Will Ferrell
Newbie
OK so what I've currently got going on is I've got a 97 c1500 with a 350/4l60e 3.73s (May go 4.10 6 lug 14 bolt because I infrequently tow, but when I do it's slightly heavier then the 10 bolt likes) that spun a rod bearing about ehhh 500? miles ago. Getting tired of hearing it beat itself to death so made a ~150 mile round trip with it sunday and picked up some parts from my old storage unit I haven't fully moved yet. I've got a complete 95 TBI (new timing chain and cam) low on compression burning oil, a 98 350/4l80e combo, supposedly all good and then the 97 350 that's fixing to throw a rod. I already know the TBI's were lower on compression from the factory, which got me to thinking, how would a freshened up TBI bottom end handle boost compared to a Vortec bottom end? I'm planning a Mercruiser intake, cam spec'd to whatever CR I land on, and either attempt to tune the blackbox, or go with the express van 411 computer and learn HP tuners or haul it up to a dyno and let them have at it. Wanting to break the reliable 350+ HP range if possible. Also thinking of swapping from the 4l60e to the 4l80 with a stall converter depending on what cam I go to.
It's late, and this post is basically me rambling on about random crap floating around in my head. TLDR, what would yall build on a budget with these parts? Mainly junkyard build here, but will have the machine shop freshen up the heads and check the bore of the block(s)
It's late, and this post is basically me rambling on about random crap floating around in my head. TLDR, what would yall build on a budget with these parts? Mainly junkyard build here, but will have the machine shop freshen up the heads and check the bore of the block(s)
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