... with a 350 crank, and a decent set of heads... a good fuel injection setup......

Thanks,
Daniel

 

a 400 with a 350 crank won't be a 400 anymore. 400 has more stroke, ie 400 crank in 350 = 383... So??? 350 crank in 400 = 367ish, too tired to do the bore/stroke thing. Bigger bore/stroke in 400

 

if u want a brand new 400 block,, u have to go with gmpp bow tie block, or old's rocket block. the regular prodution 400 block only last 10 years. y do u want to go with 350 crank? building a 377(chp did a excelent articl on 377 vs 383(350 block with 3.75 stroke)))? it's cheaper and easier to build up a 400(if u can find a used block, or be prepare to shell out $1600 for the bow tie block). cubic inches is where hp/torque come from. just my .02

dw

 

Wheeler Bros. has a 400 bare block fully machined for about $800 the last time I looked.

 

Is the Bow Tie block just a bare block? No heads, no nothing?

Wheeler bros.? Do they have a web site?

Thanks so far.....

What about injection setups? I dont want a carb setup. Should I just pull the TPI setup and computer out of a 92 Z or something?

Thanks again,
Daniel

 

yupe bow tie block is the bare block,
go to a local swap shop, i still see pretty good 400 block(this is the production block 1970-1980) for about 500-600 dollars. the stock tpi will be too restrictive for a 400(the 350 tpi setup is the same as the 305). if you want to go with tuned port injection you have to go with either tpis mini ram, or accel super ram, or upgrad the tpi setup with biger everything(manifold, plenum, runner, throttle body etc)

dw

 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I HAVE A BRAND NEW ACCEL SUPERRAM/PLENUM KIT ,STILL IN BOX. I WANT 675 WHICH INCLUDES SHIPPING.ALSO HAVE A TPIS MINIRAM, USED BUT IN GREAT SHAPE. NOT SURE WHAT I WANT FOR IT YET.

 

What bank did you rob Kiz?

 

No bank,
Im in planning stages. I want to know what to get, so I can start slowly buying things... I have a big garage to store stuff in.

BTW, I would really prefer to go with a new block, or newly rebuilt........

 

Dont forget - bare block = no pistons, crank, heads, etc...

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1983 Pontiac Firebird SE
LG4-Based Chevy 400
700R4 Tansmission
Modified 4 Barrel Q-Jet Carb
Accel Super Stock 8mm Wires
Edelbrock Pro-Flo Air Cleaner
3.23 Posi Rear
14X7" Cragar SS/T Wheels
35X4 CD/AM/FM Head Unit
100WX2 Amp
2 Pioneer 12" Subs in Custom Box

 

hello fellow massapequaian(is this even a word?? ) very interesting in thsoe mini ram.

dw