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    I believe they actually wanted to standardize the BB bore. 4.32 like the 440. That would have made the 383 a 396 which would have...
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    I've never had a 383 in a A-body. Maybe it's time. I do know I've owned A-bodies with 360's, and it's almost next to impossible from...
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    MopaR&D reacted to pittsburghracer's post in the thread Is 20W-50 too heavy for my 340? with
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    There’s not one place I used the word “trick” in this statement. I just said I didn’t want to defend what I do. And I’ll add explain why...
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    Which is exactly what the OP stated.
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    My 318 dart smoked 325 hp chevelles easy and 350 hp chevelles if they coudnt drive if they could it was close 350 hp chevelles trapped...
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    My last big block was a 400 with the heads milled .100 and a .484 purple shaft..i loved that motor... i beat the piss out of it for...
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    12 pages, dang... I think this goes to show both engines are good and have potential, if one was objectively better than the other all...
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    This might have been mentioned somewhere in ten pages, but the 360 has one huge advantage..... an overdrive auto trans bolts right up...
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    For me, I think the decision between a 360 or 383 is too project dependent to say which way I would go in a theoretical thread like...
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    I think decades change peoples memories about how fast stock stuff actually was...
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    OK, here is some real world data essentially proving that the 383 is not a great or even good performance engine. The data below is from...
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    Not sure if this was directed at me but if it was, I did clearly say in one of my posts that I have not driven a big block A body so no...
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    In my experience, a 383 2bbl and 360 2bbl are so close in every way possible that I doubt I would have known which one was in the car by...
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    1. Can I cheat and say magnum 360? In an a body specifically I dont see the 383 being worth the difference in cost and size. 2. Same...
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