looking for 350 olds 350 parts

[CUTLASSJESSE]

ok so i know this seems a little silly but i am looking for a fairly wicked cam some foreged flat top or domed pistons just wondering if anyone could shoot me in the right direction for a web site where i can buy these things also looking for a victor intake for a olds 350 i just want to the different guy at the strip that has a olds under the hood because everyone and there brother have a chevy im looking for these things to put me in low 13s high 12s last run i made with the car was a 15.44 with 1 blown head gasket and #8 heads so before anyone askes more info on the car its a 82 cutlass 350 engine olds 350 trans with some upgraded clutches in it "waffle clutches" for those who know what those are and so far scince i have had the car and upgraded the trans it has 11 runs on it so anyone that can point me in a good olds site that sells good parts would be wonderful thanks in advance, Jesse

 

[FE3X CLONE]

A few good guys to get a hold of:

Mark 'Smitty' Smith at http://www.mjproformance.com

Bill Trovato at BTR Performance http://www.btrperformance.com/

Both highly respected and can help with all of your parts questions/needs.

To be honest, a Performer RPM should be enough on your 350 to get you into the 12's and still keep some low end for the street.

Here's a few good engine builds to check out:

http://www.realoldspower.com/phpBB2/vie ... hp?t=39647

http://www.realoldspower.com/phpBB2/vie ... hp?t=18118

http://www.realoldspower.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=525

http://www.realoldspower.com/phpBB2/vie ... hp?t=51400

 

[CUTLASSJESSE]

thanks alot those are very helpful actually about to head to the garage in a few minutes to yank the engine out

 

[3XBrownCutty]

http://oldsperformanceproducts.com/products.asp

Good luck, and good choice sticking with an Olds powerplant!!

 

[CUTLASSJESSE]

yea i wanted to be different by keeping an olds in her just because everyone and there brother has a chevy in theres

 

[marcar1993]

That is for keeping it olds. Your right, everyone goes chevy cause it's "cheaper to build". By what? A few hundred, then all the $ to change the trans and all of the wiring/plumbing to accept the chevy?
Anyway, what you are looking for to go 12's is not WILD at all. If you could find a 455 it'd be VERY MILD. With the 350 to run on pump gas(premium), get into the 9.6-9.8:1 compression range (calculated not geustimated) and run a lunati voodoo 60803 or 60804 cam (think the #'s are right, if not, the last digit is). Get a good exhaust, performer or an rpm (may have hood clearance issues and will need a drop base air cleaner w/the rpm), and some portwork/bowl cleanup and larger valves from a true OLDS guy on a set of earlier 5,6,7,7a heads or the 8's depending on what you come up with for compression. Early heads are ~66-68cc's and the 8's are low 70 something.

 

[CUTLASSJESSE]

well right now i have the #8 heads but heard they were junk an unknown cam has a little lope but was in it when i bought the car so i will be raplacing it anyways a stock crank and a 76 block but i want to stick with the 350 last run i made at the strip was a 15.44 with open headers stock converter so im looking at getting a 2500 or 3000 stall converter new to the real olds engines as my other 2 cutlass's are a 95 and 96 so they have chevy engines

 

[CUTLASSJESSE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H6-SP8jD8s my last run mind you i havent done much to the car yet just a little body work

 

[FE3X CLONE]

#8 heads aren't necessarily bad, its just that they have huge 80cc combustion chambers. They can be worked over like anything else but if you can find a pair of #5,6,7 or 7a heads from a '68-'72 350 you'd be better off. The earlier heads have 64cc-68cc combustion chambers.

So what did the GTO break in that vid?

 

[CUTLASSJESSE]

yea i have been looking for a good set of#5 heads without breaking the bank the gto i have no idea i left the track after that run it shot a little fire though