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Finally my 383 build

So I just emailed the service department at Eagle to see what they had to say. They pretty much said the same thing all of you did.

We recommend a minimum of .050" clearance. If you have .035" already, removing a small amount of material from the rods that need it will be fine. You will only affect the weight a couple of grams and that is not enough to make a difference in the balance of the crank.

So I finished grinding the rods last night. I intend to replace all the bearings for peace of mind. I wish I would have saved an old set of bearing but I didn't and I'm not chancing any metal shavings being embedded into the bearing.
 
I got the bottom end and cam installed. I ordered the Edelbrock 60989 heads last Friday they should be here sometime next week. More pictures to follow.

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never built an engine, but I would have thought the valve relief pockets where backwards.

When I think about the heads, aren't the valves on the downward side (meaning opposite side of the intake, nearer the headers) Would have thought that's where the pockets should be. But I googled some short block pictures and saw different.

guess I'm thinking too far away, like the rockers are 4" long :haha::doah:
 
K85 Octane said:
never built an engine, but I would have thought the valve relief pockets where backwards.

When I think about the heads, aren't the valves on the downward side (meaning opposite side of the intake, nearer the headers) Would have thought that's where the pockets should be. But I googled some short block pictures and saw different.

guess I'm thinking too far away, like the rockers are 4" long :haha::doah:
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Good thing you're not building a motor! :haha:

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ChevyBoy2010 said:
It is well worth the money, especially since theres so much already going into it.
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I was intending on having Brian at TBI chips burn a new chip for it. With the data we can capture from the computer he seems to think he can get a pretty good tune.

He comes highly recommended and has been extremely helpful.
 
K85 Octane said:
never built an engine, but I would have thought the valve relief pockets where backwards.
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Girlfirend says it looks like a bunch of happy faces smiling at you LOL So I guess if they were wrong the motor would frown at you :haha:
 
nsxxtreme said:
I was intending on having Brian at TBI chips burn a new chip for it. With the data we can capture from the computer he seems to think he can get a pretty good tune.

He comes highly recommended and has been extremely helpful.
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I used him for the first chip, but then ended up just buying an autoprom and started burning my own.
 
cuervo said:
I used him for the first chip, but then ended up just buying an autoprom and started burning my own.
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I can tune a honda or Acura but when it comes to GM cars I don't know anything about their computers. I understand what is going on but I wouldn't know what values to change to do what.

My understanding is the computers are pretty basic and the inputs are fairly limited. Its only slightly better then running a Carb. Kinda crazy they used this technology up to 97. Brian has been extremely helpful with this project and answered a lot of questions. I'd rather let someone that knows way more then me about tuning GM cars do it. I have no interest in GM beyond this truck anyway :(
 
nsxxtreme said:
I can tune a honda or Acura but when it comes to GM cars I don't know anything about their computers. I understand what is going on but I wouldn't know what values to change to do what.

My understanding is the computers are pretty basic and the inputs are fairly limited. Its only slightly better then running a Carb. Kinda crazy they used this technology up to 97. Brian has been extremely helpful with this project and answered a lot of questions. I'd rather let someone that knows way more then me about tuning GM cars do it. I have no interest in GM beyond this truck anyway :(
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I understand, if you change your mind come join us in the TBI section on this site. Mark and Dave are some pretty smart guys when it comes to this stuff.
 
cuervo said:
I understand, if you change your mind come join us in the TBI section on this site. Mark and Dave are some pretty smart guys when it comes to this stuff.
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I bought a programmer and an eraser. So we'll see if I play with it at all after I get the initial tune done.
 
Intake manifold arrived today just gotta figure out how to plug everything back in and plug the unused holes. I think I'm going to need to drill and tap the temperature sensor port because the one on this intake isn't even drilled out.
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My Edelbrock push rods showed up too but one is pretty dinged up and now I will have to wait for a new one.
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I havent been following Edelbrock's stuff, but i didnt know they made the intake with the EGR ports right there
 
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