Hi guys. I'm sure all this has been covered at one time or another. But I would like to put it up here incase I've chosen some dumb part that won't work or is gunna screw me. Also I apologize for the long post. I am gunna try to be thorough
So I have an 89 swb with a 350. And a stick. All stock. But the engine is burning a bit of oil (I think it's the valve guides) and I'd like to make a bit more power anyway.
So I bought a complete 1996 vortec 350 a few days ago. Has 150k on it. It's supposed to run but was already out of the truck. It looks good. I am looking at cleaning up this engine and putting it in my truck.
I am planning to swap to a carburetor instead of tbi and I'm going to put the chevy performance cam from the 330/380 vortec crate engine in it. I know I can swap to the beehive springs and use something like comps 268 cam and make more power for not much more money. But I don't have the funds to swap to a t56 or something right now that will actually hold that kinda power. Besides. This is my daily.
I can surface the heads (I am a machinist with access to cncs) but I am not an engine machinist and I don't have the facilities to bore and deck the block or anything. If that needs done I will take it somewhere but I'd like to get away with just surfacing the heads lightly.
As for a parts list, other than that cam and the vortec heads I am looking at a rebuild kit, maybe with pistons, from somewhere like summit or jegs. A mechanical fuel pump (I am not sure if that or regulating the one I have is the better option though). An intake manifold for a carb and of course the carb. Looking at one with a mech secondary that flows 600cfm. And an hei distributor. I happen to have a set of headers I found at a swap meet.
Again I apologize for the long post. Just wanted to toss this out to yall and see if I'm screwing myself or what. I appreciate any input you guys have for me. Thanks
So I have an 89 swb with a 350. And a stick. All stock. But the engine is burning a bit of oil (I think it's the valve guides) and I'd like to make a bit more power anyway.
So I bought a complete 1996 vortec 350 a few days ago. Has 150k on it. It's supposed to run but was already out of the truck. It looks good. I am looking at cleaning up this engine and putting it in my truck.
I am planning to swap to a carburetor instead of tbi and I'm going to put the chevy performance cam from the 330/380 vortec crate engine in it. I know I can swap to the beehive springs and use something like comps 268 cam and make more power for not much more money. But I don't have the funds to swap to a t56 or something right now that will actually hold that kinda power. Besides. This is my daily.
I can surface the heads (I am a machinist with access to cncs) but I am not an engine machinist and I don't have the facilities to bore and deck the block or anything. If that needs done I will take it somewhere but I'd like to get away with just surfacing the heads lightly.
As for a parts list, other than that cam and the vortec heads I am looking at a rebuild kit, maybe with pistons, from somewhere like summit or jegs. A mechanical fuel pump (I am not sure if that or regulating the one I have is the better option though). An intake manifold for a carb and of course the carb. Looking at one with a mech secondary that flows 600cfm. And an hei distributor. I happen to have a set of headers I found at a swap meet.
Again I apologize for the long post. Just wanted to toss this out to yall and see if I'm screwing myself or what. I appreciate any input you guys have for me. Thanks