| The 383 "freshening" has begun |
Subject: The 383 "freshening" has begun by jaa1992 on 2012/1/22 2:19:19 Well the step-son got a bug in him and he pulled it all apart! I got piles and bags of parts and a bare block. Initial observations: When the cam sprocket and timing chain broke the valves in a few cylinders look like they tapped the piston tops. So I've got a few pistons with little dings in them. Question number 1 then is do I go ahead and clean these up or could the tops be weakened enough I should just replace them? Cam looks ok if I was building a street engine, couple of gouges and worn spots. Question number 2 what cam to replace it with? Remember goals are 350 rwhp/ 5000 rwtq (yea I know the torque number is impossible. I just want max torque with my rwhp restriction) Heads and valves - I think its repairable, I'll probably be ahead of the game getting one of the sets of heads on the shelf fixed up instead. Question number 3 using 1.6 RR, what springs, shims, keepers etc should I get? Remember this will live at 3K - 6K rpm almost the entire time its running. I'm taking the block to the machine shop to be cleaned and checked. I'll figure out from there if I have to have any real work done. And it begins - plan is to have it together by mid-March and in the car before Easter. |
