Jeff Lee

will prater · 11-14-2007, 01:51 PM

Would you mind sending me a pm at wprater@hotmail.com. I would like to talk to you about using the 383 in SS/JA you mentioned in another post.
thanks
Will Prater

Ed Wright · 11-14-2007, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by will prater

Would you mind sending me a pm at wprater@hotmail.com. I would like to talk to you about using the 383 in SS/JA you mentioned in another post.
thanks
Will Prater

Will, Mike Cotten, here in Tulsa, is building one too. Should be about done.

David Lee · 11-14-2007, 08:03 PM

I was under the impression that the carb on the 383 was too small to make it competive

will prater · 11-14-2007, 09:08 PM

The carb is definately small. I believe the AVS is only 650 cfm. That is only one of the reasons I am asking around before I jump in the water. And I saw what Ed's small block chevy can do!

Ed- sent you a pm.

thanks
will

David Lee · 11-14-2007, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by will prater

The carb is definately small. I believe the AVS is only 650 cfm. That is only one of the reasons I am asking around before I jump in the water. And I saw what Ed's small block chevy can do!

Ed- sent you a pm.

thanks
will

I have a 67 coupe that [I] considered running years ago, but was informed by a known engine builder that its a hard combo to make competive. I considered making the mods to make appear as a 68 so I could run the 340 combo, Bought a 74 duster that was complete and just kept the cuda as a street car

will prater · 11-14-2007, 10:34 PM

I investigated running the 340 combo as that is what is in the car now. But the heads I use (w2) are not legal. A noted head porter suggested I find a set of 576 heads to use if we build the 340. I put out a few wtb posts with no results. But was given access to a bunch of 383 blocks, heads, cranks, valve train parts to use. So I thought I better start asking the right people.

David Lee · 11-14-2007, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by will prater

I investigated running the 340 combo as that is what is in the car now. But the heads I use (w2) are not legal. A noted head porter suggested I find a set of 576 heads to use if we build the 340. I put out a few wtb posts with no results. But was given access to a bunch of 383 blocks, heads, cranks, valve train parts to use. So I thought I better start asking the right people.

The 308 heads flow almost as good as the 576 heads after a good porter gets a hold of them they will flow just as well.

will prater · 11-14-2007, 11:46 PM

Thanks
I do have access to several sets of the 308's. I will follow up with that.

bill dedman · 11-14-2007, 11:48 PM

Years ago, there were two such cars that were both pretty successful in SS/IA with 383's, but they might have been later models with T-Quads (if the 383's ever had T-Quads).... dunno. One was the Dave Smith (ProTrans) car out of California, and the other was Dave Boertman's , who may have won a Championship with that car.... maybe not. I just remember reading that it was fast...

At any rate, both were VERY competitive, if my memory serves me correctly. But, I think they both ran mainly in SS/IA, not J. Dunno what that was all about; maybe the HP factors were different then, or maybe they just didn't like the idea of ballast, but they were tough... both of them.

Hope this is accurate and that it helps some..

SSDiv6 · 11-15-2007, 12:04 AM

If you want to have a fast 383 or 440 with the AVS, the man to talk to is Steve Wann. Dave and Greg Smith's car ran the later 1971 version of the 383 engine with the Holley Carb.

11-14-2007, 01:51 PM	#1
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Jeff Lee Would you mind sending me a pm at wprater@hotmail.com. I would like to talk to you about using the 383 in SS/JA you mentioned in another post. thanks Will Prater

11-14-2007, 08:03 PM	#3
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,168 Likes: 487 Liked 346 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Jeff Lee I was under the impression that the carb on the 383 was too small to make it competive

11-14-2007, 09:08 PM	#4
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Jeff Lee The carb is definately small. I believe the AVS is only 650 cfm. That is only one of the reasons I am asking around before I jump in the water. And I saw what Ed's small block chevy can do! Ed- sent you a pm. thanks will

11-14-2007, 10:34 PM	#6
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Jeff Lee I investigated running the 340 combo as that is what is in the car now. But the heads I use (w2) are not legal. A noted head porter suggested I find a set of 576 heads to use if we build the 340. I put out a few wtb posts with no results. But was given access to a bunch of 383 blocks, heads, cranks, valve train parts to use. So I thought I better start asking the right people.

11-14-2007, 11:46 PM	#8
will prater Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carthage, MO Posts: 108 Likes: 2 Liked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Jeff Lee Thanks I do have access to several sets of the 308's. I will follow up with that.

11-14-2007, 11:48 PM	#9
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Jeff Lee Years ago, there were two such cars that were both pretty successful in SS/IA with 383's, but they might have been later models with T-Quads (if the 383's ever had T-Quads).... dunno. One was the Dave Smith (ProTrans) car out of California, and the other was Dave Boertman's , who may have won a Championship with that car.... maybe not. I just remember reading that it was fast... At any rate, both were VERY competitive, if my memory serves me correctly. But, I think they both ran mainly in SS/IA, not J. Dunno what that was all about; maybe the HP factors were different then, or maybe they just didn't like the idea of ballast, but they were tough... both of them. Hope this is accurate and that it helps some.. __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 11-15-2007 at 01:34 PM.

11-15-2007, 12:04 AM	#10
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,041 Likes: 712 Liked 1,572 Times in 580 Posts	Re: Jeff Lee If you want to have a fast 383 or 440 with the AVS, the man to talk to is Steve Wann. Dave and Greg Smith's car ran the later 1971 version of the 383 engine with the Holley Carb.