Hi, I really don't want this to sound stupid but im really confused so it might lol. I recently bought a camaro with a 350 TBI that apparently had a rebuild 60k miles ago but it leaks oil and burns a lot of it and runs pretty rough. All I know about the engine is it has an aftermarket cam and also that the ecm cover says hypertech on it lol. I hear of people running 454's and 383's quite often and thought it might be a good idea but buying the engine is a little out of my price range. So ill get to the point and ask is it worth me getting my 350 rebuilt that I know absolutely nothing about (It could even be a 305 im not sure I looked for the casting numbers and found nothing.) or should I go the big block route? Thanks a lot in advance im new to working with engines and im just confused.

 

really depends on what you want. big block will have more power with less money. small block can make good power and have better fuel economy. a 383 is a small block, if you plan to do a 383 with tbi you have to do serious computer tuning. dont know if that is something you want to do. what is the car mainly goign to be used for?

 

well unfortunately its my daily driver right now but not for long. I plan on having it on the street as a weekend driver but at the track every now and again. I really would like to go the cheapest route lol but i kno nothing about computer tuning