Guess it's time for another build

[98Z5V]

Fast. Cheap. Reliable.

Pick two.

The Machinist's Rule, right there.  Fast, Cheap, High Quality.

 

1.  If you want it Fast, and you want it Cheap, it won't be High Quality.

2.  If you want it Fast, and you want it High Quality, it won't be Cheap.

3.  If you want it High Quality, and you want it Cheap, it won't be Fast.

 

So, how do you want it?  <lmao>

[98Z5V]

Street-able 600hp out of a little 383 is a tall order, and at that level the block is marginal.  You're going to spend some $$cash$$ if that is the number you're shooting for. 

 

Take a look at this:  http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/mopp_0605_mopar_performance_383_stroker_engine/

 

and part 2:  http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/mopp_0608_mopar_performance_383_stroker_engine/

 

...and incase you want to skip to the foot notes.  They hit the 600hp mark on a 383 and it ended like this: 

 

I'm looking into stroking a Magnum engine.  I've got a 318, and can stroke that out to a 390.  If I grab a 360, it'll stroke to a 408.  Either way, I'll pick up a boneyard engine and start the work there.  Completely rebuild it, take my time, and then just straight swap it into the truck in a day or two.  That'll be the more efficient way.

 

I'm leaning more towards grabbing the boneyard 360 Magnum, and going the 408 stroker route -  more options for keeping the compression lower in a 408, versus the 390, and this is going into the truck that does the towing.  I'd like to be able to run cheap 86-octane Mexican piss-gas in it, if I have to.  Not too many lower-compression options with that 390 combo.

[Dane Armory]

Mike, I think you've been out of the loop a while. PAW hasn't done catalog sales for a couple of years and is only selling parts on Ebay. Currently they don't even have anything listed for B/RB engines.

That would be a big YES. I bought a 318 engine rebuild from them in2006. It was a good company for decades.

[planeflyer21]

...and this is going into the truck that does gets the towing.  

 

We remember the Jumping Bean story!  <laughs>