sure on what pistons are in it).. AFR 195 heads, 1.52 and 1.6 roller rockers, ported HSR, Holley 58mm throttle body, Centerforce SFI steel flywheel, Centerforce Dual friction clutch, and MSD Pro Billet Distributor. That is what I have so far..... and a P600 Procharger with 9 lbs of boost hopefully.. more boost would be awesome.

This motor made 530 HP and 575 TQ in a Firebird. Ran 11.4 at Bandimere (5800 Ft above sea level)..... We will see what she does in my Maro. And also what she breaks.. ha... i hear more $$$$9in$$$T56$$$$haha

Here are some random pics of stuff so far.

 

Thats a sweeeet motor, keep us updated with your progress!

 

Thanks! and FOR SURE!!! I need to order the aeromotive fpr, injectors, fittings, hose, motor mounts, fuel rails, coil, and alot of other small stuff. Hopefully I can get everything by the end of the month..

Just started my new job out of high school, so ya. tight budget... haha

 

Ha, I hear ya. Been out of high school probably right at a year now, I need a job to finish my camaro, lol.

 

wheres the procharger?

 

ya, im about to throw this motor in, and i have the t5 and stock 10 bolt with 3.73s and lsd. i already broke 4 pinion teeth off the pinion gear in january with the current 400 hp and 458 tq.. so im nervous once i get the motor in.. i need to save up after and get a 9 in and a t56.. haha..

Here are some pics of when i broke the rear..

 

O and it'll have a Procharger P600b, with the smallest pulley they make for it. so im hopin 9+ lbs of boost. (my car hit 10 lbs of boost one night, with my current 350 and pulley... but i have been told the 383 will not hit 9 lbs on a 383 with a p600... we will see)

 

im running around on an F1a with my 383 on a stock ten bolt. was 7psi, now its 14psi with the new 4.5" pulley.

 

What kind of hp are you seeing with that F1A?

 

no idea, havnt dynoed, if i had to make an honest guess, id say somewhere between 600-800

 

thats sweeeet.. have you taken it to the track?

 

O and do you have any pics of your car? i want to see your setup. sounds sick

 

not yet, was getting it running good on 7psi, and trans went, so out went the 700r4 and in went the th400, and while i was doing a trans swapped, i put on a smaller pulley for 14psi estimated.. and then decided to do a few other things. you know how it goes.. new brakes, and I sold my efi, and im still saving for the new efi system to replace it. so for now its sitting. at least another month.

 

right on that is sickkkk!! and that stinks its sitting. but once i start pullin my motor it will sit for a bit cause im workin all the time now...

So i was curious, the way your vbelt system is setup, was that part of the F1A kit?

 

Id put in a new rear and trans before even trying to drop that engine in. Youre gonna have to build up a t-56 to survive behind that much torque too, a straight stock dropout wont last long (unless you get one from a viper).

 

ya i know. we will see how long it and the rear will last.

 

Only thing that came with the F1A was the crank, alternator, waterpump, and blower pulleys.
the power steering relocation bracket was seperate, but purchased from procharger as well, which requires a newer gm type 2 pump with remote resevoir, and the alternator location is totally custom. I had to get the depth right, and I mounted it with some long *** bolts and tube sleeves, and for adjusting tension, I used a double spherical rod end purchased from march pulley company and that mounts from the ear of the alternator to a stud on the water pump.

 

I'd say you should be nervous.
Auto trans and street-only so far, right? Apples & oranges.

 

and its staying street tires till I can afford something better

 

The same pulley on a 383 vs 350 will probably make less boost pressure. But will actually make more power because the 383 will move more air so it's actually making it in to the engine instead of stacking up in the intake. So I wouldn't worry about the actual PSI being lower.

Looks like a mean engine! You def. need to step up to a 12bolt/9" and you will be on borrowed time with a stock T56.

 

Thanks, and ya 9in and t56 with gforce internals is next once the motor goes in..

 

like i said, we will see how she does... five7kid, are you going to Bandimere sunday??

 

Sweet!

 

With the '57, yes. Weather isn't looking too promising.

 

ya todays weather wasnt cool... I was locking cars at a dealership in the rain and lightning.. Haha. Ill pry go up sun.... and pry run my car at this up coming test and tune wednesday

 

yeah, I have had problems with my tach. What can you do to fix it?

