i need to find some info on my engine. i recently bought a 350 bare block, the casting # is 3970010. what i need to know is can i put hydraulic roller lifters in this engine or not. i want to make this motor a roller motor. is it possible or not?

 

You would need a retro-fit roller setup, but yes it's possible.

 

any SBC can run a roller cam, it's just a matter of picking the correct parts.

 

That is probably the single most famous 350 casting in the world. Thats what I have, and many others here. Did you check to see if yours is a 2 or 4 bolt?

 

mine is a 4 bolt main. how much is the retro kit to make this into a roller block or what specific parts woudl i need. this is my first engine build and im trying to gather as much info on it before i screw something up and it becomes costly. plus im kinda broke so its a good time to do research. im thinking about tpi for induction.

 

is your friend. Learn to use it and it shall pay dividends.

 

i have used search and when i sit here for an hour or 2 or 3 or 4, i get rather tired of searching for something, and so i write up a topic and hopefully someone will just give me the answer rather than wasting my time.

 

If you spent 30 minutes on each question and really did use search, you'd have your answer.

Casting numbers:

All of two minutes yielded these, along with a few others which referenced mortec.com. I am not surprised in the least.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...asting+numbers

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...asting+numbers

Roller retro:

All of another two minutes. Happen to be the TOP TWO returns besides this thread. Gee, surprised? I'm not.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...fit+AND+roller

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...fit+AND+roller

So given that I spent about 5 minutes total writing this and running both searches, I must now give you the
Thank you very much for proving my point that can yield you many benefits.

 

damn you so smart!!!!!!!!!! i bow down to you.:hail: :hail: sooo smart!!!!! but thanks for the links, made my search a little easier.