IS THIS A GOOD ENGINE?
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IS THIS A GOOD ENGINE?
I'm a relative novice when it comes to engines and I was hoping you guys could help me out. I recently purchased an '87 Formula in which the previous owner pulled the stock 305 and put in a 350. I finally found all the engine casting numbers and codes and was hoping you guys could tell me if this is a good engine to build up. The engine block casting # is 14093638. The engine suffix code is V0204TPA. The head casting # is 14102193, and I also found this code on the back of the block by the drivers side, GM 5.7LG SGI. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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I'll leave the quality question to somebody that knows but you can try the following thread for a basic description of the block and heads.
http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm
http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm
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Sounds like a 350 TBI long block...
A block is just a block, within certain limits. That one is probably not a roller block
but might be a 4-bolt-main one 
On the other hand, those are among the worst 350 heads there are, and I doubt the cam is a very strong runner unless the previous owner upgraded it.
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A block is just a block, within certain limits. That one is probably not a roller block
but might be a 4-bolt-main one On the other hand, those are among the worst 350 heads there are, and I doubt the cam is a very strong runner unless the previous owner upgraded it.------------------
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