350 olds build questions..

[86-blk442]

fuel economy all depends on how heavy your foot is. A .030 over bore makes it a 355 doubt you would even notice much of a difference. Just leave it the way it is and put good heads on it for a bit of a compression bump and better flow, and you should be pretty happy with the results.

 

[TeezySupreme]

fuel economy all depends on how heavy your foot is. A .030 over bore makes it a 355 doubt you would even notice much of a difference. Just leave it the way it is and put good heads on it for a bit of a compression bump and better flow, and you should be pretty happy with the results.

Alright, Thank you what kind of heads should I try to get?

 

[FE3X CLONE]

If you don't have the money to rebuild the engine then why would you consider an overbore? An overbore would require an engine rebuild.

Get a set of early 350 heads and you'll be a lot farther ahead than you are with the #8's. #5, 6, 7 or 7a heads would work fine. You'll also get a bump in compression going from the 80cc combustion chamber of the #8's down to the 66-68cc combustion chamber of the earlier heads.

 

[TeezySupreme]

If you don't have the money to rebuild the engine then why would you consider an overbore? An overbore would require an engine rebuild.

Get a set of early 350 heads and you'll be a lot farther ahead than you are with the #8's. #5, 6, 7 or 7a heads would work fine. You'll also get a bump in compression going from the 80cc combustion chamber of the #8's down to the 66-68cc combustion chamber of the earlier heads.

I was asking that for the future cause I was planning on rebuilding the motor one day.

 

[TeezySupreme]

Alright so im thinking about getting the edlebrock heads if i get a comp cam would i have to get the valves done? or what would be a cam i could just throw in?

 

[online170]

Alright so im thinking about getting the edlebrock heads if i get a comp cam would i have to get the valves done? or what would be a cam i could just throw in?

Thats nice.


No money to lots of ideas to no money to lots of ideas to no money to edelbrock heads. :?:

 

[TeezySupreme]

Alright so im thinking about getting the edlebrock heads if i get a comp cam would i have to get the valves done? or what would be a cam i could just throw in?

Thats nice.


No money to lots of ideas to no money to lots of ideas to no money to edelbrock heads. :?:

That's the point of working your way up to get what you want and it's just a question so i know ahead of time Bruh anymore bull sh*t u got to ask. i just wanted my question answered that's why i asked it's not like i asked about a Bugatii smh.

 

[TeezySupreme]

Alright so im thinking about getting the edlebrock heads if i get a comp cam would i have to get the valves done? or what would be a cam i could just throw in?

Thats nice.


No money to lots of ideas to no money to lots of ideas to no money to edelbrock heads. :?:

That's the point of working your way up to get what you want and it's just a question so i know ahead of time Bruh anymore bull sh*t u got to ask. i just wanted my question answered that's why i asked it's not like i asked about a Bugatii smh.

O, also to mention this job I just got so money is going to come now buddy but thank you about that.

 

[DoubleV]

I didn't bother to re-read this whole thread so I'm not exactly certain what your goals are for your build, but I can tell you that Edelbrock heads for an Olds small block is a poor choice unless you're building an engine up from scratch to build a high RPM screamer, and I don't think that's what you want. Just get a set of #5-7's.

I've heard Comp cams don't perform the best in an Olds, so I would look into a cam manufacturer that has a known good reputation for working well in Olds engines like Ultradyne/Bullet or Lunati. You cannot pick a cam either untill you know exactly what the rest of your combo will be.

If I were you, I'd come up with a realistic goal for what you're looking to achieve and come up with the best plan in how to get there. You need to determine what you're budget is ( that's VERY important obviously ) and determine how much work you're willing to put into your project and how much you're capable of doing yourself. You can dream, speculate, and post untill your hearts content, but in the end what are you REALISTICALLY going to have the money, skill, and time to accomplish?

So IMO, you should once and for all state exactly what you want ( choosing something you can realistically obtain ) and go from there. You need to settle on one thing instead of changing your mind all the time otherwise your project will constantly be put on hold and you'll never get anything done. Let's be honest, you started this thread almost 2 months ago and you haven't even started on it yet. That's not a good sign! How serious are you about this? If you're REALLY serious, we can help you, but if not then.....

 

[online170]

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anymore bull sh*t u got to ask. i just wanted my question answered that's why i asked it's not like i asked about a Bugatii smh.

No offense intended, im just trying to point out that you have zero focus (and probably intent). This is how "failed projects" start.

Because youre changing direction so rapidly, NONE of the advise prior to any of your questions is valid anymore. Engine builds are a funny thing where everything needs to work together, otherwise theres no point. Everyone is trying to give you advise for your engine design, but you keep changing your mind so ALL of the previous advise goes out the window.


You obviously have no money to do any of this stuff. You have money now and plans are changing, so theres no reason to plan and gather parts to some unplanned time in the future when your plans will change again. Been there done that.


No harm in brainstorming ideas, but it shouldnt be called a "BUILD". If you want to "build it as funds become available", start with the bottom end, and throw parts at it as you get money.