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350 chev engine

Started by _sticks69_ , Apr 29 2012 01:40 PM

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#1 _sticks69_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 01:40 PM

Hello
I got this motor with my LX and was just wondering if any one could help out with identifying it, and is it going to disappoint me, from what i can find its not going to put out a lot of power, I was told the pistons are 30 thou over and the bottom end is stock and the heads appear to be different. The block number is 14010207 any advice would be great
Thanks Steve
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#2 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 01:49 PM

Think your gonna need a shitload more info than that to get any reasonable reply mate.....

what mani is that? Picks? Picks of the heads? Cam? etc etc.

Cheers.

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#3 _sticks69_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 02:35 PM

Its a elderbrock manifold as you can see the motor is still together so a picture of the cam would be a little difficult, what other pictures and what info do i need to get a reasonable reply?

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#4 _Quagmire_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 02:39 PM

throw 20k at it then you won't be dissapointed lol
how much power you want to make?
there are very good heads/crate engines avil ex states atm

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#5 dattoman

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 02:50 PM

Yes its a 350

Not alot else can be determined without a lot more casting numbers off block and heads or tearing it down

In stock form... yes its probably going to be alittle dissapointing after awhile

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#6 _oldjohnno_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 03:10 PM

The heads can be identified by the patterns cast into the ends. It's been over 20 years since I've played with these things but from memory these heads aren't bad. They'll have 1.94 intakes and the ports are basically the same as the double-hump fuellies. The main difference is that they'll have the big 76cc chambers. The block will almost certainly be a garden variety 2 bolt job with a cast crank. Mightn't sound exciting but with a bit of compression and a good cam and manifold (and perhaps a quicky pocket port job) it'll run well and last forever.

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#7 _sticks69_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 05:11 PM

Hey datto and greatful
Thanks this is the sorta info im after i was told it was a 4 bolt tho so ill trow a pic up of where the number should be L/F under head as you can see by my post's im new put a bike in front of me and im good car engines and car bodies not so good thanks for your help Posted Image

is there any where else i could find the info

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#8 dattoman

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 05:20 PM

Turn it over and whip the sump off

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#9 _sticks69_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 05:28 PM

can do

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#10 _oldjohnno_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 05:46 PM

Quite possibly could be a 4 bolt, as suggested pop the sump off to confirm.

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#11 _sticks69_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 05:56 PM

Ive got the sump of what am i looking for

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#12 _oldjohnno_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 06:05 PM

The number of bolts holding the main caps on. Also the crank, whether iron or steel.

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#13 _Liam_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 06:58 PM

Engine number is cast on the back. What are your goals for it?

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#14 dattoman

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 07:23 PM

Take pic.... show and tell is always more fun than just ... tell

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#15 _sticks69_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 08:46 PM

after a mate came over and showed me yes i now know its a 4 bolt but he also said the rods are in wrong from front to rear the bearing cap numbers are the wrong way any thoughts check the small end clearance Posted Image

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#16 _oldjohnno_

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Posted 29 April 2012 - 09:14 PM

Yes, rods are arse about. The wider sides with the big chamfers should face out. You may need to remove the pistons from the rods and refit them the other way round as well. Check for a dot or a notch on the piston top that is meant to be at the front. The "F" and the arrow on the main caps should point to the front. Take a close look at the rod journals as the sides of the bearings may have rubbed on the fillet between the journals and the cheeks.