... I think there's a corvette motor in my cuda.

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Can anyone recognize this emblem? I can't... and it reminds me of a vette because of the flags...
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Sorta does.....but chebbie never made a 383. Probably some kinda aftermarket stuff.
 
chebby has the 383 stroker in the aftermarket (350 bored out with stroker kit) I would say thats where thats from. always laugh at the comment "whats in that" 383 "oh thats a high performance chebby motor"
 
Bah, later tonight I'm going to go slide under the car and pull the numbers. If it's a chevy... I'm selling it :|

Strokerscamp -- Chevy did make a 383, most of them were in corvettes in the 70-80s I don't know if they still do... It's a good motor, but I am not the kind of guy who sleeps well if a motor/car is mix-matched. ANIT RIGHT JOE IT ANIT RIGHT~!
 
Asktoro said:
-- Chevy did make a 383, most of them were in corvettes in the 70-80s I don't know if they still do...!
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Chevrolutz NEVER made a factory 383 CID engine

Those valve covers look suspicious, but "we" can't see enough of em
 
Asktoro said:
Bah, later tonight I'm going to go slide under the car and pull the numbers. If it's a chevy... I'm selling it :|

Strokerscamp -- Chevy did make a 383, most of them were in corvettes in the 70-80s I don't know if they still do... It's a good motor, but I am not the kind of guy who sleeps well if a motor/car is mix-matched. ANIT RIGHT JOE IT ANIT RIGHT~!
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is the distributor in front with the distributor cap facing the passengers innerfender? if it is its definatly a mopar engine
 

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Chevy guy must of bought a Mopar and it was too fast for him so he put a Chevy motor in it to slow it down.
 
Ok it's a mopar, crisis adverted ! ... Though I NEVER seen those emblems before, has to be an aftermarket crate or aftermarket valves?

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It looks like a big block Mopar with aftermarket valve covers and somebody sticking an aftermarket emblem on it either because it's the original engine size, or it's a 400/440 and they wanted to make people think it's a 383!

* Pic looks like the passenger side inner fender.
* Plug wires coming from the right (front) like a big block Mopar.
* Headers going towards the left (rear)
* Intake looks like it could be big block Mopar. Runners don't have much of a curve. What numbers/letters are on the intake?
 
Asktoro said:
Bah, later tonight I'm going to go slide under the car and pull the numbers. If it's a chevy... I'm selling it :|

Strokerscamp -- Chevy did make a 383, most of them were in corvettes in the 70-80s I don't know if they still do... It's a good motor, but I am not the kind of guy who sleeps well if a motor/car is mix-matched. ANIT RIGHT JOE IT ANIT RIGHT~!
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Negative. Not from the factory. They've just been made by so many others, people think chebbie did it. I promise you, they didn't
 
Locomotion said:
It looks like a big block Mopar with aftermarket valve covers and somebody sticking an aftermarket emblem on it either because it's the original engine size, or it's a 400/440 and they wanted to make people think it's a 383!

* Pic looks like the passenger side inner fender.
* Plug wires coming from the right (front) like a big block Mopar.
* Headers going towards the left (rear)
* Intake looks like it could be big block Mopar. Runners don't have much of a curve. What numbers/letters are on the intake?
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you can tell the B blocks Vs. the RB blocks by a pad present right above the water pump, to the drivers side of the dizzy...
 
That engine in the post 10 picture is either a 383 or 400 (mopar) and there is a flat machined surface on the block just underneath the distibutor that will be stamped with a letter (year) and either 383 or 400. I've been around B's and RB's for over 40 years and have never seen a 383 emblem with flags on both sides, looks chevy to me. If it was my engine I think I'd make a contribution to the garbage can.:thumrigh:
 
Come on, DS. You know you're just saying that to get him to throw it away so you can rummage through his garbage and make it your own!
 
Yep thats a Chevy 383. I will pick up and get it out of your way as soon as you pull it.

LOL,Jim
 
damnimcooltom said:
Come on, DS. You know you're just saying that to get him to throw it away so you can rummage through his garbage and make it your own!
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THAT would explain why he is going to be in Northern Idaho this week end......
 
StrokerScamp said:
Sorta does.....but chebbie never made a 383. Probably some kinda aftermarket stuff.
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True, GM Performance sells a very stout (425HP) 383 chevy stroker crate motor. They are very popluar with the Chevy crowd....I was in that crowd up until 2 weeks ago. [-X However, if 68383GTS doesn't get it out of your way....I will LOL!
 
Oklacarcollecto said:
Those are emblems but with a wave off this style of valve covers.
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I think his melted a bit! They are a little saggy....LOL!!!

Look on the side of the block above the pan rail. This is where you will find what engine you have in the casting numbers. Chevy never had a dizzy laid over to one side!!! All smallblock dizzys are in the rear except Furds! The sad thing is that all Mopars have the same Chivy firing order of 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2.
 
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