 

Hey everyone i thought id post an update... I ordered a bunch of parts last night, and plan on starting to pull my stock 350 out the 25th ish...

Cant wait.. post more pics soon..

 

hey everyone, i got excited and decided to pull the motor after work today.. started at 4:30, and went up stairs at 9:30.. not bad for just me... here are a few pics..







zoom 305 clutch that handled 400 hp and 458 tq hahaha

 

update, i got the a arms, k member and steering box out today... still alot of stuff to do.. here are some pics.. let me know what you all think!! and yes i know its getting crazy!! everything torn apart..


bottom pic, motor mounts macked up... i think i need different bolts haha ( the two long bolts, the three that go into the block are only threaded in two turns so they are ok..)

 

update, went to ace, got some fuel rail bolts and motor mount bolts.. got the intake bolted on, and rtv'd.. put the blower bracket on and temp mounted the blower on.. here are a few pics.

 

looking good so far!

 

Thanks man, just need fuel lines, injectors and the tubular k member and pinto rack.. elimintate all the stock steering. im excited.

 

hey everyone, i tried to gloss black ratle can the engine bay... it didnt turn out to good, so i am now sand blasting it and having someone paint it that knows what they are doing.

Should i go gloss black or satin black for the engine bay??

 

Anyone? any input??

new pic. motor just about ready to go in. just need k member.

 

Very nice!

I like the old (Vette?) valve covers.

And I like both Gloss/Satin black in engine bays. Just depends on the look your going for. I think that satin will make the motor stand out more, whereas gloss will "blend" it in a little better.

 

thanks for the reply man, and ya they are the older vette valve covers that were painted. i think i might flat black the engine bay. it will be close to satin.. i tried gloss black but it didnt turn out good..

 

hey guys, i decided to give painting it myself one more try. let me know what u think.

 

Looks pretty good, I used flat black in my old firebird, and I liked it. Did you rattle-can it?

 

yup few cans of flat black. it looks better than when i tried gloss blacking it. gloss out of rattle cans is hard. i think ill leave it the way it looks now..

Do you have any pics of your flat black on ur firebird?

 

update, interior wiring out.
No wiring, looks GOOD!!!!!.. for now...


going through the wiring in my room!! haha

 

Why'd you pull the interior harness out?

Heres a pic I found in my photobucket of my old firebird with the flat black bay:

(It was a project that never got finished)

 

Nice, I was going to mention satin black would look great. That motor is looking good.

 

that looks good! i pulled the interior cause i wanna go through it and get rid of useless wires, like cruise control, and also, when i did my 350 swap i hacked up a lot of wires....

 

Hey everyone, here is a recent pic.. getting my custom blower bracket made in the next week or two.

 

new pic for u guys

 

Nice, how tall are those AFR valve covers? I was looking at changing my set for a set of those but my turbos sit right on the current covers, so they cant be too tall

Looks good tho

 

they are about 3-3.5 inches tall. i have to get a bracket made for my blower, the valve covers were hitting the blower a lil..

and i need to go find a pic of ur motor, i cant remember what ur covers look like, and where the turbos mount..

and thanks man, i like the new covers..

today i had to temporarly put the k member, and motor in, cause i went in my garage today, had the motor sitting on a tire, and it was about to tip over!.. started collapsing the tire.. scary moment

 

Update everyone, it has been alot of caos in the last few weeks.... I have a 1994 S10 Blazer that just took a **** on me.. pretty sure it has a spun main bearing and the tranny is all jacked.. so i decided to get the Maro done then deal with that...

But here is what i have done now..



Finally got my Custom Machined blower bracket back ($140+Material)



Got my coil mounted, fuel rails on, spark plug wires and wire looms mounted, fuel injectors on, etc.......



Cowl on..




Still trying to trim that damn hood to clear everything, and need to pull the bumper up.. GRRRRRRR... but it looks sick



Got the fuel system finished up today, tested it, and wiring is all done... just need my k member, a arms, rack and pinion and can start it!!!!

its hard not to just start it now, but the motor is just sitting on the stock k member haha.. i better wait.. haha

Let me know what u guys think!!

 

got the motor running

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyVzAc9yWqE

 

Camaro is done here are some pics.

K Member and Rack


Installed


Out of the garage