383 vs. 350?????

[kevnmcd]

I am rebuilding my stock 350. What are the pros and cons of going to a 383 stroker vs. staying with the 350? I want something dependable, but that will also push my boat a little faster. I am looking for about 350hp. Does anyone have any knowledge on which way to go? Thanks for you help.

[Havasu Hangin']

If you have good 350 parts already, it would be much cheaper to build your 350 to 350HP, but you may sacrafice some reliability and idle.
The extra cubes and torque from a 383 will allow you to run a smaller cam, but will be more expensive, as you need to buy the crank, rods, and pistons.
I was in your very shoes not long ago, but a broken piston made my decision very easy- I bought a 383 race-prepped short block. It was cheaper than salvaging my old engine.
There's a great small block book by Dennis Moore: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...351579-2016500
It helped me ALOT. I squeezed 452HP/437ft-lbs out of my 383. http://free.***boat.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

[TinMan57]

H Hangin, where did you dyno it? How much did they charge?

[Havasu Hangin']

Originally posted by TinMan57:
where did you dyno it? How much did they charge?
My engine builder threw it on the dyno. He put two hours on it, counting 7 or 8 pulls. I negotiated it as part of the engine build.
Are you in the LBC? If I had to do it over again, I would use someone local, like Paul Phaff in HB (I used to live in HB). You're probably looking at around $500, depending on what you need done.
Good luck! http://free.***boat.net/ubb/biggrin.gif http://free.***boat.net/ubb/biggrin.gif http://free.***boat.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

[TinMan57]

Yeah, I'm at Carson and Cherry. We were going to have our gas drag motor dyno'd and I was shopping around and everybody was around $500. Alan Bassant at BEP was really cool. He was going to let us come in Friday and setup then pull all day sat.

[Havasu Hangin']

The trick is to find someone who can dial-in your setup without starting from scratch. Most of those guys are expensive.
If you feel comfortable making cam timing, ignition and fuel curve adjustments- go for it. I didn't want to mess with those areas, so I left it to the "experts."

[flat broke]

Tinman57,
Do you live closer to California and Chery? If so do you drive a silver F150 with an Eddie Knox Glory Days sticker in the back window?
Just curious

[flat broke]

Doooooh, I meant Carson and California. Disregard the sad face icon on the last post. Working late
Chris