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Re: chevy 350 block question
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Re: chevy 350 block question
That is the assembly line engine ID stamping not the block casting number. It tells you what plant the engine was made in what date it was built and what application it belongs to.
UPB is the application the engine was used in. I don't have any of my books at work or I would look it up for you. I'm sure there is an online source that will list the engine ID codes you need. The casting number of the block is on the top of the bellhousing flange at the back of the block on the driver side just below the cylinder head. Last edited by 68 TT; 10-23-2009 at 06:32 PM. |
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Re: chevy 350 block question
14088548 is the number on the back of the engine i can find that online but its vag says like 84-94 i know its out of a 80 somthin plow truck thanks alot for your help
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Re: chevy 350 block question
Pretty much a 350 block is a 350 block.
Your only upgrades to the short block are if it has 4-bolt main caps or a steel crank. Many castings could be 2-bolt or 4-bolt blocks so the casting number alone will not tell you what it is. You have to pull the pan. Heads are another story. You can get everything from 1.72 valve smog heads to 2.02 valve high performance heads and everything in between. Here the casting numbers will tell you everything. Being a plow truck it probably has regular truck 1.94 valve heads on it that are good for about 330 to 340 hp. |
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Re: chevy 350 block question
ya just wanted to know the exact year cuz at 85 they made a slight casting change well thats what my engine teacher says and i know its a 4 bolt... just with my soon to be 383 build and the blocks needs to hold 450-500 horse and about 7000 rpms and id have to kill myself if it goes kaboom lol
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Re: chevy 350 block question
86 or newer would have a one-piece rear main seal.
There is a casting date on the opposite side of the bellhousing flange that will tell you what year and month it was built. |
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Re: chevy 350 block question
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Re: chevy 350 block question
some 350 blocks were made with a little better metal high tin high nickle which makes a little stronger steel. to find out if your block is this better metal it will be casted under the timing chain cover.
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Re: chevy 350 block question
if its the better metal, whats it going to say?
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Re: chevy 350 block question
if I remember correctly it will have a +10 or t10 cast in it. I will look back in my notes and books to see if I can find it for sure.
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Re: chevy 350 block question
the block will say 010 020 under the timing cover. i seriously doubt an 80's block is going to have high nickel. trying to turn 7k rpm the least of your worries is the block. you need a good crank rods and pistons. and an excellent balance job. with a 383 you shouldnt have to turn more than 6500rpm to get that hp. so long as the heads are up to the task
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Re: chevy 350 block question
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An aftermarket cast 383 crank and forged I-beam rods like from Scat will live at 6000 rpm for less than half the cost. Put the money you save into better heads like a set of Dart 190cc Pro 1 Platinum or AFR 190cc heads. Your engine will live longer and make your target HP range too. Bigger cc heads will require higher RPM to take advantage of them. Last edited by 68 TT; 10-24-2009 at 10:46 AM. |
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Re: chevy 350 block question
I also believe that the cylinder walls of the gen2 block are alot thinner. Dont handle the pressure of being bored over as well as a gen 1 block. You will also know what gen block it is not only by the one piece rear main seal but also by the 3 tapped bolt holes in the lifter valley for the lifter retainer pan used when the motor became rollerized and went vortec. http://www.mortec.com/ . Thats a good place to start with your casting number. Alot of good info. Hope it helps!
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Re: chevy 350 block question
You should also be able to find 010 on the side of the block, i belive in the middle. just my 2 cents
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Re: chevy 350 block question
ya some asshole hit me from behind and junked my car so i got a check for 6 grand and the best part of it all was that i had rebulit the engine and did a whole lot of work on a a bonniville 98' for the college project so i now have that on the road so im callin the insurance check my horse power check hehe my machine shop recommended eagle rotating kit and i want to run dart pro 1 heads and make it a full rollor motor
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Re: chevy 350 block question
o and my buddies stroker 74 dodge challenger
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Re: chevy 350 block question
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I had to drill mine out when I put the Vortec hydraulic roller cam setup into it. |
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Re: chevy 350 block question
cant you just use rollor lifters that have vertical link bars on them so you dont have to use lifter guides, lifter guide retainer? please corect me if im wrong!
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I have seen older blocks retrofit with the factory roller cam parts by grinding the block and the lifter guide bars so they play well together and it seems to work with no issues but I am hesitant to grind away at the intake valley for fear that the core shift may be enough that I end up with a garbage block in the process. You can run the 96-up Vortec high nickel block with the nodular crank that is much stronger than the 86 to 95 vintage one-piece rear main seal blocks and standard cast cranks if the power you are wanting to build gets out of the range of what the mid year blocks can handle. I know of several third gen Camaro's building 450 to 500 hp on the stock mid year block but I don't know how much more it can take. |
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Re: chevy 350 block question
thanks agen
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