Hello all i am going to be bulding a motor to put in my car its a 350 from a 74 chevy truck and swapping it out with my EFI 350 thats in my ta now (going to put that in a camaro) this is my first build just wondering what i should all put into it i want a good solid motor to run good and produce some power but still drive on the street i basically want some ideas and any problems i could run into thanks guys

 

Has it been rebuilt since 1974? What heads are on it?

 

well a little update i have my moter at the machine shop my block is getting bored .40 over and my crank is going to be grinded .10 under i have gotten new cast vortec heads and rockers and all msd setup but i do have kinda a wierd question im new to the rebuilding proces im thinking bout getting new rods would i still get .10 under bearing with the new rods i know its a newbie question but im just wondering thank you everyone who posts

 

The diameter of the rod doesn't change, just the diameter of the crank pin.

 

ya thats what i thought thanks for responding this is my first build so i just wanted to make sure

 

so what are you guys running for exhaust im thinking bout doing duels how hard is it to run with our cars also until i get the exhaust done what should i leave it open headers or not i wont be driving it alot

 

If you attempt to do duals, do 2.5inch or smaller over the rear axle. Everyone tries to do dual 3in+ exhaust all the way back, which is silly - 1) 3's don't fit well and thus drag on every little speed bump, driveway entrance, and pavement crack, and 2) dual 3's = 6 inches, there's no one driving on the street, regardless of motor, that needs 6 inches of exhaust for any reason. Dual 2" would fit nice, give you 4" of exhaust (way more than your 350 will need), and if you want to look like some bada$$, you can put tapered 2" to 3" tips on the end.

If you have 3in collectors, then transition down to 2 or 2.5 before the axle - maybe even sooner - most 3"+ exhaust I see on 3rd gens drags the ground where a Y pipe would normally be. Maybe it looks cool on the shop lift, but sucks for everyone on the street. It's no good having an extra gazillion hp from free-flowing exhaust if you can't drive over 25mph anyway for fear of knocking that cool exhaust off the car with a slight dip in the road! I'll win a street race everytime with my sad old 350 and single 2.5" exhaust, over any other 3rd gen on the street regardless of motor/hp numbers, if I pick a road with a few dips in it

 

 

there she is my motor its been done for a little bit but finally got around to putting up pics but heres what the motor has ok its a 350 block with scat rods flatop pistons comp cam (461 lift 232 duration) vortec heads edelbrock intake edlebrock 750 carb all msd ignition im sure im missing some stuff but u know according to a computer program i am making about 400 horse but i thought i would throw a pic up for u guys

 

Looks good! How does it run?

 

it runs good it sounds good and its a blast to drive alot better than the old motor. I do have a question for people what is better i need to do something about my fan because i cant put my hood on cause the fan is too big so should i go to jegs and get a smaller mechanical fans or wire up my old electric fans

 

Wire up the electrical fans, get rid of that engine driven fan.

 

agreed stick with your electric fans!