building an engine
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building an engine
i am sort of new to this i am looking to build an engine either a 350 or383 and need to know the basics as well as importants.... if anyone has any info or websites that i could look at please let me know
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JOHN
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JOHN
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Car: 99 Formula
Engine: LS1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 342
I think before anyone can help you, you need to tell us whether this will be a daily driver, and if so what kind of performance are you looking for. Do you prefer carburetors or fuel injection? By the way what kind of car are you building the engine for?
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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite
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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite
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Car: 99 Formula
Engine: LS1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 342
OK, stupid me, I just looked at your username, and I'm assuming it's an RS. OH, and one more thing, being in AZ are there difficult emission laws that you have to worry about?
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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite
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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite
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I think Mark is 100% right. You need to decide what you want from the engine before you lift a wrench. You should decide if the car will be a daily driver, how much $$ do you wanna spend, are emissions/gas mileage a factor, what kind of intake are you going to run, and a realistic horsepower goal. Then we can help you out a little more with selecting parts. Also look around these boards and read people's sig's. If you copy an engine used by a fellow thirdgener then you should get very similar results.
good luck
good luck
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