69 383 Performance

roccodart440 said
All of the cars I've been in with 383's have been B bodies. Probably a 1/2 dozen. I've raced quite a few too. I'm 36. I've had 2 440 darts. One 340 dart. One sad 6. A car burning the tires doesn't really impress me nor is it a display of being fast. A friend has a Camaro and loves to do epic burnouts. I finally got home to show up to the strip. High 14's was all he could muster.

Mild cam? Young guns car is in the dictionary next to the word innovation. I've heard it run. doesn't sound that mild. His car seems real stout. I'm not saying a 383 CAN'T be fast. Just the ones I've been around haven't been. I also think starting with 57 extra cubic inches is worth seeking out a 440 block to start.

I built that engine when i was 17. I was just a punk kid buying speed parts out of a catalog. I didn't know what i was doing and had no idea how to build a good combo in an engine. What I did was bolt on too much head, too much cam, too much intake and too much carb. It just happened to work half *** decent. If my engine had more compression it would be a whole other animal.

I only built the 383 because i got if for $100 bucks and it just kinda happened. Now having learned a few things with this package I am building a 400 b engine stroker. The new 470" stroker is going to be a beast!