Here is a few pictures of the complete motor on the standfor my 1986 Iroc. It is a 355. It has AFR 195's, Comp cam, full 1.6 roller rockers, JE pistons,Carela rods(sp?),all balanced, 52 mm ported stock tb, siamesed plenum, and runners, Edelbrock base, Hooker long tubes, 24lb injectors, 10.4:1 compression, hope to get it in the car in around a month. All questions and comments welcome.


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rocker arms

 

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last one

 

Looks good. Where in NC are you?

 

Looks great!!!! Wish I had my 350 done

 

very nice, VERY NICE!!! TPI rules 100 f*ckin percent. man, i wish the motor in my vette looked that good. cant wait to hear what your car runs

 

Very nice...I'll probably have to rebuild mine (unless you want to trade ) before too long...Can you give a ballpark figure of what an engine like that costs to build (parts, machine work, labor, etc.)? Just curious as to how much I'll need to save. Thanks.

 

Looks good, what brand crank are you running? Forged or Cast? Is it a 4-bolt main?

-Gabe

 

Nice!

Question, are your runners and throttle body painted or powder coated?

If painted, what kind of paints did you use?

If powder coated, how'd you keep the powder from getting into things you didn't want it to come in contact with on the TB.

 

Thanks for all the compliments. The Intake is powder coated anodized blue and looks much better in person. The tb was taken total apart and was bored to 52mm so I powdercoated it before It was put back together. I am in Durham/Raleigh area. The motor is out of a 1989 truck, but is unfortionately not a 4 bolt main. It has the stock crank that has been balanced as have all the pistons and rods. The machine work was done at a place called Performance Specialties. Any more questions just ask

Chris:lala:

 

i heard that the GM 4 bolts were flawed and that aftermarket ones were much stronger.

 

Looks very good dude! Real nice parts list as well. What are the cam specs?

 

The cam is an extreme grind. Part number 08-503-8. I think. Lift is 502''/510'' and duration is 224/230 on a 112

 

Those are not the stock valve covers are they?????

 

looks nice

I'll have my motor pics up in a month or so

 

Very nice. I live in nc also. Where exactly is the place u had the work done and what did it cost if you don't mind me asking.

 

It was done at Performance Specialties. Not sure on the exact price, but I would say assembly, full balancing, machine work and boring,bearings, rings, etc was probably around $1500. He also got the flywheel and a few odds and ends. The valve covers are tall style aluminum, that I got from a friend. You can get them at Pace parts also.

Chris

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Yeah, that's what they look like after a month of steroid injections:sillylol:

Rob

 

Damn....we really do have similar setups. I have the same cam but on a 110 LS. Keep us posted on when you get it running!

 

where the valve covers needed? Do you have to run tall valve covers with full roller rockers?

 

No. I have seen people running the stock valve covers with full rockers, but because of the design of the comp cam rockers you mus use taller valvecovers.

Chris

 

Nevermore...... you can use a high heat fiberglass tape, silicone plugs and aluminum foil to keep the powder out of unwanted areas.

 

NufNuffZ28 where in north caroling is performance specialties. I live in davidson county. At the moment i'm doning a stock rebuild on a 305 to put in my dads truck so i can have his 350 4bolt so i can build a 383. I'm looking for someone to do some work and from the looks they do a good job. If possible do they have a website or number you can give me.

 

I said "Damn that looks freakin sick man!!" when I saw it. VERY VERY NICE!!!

 

How much Horse power and torque are you expecting it to make?

 

sweet dude!!!! will those valve covers work w/ your a/c or did you have to bag it???

 

Well, The A/C is gone as is the smog. I am not sure of hp, but expecting tq with the TPI to be very high. WE are not gonna be able to dyno to full power because I do not have the stuuf yet to do my own chips and I know that you can not tune a motor with being there. (919)894-3671 is Performance Specialties number


Chris

 

Thanks for the info man. I'll have to give them a call.

 

id rather run a 2 bolt than a 4 bolt, the 4 bolts are known to crack at the second bolt (even though there stronger) who know...

nice setup.

i didnt see who your rocker arms where made by but rockers like that have cracked under high stress, i used the light weight comp cams rockers...

 

They are the comp cam full rollers

Chris