i have a 350 i'm rebuilding. i need the usual stuff, pistons, rings, gaskets, bearings, freeze plugs, ect. where could i get a kit with all of this stuff in it cheap? it dosn't have to be anything special, cast pistons will do. do you know what the piston dish volume is in the summit kit for 9.35 compression?

 

oops, wrong forum, could someone move it?

 

www.enginekits.com

 

there isn't really such thing as an engine kit sitting on a shelf waiting on you to buy. you tell them what you need and they put it in a box since there are so many differant combinations of parts you can have. i'd worry a bit more about running name brand quality parts than saving a few dollars. considering how cheap SBC parts are anyway and how competrive the market is any of the big mail order places will be close to the same price, and maybe even a parts store local to you will be better after you factor in the shipping.

 

www.northernautoparts.com
basic Chevy 350 engine kit - $154.99
Good wrenching
Tim sends

 

thats for an older block, i have an 87 which they want like $450 for the same kit.

 

My .02..... Spend the money right the first time. Low buck engine kits are just that, low buck. Reliability is out the window. A solid performing engine built with decent parts wont cost you that much more.

 

Viper go here for the engine kit www.enginekits.com and for the cam you can get a nice take-off cam here www.goautocenter.com

 

Ok there are couple things you would need to use the cheap kit and you still save a couple hundred bucks.

RMS $24
Intake manifold gaskets $8
Valve cover gaskets $25