Home page
  Home Page   Contact Us   Our History   Advertise with Us   Sponsor List   Link to Us   Compare Levels   Member Agreement   Privacy Policy   About C3VR
  Community Forums   Active Threads   Forum Search   Top Posters List   Private Messenger   C3VR Email System   C3 Corvette Quiz
  Members Vettes & Pictures   Member Stories   Member Stats   Real Time Member Map   Member Search   Lifetime Member List   Member Calendar Entry Form   Who's Online
  C3 Registry Data   C3 Corvette Statistics   C3 Corvette Tips & Tricks   C3 Corvette How-Tos   Corvette Club Listing   Corvette Event Listing   Mechanic Directory   Corvette VIN Decoder   Save the Wave   Corvette Emblem History   C3 Corvette Birthday Calculator   C3 Corvette Build Dates   Corvette Parts Illustration Catalog   Shark Bytes - Online
  C3 Corvette Parts Auctions on eBay   Corvette Books   C3VR In-Stock Apparel & Accessories   C3VR Member Name Badges   C3VR Custom Apparel & Accessories @ Zazzle   C3VR Window Stickers   C3VR Member Deals & Discounts   C3VR Member Calendars   Shop Amazon.com
☰
SPONSOR AD

Topic: engine

in Forum: C3 Engines


Already a Member? Click Here to Login

engine

Posted: 8/6/07 5:08pm Message 1 of 9
mark smith
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
leesburg, FL - USA
Joined: 11/9/2003
Posts: 67
Vette(s): 1973 T tops corvette yellow met, 350 auto turbo 400
i need some help please. i have a 350 4 bolt main that i want to build in to a 383 stoker, the engine block # is 9970014. what year & car was this in?


1973 corvette yellow met.

SPONSOR AD:: (Our Sponsors help support C3VR)

engine

Posted: 8/6/07 6:15pm Message 2 of 9
rearn2go72
Former Member
Send PM
Bladenboro, NC - USA
Joined: 1/22/2006
Posts: 1058
Vette(s): 1972 conv., sunfire yellow, blk interior, blk vinyl and convertible top. Off frame restoration with American Speed 383 stroker engine producing 500hp plus a 200hp NOS system. MSD ignition. Hooker super competition headers with chambered exhaust.
Check your block casting number again. I think the first digit is a "3", not a "9".


engine

Posted: 8/6/07 7:40pm Message 3 of 9
ranger3
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
North Charleston, SC - USA
Joined: 3/20/2004
Posts: 4176
Vette(s): 1975 L48 AT AC T-top
3970014 is a 1970-1976 350c.i.,2 and 4 bolt main. No specific vehicle lsited for that number. Jim is correct, I can't find any casting numbers that begin with nine(9).

Scott


engine

Posted: 8/7/07 10:55am Message 4 of 9
VETTERBOB
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
DUNEDIN, FL - USA
Joined: 10/22/2004
Posts: 833
Vette(s): 1969 COUPE CORTEZ SILVER, BRIGHT BLUE INTERIOR 383 cu. in. 512 HP. Hooker headers w/ side pipes PS PS AC AM FM STEREO. 68,000.MILES C5 5oth Anniversary Coupe , auto.350hp
Jim , (rearn2go72)  looks like we have another possilble member to the gas guzzling club.Rolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20Laughing


engine

Posted: 8/7/07 11:33am Message 5 of 9
deeboy59
Limited Member
Send PM
visalia, CA - USA
Joined: 10/27/2006
Posts: 641
Vette(s): 1981 red with silver interior,350(L-81), 350TH, glass t-tops, aluminium rims, 1980 Black/ Black int., 350 GM crate engine/350TH, 1976 black/ saddle int., L-82 w/headers, holly carb, Hypertech ignition
hey  guys,  I was looking at the 383 crate engine to oput in that '76 I just picked up.    Did any of you use one or did you build it yourselfs ?  Was wasnting some input as well ...
 
 daniel



engine

Posted: 8/7/07 12:48pm Message 6 of 9
VETTERBOB
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
DUNEDIN, FL - USA
Joined: 10/22/2004
Posts: 833
Vette(s): 1969 COUPE CORTEZ SILVER, BRIGHT BLUE INTERIOR 383 cu. in. 512 HP. Hooker headers w/ side pipes PS PS AC AM FM STEREO. 68,000.MILES C5 5oth Anniversary Coupe , auto.350hp
is that the  Edelbrock 383? that one looded good to me. I built my original motor so i don`t hve any feed back for you on the crates. the 383 is a real screamer. don`t expect much in the gas ecomnomy department though. good luck, keep us posted.  why don`t you build the motor you have?


engine

Posted: 8/7/07 6:39pm Message 7 of 9
rearn2go72
Former Member
Send PM
Bladenboro, NC - USA
Joined: 1/22/2006
Posts: 1058
Vette(s): 1972 conv., sunfire yellow, blk interior, blk vinyl and convertible top. Off frame restoration with American Speed 383 stroker engine producing 500hp plus a 200hp NOS system. MSD ignition. Hooker super competition headers with chambered exhaust.
I don't have the mechanical ability to build an engine, so I got mine from here http://www.amerspeed.com/
 
American Speed isn't cheap but I like the fact that they blueprint and balance the engine, break in in on the dyno and then tear it back down to check everything before shipping. My engine was purchased in 2001 at a turn-key price of $7,992.00.
 
 
                 
                                                                                                   



engine

Posted: 8/7/07 9:53pm Message 8 of 9
deeboy59
Limited Member
Send PM
visalia, CA - USA
Joined: 10/27/2006
Posts: 641
Vette(s): 1981 red with silver interior,350(L-81), 350TH, glass t-tops, aluminium rims, 1980 Black/ Black int., 350 GM crate engine/350TH, 1976 black/ saddle int., L-82 w/headers, holly carb, Hypertech ignition

 thanks guys for the feed back .  Thats what I'm trying to figure out.  Should I build the L-82 that came in it or is it better and or affordable to just buy a crate and then save the stock one.  Was also thinking of puting the L-82 into my '81 and a crate into the '76 since I don't have the smog issues with it that I do with the '81.....SO HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER DOSE A C3 NEED TO HOLD ITS OWN , OR JUST HAVE HAVE FUN? 

P.S - hope i'm not hijaking this threadEmbarrassed 
deeboy592007-08-07 21:55:58


engine

Posted: 8/8/07 9:35am Message 9 of 9
VETTERBOB
Lifetime MemberLifetime Member
Send PM
DUNEDIN, FL - USA
Joined: 10/22/2004
Posts: 833
Vette(s): 1969 COUPE CORTEZ SILVER, BRIGHT BLUE INTERIOR 383 cu. in. 512 HP. Hooker headers w/ side pipes PS PS AC AM FM STEREO. 68,000.MILES C5 5oth Anniversary Coupe , auto.350hp
since the `81 motor is nothing special  i would find a builder to build a 383 from it. Now you still have the matching block & heads. or change the headsand save the originals.


in Forum: C3 Engines


SPONSOR AD: (Our Sponsors help support C3VR)