Rebuilding Original Engine 383-s Fastback
Don't need any pics. I will give my machinist a call to make sure the CR ends up where I want it to be.
Thanks,
rod
I want to apologize Rklien383 for the previous entry, as I was brain dead at the time . I bought this gorgeous Cuda, and it came with the original 383 HP engine.. Parts were in the trunk, and in boxes. The seller (my friend for 30 years)said everything was stock original stuff. I delivered everything to my friend at the machine shop, and thought nothing of it. After this post I began to question the wisdom of my post. So, I visited my friend that owned the shop, as I did periodically.
I asked about what his observations were, and the stock condition of the engine. He laughed, and said: I was happy for once to see you want to build a great 383 engine. I asked what that meant, and he said the Engine is perfect, standard bore, and where did you get those Forged 11:5. 1 pistons for it? 108 will work perfectly, if you can afford it. So. my apologies to the previous post for my lack of Knowledge regarding the piston height of a stock 10:.1 383 HP engine. I asked my good friend about the pistons, and his statement was: Is that where they went? I was looking for them! oh well,,,,,HA HA HA
The next question is to those brighter than me, Should I purchase 9:5.1 pistons, or make a bad 383 that needs hi octane?