ya know you guys use the term rebuild or build like its nothing...i'm wondering how much do you need to know in order to build a motor..street/strip...i'm 21 years old....not much experience with building motors...(obviously)..everytime i read the classifieds i always see a 350 for sale cheap!!!!!!!.....would i need all kinds of special tools...and guages and expert knowlege...i'd love to know that I MADE the powerplant in my car...83 camaro....305....

Rob

 

just about as hard as a 305 rebuild. lol
just messin man
you dont need special tools except a pulley puller for the balancer.

then its just sockets and a torque wrench. if you rebuild it to stock specs you wont have a clearance problem

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Jarrad
1990 IROC-Z L98 350 TPI(BLOWN-broken rod).
TH-700R4
G92- 9 Bolt Borg-Warner 3.27gears
Dupont Flame Red Hardtop/ Grey Interior

1991 GREY S10 2.5L/5SPD -

 

partly it depends on how deep in to it you want to get. you could buy a complete machine shop to build engines or farm out the work to a local machine shop like most normal people do. i like to do my own measureing so i need mics, indicators, snap gauges, and a bore gauge. most people get by with plasti gage. you'll also need a ring compressor, ring installer tool, puller and installer for the dampner. buy a book or manual and read it to get a better understanding of what's required.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd
MM Black Diamond 538 F&AM

 

thanks ya know ..i wanna get started early.......(in my life that is )...just seems like its the next step...ya know ..ill go out to my car and LOOK at it ....hmm... what to do now.. ya konw .....time to really get to work.......

thanks...

Rob..

how much does machining..and stuff cost....just wondering at this point...i'm gonna need to gather a lot of information......i'm not jumping right into it.....

 

I don't know if they're still around, but there used to be a place called K&S Auto in North Tonawanda... Like an autozone, except they had a machine shop too. They used to do a good job for a reasonable price. Give them a call and they can probably give you an estimate over the phone for the common stuff.

Arawn1

 

350turbo411

First thing is to get the bible.
"How to Hot Rod the Small Block Chevy"

Anyone getting into engine building, this is a must have.

I even suggest it to my Honda buddies for general reading about engines.


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86 T/A 5.0 A4 & 2.77 gear
15.62 @ 86 mph
93 Civic 1.6L
13.5 @ 100 mph

 

YEAH k&s is good i know where they are ...main street right.....ill check on that book....

thanks

 

Arawn1: Where in Welland are you from? My girlfriend lives in Fonthill. I've spent a fair amount of time harrasing the locals in my thirdgen there. Nice town you live in.

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