WEll I had my eyes on a 350...but that fell thru.....so I went ahead and got my hands on a 383.....it was on ebay....so I said what the hell bid on it and see.....I won the auction..so the motor will be here next week....the listing doesnt say to much about it but I talked to the guy on the phone..and he assures me thats its all that!...heres a few pictures of it...it was going in an 87 vette so I know I need to change the oil pan and the fuel lines....guy told me that the whole top end has been ported...Im not sure about the heads being ports though...what you guys think?

 

here is the write up on it...its doesnt have much detail.....thats why I called th guy after winning.....I get all the front accessories with it...and whats listed in the ad...

LISTING:
This motor was built with the best of everything.Originally to go back in the 87 corvette it hailed from, but as fate would have it that did't work. So beginning with the bottom, a summitt extra capacity oil pump and oil pan. A rotating group assy by our top rated machist Ray over at Basko Machining. The cut& polished steel crank, forged 6" rods clevite brgs. attached to .30 over flat top piston.Full roller cam with full roller lifter. triple gear set to join the crank&cams together,sure to turn a few heads sounding very much like a sleepy blower in the shadows! These components made by"comp cams"the cam and lifters that is whilst the crank kit is of the "Keith Black" brand to the best of my recall.The final items would be the Aluminium edlebrock type cylinder heads; the intake being ported and polished ;the throttle metering plates are by BBK and supposed to be 'ALL...that!'The fuel injectors are 35lbs This motor was bult professionally and although performance parts have no promise beyond the truth of these words Someone will be extremely happy with this uncompleted dream .Know expense was spared, he put what he had researched to be the best products and the best combination of same. I would guestimate the value of this motor to be nearing 20gs, thats what I guess the cash amount of the components and the machine work that had to go into this. The Center Force aluminim fly wheel and high performance clutch set will also go to the hiest bidder, as well as the stainless or are they ceramic headers? at any rate there is a damn nice pair of headers that also convey to the lucky winner.A clue, I have 4200.00 tied up in this project of my own $.Thanks for considering,Ron.
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will my tri-Y's bolt to them heads? or should I go with 1.3/4 headers

 

looks sweet wanna give it to me ? :P good luck with it wish i could afford it

 

Im going to be selling all the stuff off my 305 to fund this little project..

 

/ponder Id love to have some stuff of that but atm im just spending money on trying to get myn running right :/ O by chance do you know a easy way to pull out an 02 sensor theres barely any access i tryed it today

 

Pull the exhaust manifold off... will save you some headaches unless you break the bolts on the down pipe. If the O2 has been on there for a while, chances are it is not going to come loose easily (and wrench room down there is limited). Just pull the manifold off, soak it in a penetrant, and break it loose/replace it.

 

Alright ill give it a shot, thanks for the help So steps wise, Unbolt y-pipe, undo the smog Pipe * main one piece not all the ones in the manifold* Then take the manifold out? Do you think a 3/8th drive will be enough to break those manifold bolts loose, lol its all i got, that and wrenches until i get it into my shop

thanks for the help

 

The y-pipe to manifold bolts can be stubborn... make sure to soak them well before trying to break them free. A 3/8 drive should be fine, you may have to put a pipe over the handle to get extra leverage, but i doubt the ratchet will break (that's what sears/kmart is for if you have craftsman). other than that, make sure you disconnect the o2 wire and the main air injection line... you may have to move some of the accessories on the front of the engine as needed to get to bolts/remove manifold.