383 stroker ??

[Hardass]

Just wondering if amy of you guys have built one or know much about them thanks

 

[rmk8000]

I havent ever owned one but summit sells them pretty cheap and lots of people like them.

 

[av8er]

I had one in my 1979 1/2 ton 2x4 Chevy Pickup

it had lots of Power ran about 94 mph in the Quarter mile, and got about 14 MPG. You can't go wrong with a 383 Stroker.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

got one in my old 78 chevy 1/2 ton. runs good, not hard to put together, dont even remeber what all is done to the one I have.

makes good power and man working on small block chevys is cheap fun as far as v8 power goes.

 

[05900]

Torque for towing and 18+mpg Oh hell yeah!!

 

[locknload]

350 block, 400 crank.

 

[arcticmat]

do it

I have built several for friends but never for myself. Always been a good running setup. I would not even consider a standard 350 rebuild, I would do a 383 in a heart beat. Kits or crate engines are out there really reasonable. I did a 383 for a buddy's 91 chevy TBI and that was good running and pulling old truck. Put a 454 TBI unit, shorty headers, dual exhaust on it and some kind of chip(don't remember exact as it has been 5 years ago) and he was really happy with it especially after it broke in a little. I say do it.

 

[gonehuntnpowder]

The trick with the 383 is fueling it. Carbed or vortec multiport is no problem. A good tuner can build a download or tune the carb and ignition. The throttle body engines are another animal. They used a prom, which was a calibration chip installed into the PCM. I am not sure how many companies are still making them,and without more fuel the 383 runs bad. The up side to the old TBI engines was they were relatively easy on gas and bulletproof. The down side was they were hard to mod.

 

[arcticmat]

The trick with the 383 is fueling it. Carbed or vortec multiport is no problem. A good tuner can build a download or tune the carb and ignition. The throttle body engines are another animal. They used a prom, which was a calibration chip installed into the PCM. I am not sure how many companies are still making them,and without more fuel the 383 runs bad. The up side to the old TBI engines was they were relatively easy on gas and bulletproof. The down side was they were hard to mod.

You are absolutely right, the fueling part is critical for reaching the 383's potential. My buddy put in the hypertech(?) chip at that time as they were the only company to build one for it. It really helped when we put the throttle body off a 454 as far as performance. I do believe they had considerable more cfm's. Problem today is GM has not made a 350 TBI motor since 95 so finding TBI stuff is fairly hard, carb on the other hand is no problem. What kind of vehicle is this going in?

 

[Powderboy]

I put a GMPP ZZ 383 in my 66 vette. Ran it from WA to NYC and back. No issues.

 

[05900]

454 injectors are to big and can suck at emission test time..overall TBI is easy enough to upgrade and chip..Edelbrock multiport is $$ for little gain.
Easiest is a good 4barrel intake and MSD,FAST or the like.
Have run a few all TBI or Aftermarket F.I.

 

[polaris dude]

thought you were talking about a 383lb 800 for a second lmao

 

[mike_s]

Good engine for sure, the 383. If you decide to build one, my advice is to use a 383 crank, not a ground 400 crank. Seen too many break when built that way.

I ran a 383 in my '94 TBI and it was a stump puller. Straight up pisst off deamon off idle and explosive out of the hole, but fell flat on its face above 3000 RPM, but i had small heads.

If i had it to do over again, i would have just built a 400. Dont let people get you scared about the siamese bores, or cooling issues. Steam holes, a good cooling system and maybe a rear crossover if youre building it big and it will do everything a 383 will, and more.