Engine Rebuild is Coming Soon

[78 Chevyrado]

Its about that time, cams wearing out and oil psi is getting low, plus I suddenly have a lot more money coming in. ;D I have to buy tires for the car and wheels for the truck (2 weeks), and then everythings going into the engine!

I'm gonna stick with the stock 350 short-block, but add summit heads and a comp cams roller cam as well as an offy dual port intake manifold. I been wondering about that intake, so I'm going to try it. If it sucks I'll get a performer EPS.

I'll be getting my short-block rebuilt, and with the summit heads it'll make right around 9:1 comp ratio.

I'm getting Summit heads SUM-152123
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-152123/

New Distributor - I'll be buying a bunch of stuff from this guy if all goes well
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBC-B...Q5fAccessories

Offenhauser Intake 6007DP

Engine Rebuild Kit (should give 8.9-9.0 comp ratio with the summit heads) Actual part number may change depending on which exact bearings I end up needing, but these are the pistons i want.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FE...-311/?rtype=10

Comp Cams Roller Camshaft Kit for an XR264HR
http://www.compcams.com/Cam_Specs/Ca...?csid=157&sb=2

Comp Cam Roller Tip Rocker Arms 1412-16
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CCA-1412-16/?rtype=10

I'll be keeping the edelbrock 1406, since it only has like 10k miles on it

At some point soon it'll have electric fans.

And once I get it all buttoned up, I'm getting 2.5 dual exhaust with cherry bomb vortex mufflers. I'll get 2.5 since I have half of it already.

Once the engines built, I'm having a 700r4 built and will adapt it into my chassis. I'll be keeping the 3.73 rear gears.

Thats all thats concrete at this time. the engine will be painted something like coke can red, since my interior is red.

[78 Chevyrado]

the cam bearings in the engine kit are babbit. Is there any special kind of cam bearings I should get to go with a roller cam? Type and/or brand would be appreciated.

Also what are the best main/rod bearings. The ones in the kit say tri-metal. Should I get tri-metal Cam bearings?


No racing, but I fully intend to keep my foot in it as much as I please.... I'm not light footed till money's tight.

[Jonboy]

I think the cam bearings are the same, but you will need to change out the distributor drive gear to match the roller cam.

[78 Chevyrado]

Originally Posted by Jonboy

I think the cam bearings are the same, but you will need to change out the distributor drive gear to match the roller cam.

Thanks! So whats everybody's opinions on dist. gears. Everybody uses bronze, but I notice new composite gears that they say are supposed to last a lot longer than bronze gears. Has anybody had any problems with the composite gears?

[78 Chevyrado]

I think I may go with these heads

RHS Cast Iron Vortec The summit ad says they have ductile valve guides, but RHS's site says they're bronze.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RHS-12410-01/

It will get an edelbrock 2716 EPS vortec intake.

Still sticking with the XR264HR Roller Cam

I want my comp ration between 9:1 - 9.5:1 somewhere in there is fine.

The truck will have headers and 2.5 dual exhaust, and h or x pipe. cherry bomb vortex mufflers.

Anybody have any bad things to say about the RHS heads? I don't hear of them a lot, but I've only come across good things.

Anybody ever heard this cam? Comp XR264HR Roller.

[78 Chevyrado]

First baby step today, I ordered a new distributor. I'm on the way!

[78 Chevyrado]

Distributor got here yeasterday. It looks great! high quality stuff.

i been figuring up machine shop costs, and upgrading my crank and or rods a little, and for about the same price, I can get this shortblock, all assembled ready to go. also it should give me a 9.1:1 comp ratio, so basically its everything I wanted for my shortblock. What do you guys think of this one? anybody have any problems out of them? anything to watch out for?

its GM 12556121 short block
http://paceperformance.com/index.asp...&ProdID=184534

[Bubba's79]

That is a (r) motor you would have to run an electric fuel pump good short block though i have one but mine is a 383 and can run a standard pump because it is the performance block and is designed for it. i have the 12499106 gmpp that is in that web site