i'm looking around for a new engine and basically just want to start with a block and buy the parts as i get the money. I was thinking a 350 so i could make some power, but not a whole lot, but lately i've been wondering if i should get a 454 and get a lot of power out of it. my car will be a showcar only so i'm not worried about gas mileage. so should i get a 454 or get the traditional 350? and when i get either, what parts should i get to make some power?

 

Try the search button! There are lots who have built 350 & 454 engines. Use the search and go from there.

Brandon

 

If it's a show car, nothing shouts "I spent a lot of money" like a well detailed and chromed BBC.

I see a small block under the hood of a show car and I just think, yep just another SBC, regardless of how much has gone into the engine.

Why stop at a 454? Go big and drop in a 540. It's the same external size.

 

Well put! As he said...don't do another 350. A big block would defintely get my attention at a show.

Brandon

 

i thought i remember someone on these boards saying that a 502 barely fit? so could i get a 454, from perhaps a neighbor, and just clean it and it'll be fine as in running?

 

the blocks are the same size.. no sure what ya mean by if ya clean it will it be running.....

 

what about that crate engine i see in summit you can buy i think its a 636 and 900+ hp lol but i think the engine cost like $ 17,000:hail: i would lover to see a third gen with an engine that big in it.

 

Anything bigger than a 540 is a tall deck engine. It will fit but you'll have to do modifications for the taller cylinders. In a street car that wants to keep things like wipers and heater/ac, it might not be worth it.