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Marv D · 09-11-2008, 05:56 PM

The heads are the weak link here,, I've built motors with the 170 and the 200cc e-tec's and they are kick butt heads,,,, for a street head. That's not a race head and your now stuck with that Vortec style Vic Jr. I'd pass on the whole deal as for that $ you could easily have a 650HP sbc,,, and this one will NOT get you there.
The Lunati ProMod and Pro Billet rods are a I beam not a H beam,, I don't think Luanti made a H beam except for the LS1 packages, but I could be wrong on that. Point is, something sounds amiss, make sure the guy is giving your the straight skinny on the internals.

09-11-2008, 05:56 PM	#5
Marv D Registered Truck Offender Join Date: May 2008 Location: hells training ground (aka Ariz) Posts: 3,118	Re: 383 sbc The heads are the weak link here,, I've built motors with the 170 and the 200cc e-tec's and they are kick butt heads,,,, for a street head. That's not a race head and your now stuck with that Vortec style Vic Jr. I'd pass on the whole deal as for that $ you could easily have a 650HP sbc,,, and this one will NOT get you there. The Lunati ProMod and Pro Billet rods are a I beam not a H beam,, I don't think Luanti made a H beam except for the LS1 packages, but I could be wrong on that. Point is, something sounds amiss, make sure the guy is giving your the straight skinny on the internals. __________________ Still playin with trucks, even at my age! When you're dead, it's only a problem for the people around you, because you don't know you're dead. .....It's kinda the same when your STUPID. I just did my taxes and reviewed my SS statement. Thanks to the current administration it looks like I will only have to work till noon on the day of my funeral.