SBC Engine recomendation

Jjay78 · May 12, 2011, 07:13:37 AM

the 400 will make the most power with the lowest rpm's displacement is teh cheepest way to make power, you can make a lot of power with a smaller engine, but you gotta spin it faster, i have a 350 in my truck now, and it works fine makes good power and is fairly redundent i havea 400 sbc, and look foreward to actually running it, the overheating thing isn't even a concern, i'll just drill out the steam holes, seen dozens of 400 get used for a lot of things, and the only reason they overheat is because someone didn't think they needed the steam holes, or they used a 350 head gasket which doesn't have the holes, the holes aren't even hard to drill out .....

burl · May 12, 2011, 09:52:57 AM

Just put a 12v cummins in it, that's all the power you'll need and then some

Eroq · May 12, 2011, 12:12:05 PM

turbo. double your torque. end of story

Kyle · May 12, 2011, 06:27:31 PM

theres no replacement for displacement

it all really depends on what ur budget is too. the 383 not really worth it IMO. its essentially the same as a 400, just a smaller bore and costs more to build. a rebuild 350 with flat tops, hot cam and a lil head work is cheap and ud prolly be really happy with it. same goes for a 400 but theyre getting harder to find so the block itself will cost more

old school truck dude · May 13, 2011, 01:44:44 AM

You dont have to drill them 350 heads to use on a 400 if you use the right gaskets. I have a very torquey 2.2 in my S-10, ever thought about buildin one of those

bigmud44 · May 13, 2011, 01:55:00 AM

uote]would u throw in both sets?? i just wondered if i would have problems with the firewall
[/quote] no & no

4-play · May 13, 2011, 02:19:42 AM

There is a sweet 406 in the forsale section.

OHEARN.2012 · May 13, 2011, 01:02:20 PM

Quote from: 4-play on May 13, 2011, 02:19:42 AM
There is a sweet 406 in the forsale section.

haha is it your 406?? lol i wanted that 540 of yours lmao

4-play · May 13, 2011, 01:29:33 PM

Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 13, 2011, 01:02:20 PM
Quote from: 4-play on May 13, 2011, 02:19:42 AM
There is a sweet 406 in the forsale section.
haha is it your 406?? lol i wanted that 540 of yours lmao

Yup. A friend of mine bought the 540, its in a bad ass jeep now.

bigmud44 · May 13, 2011, 01:42:47 PM

Quote from: 4-play on May 13, 2011, 01:29:33 PM
Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 13, 2011, 01:02:20 PM
Quote from: 4-play on May 13, 2011, 02:19:42 AM
There is a sweet 406 in the forsale section.
haha is it your 406?? lol i wanted that 540 of yours lmao

Yup. A friend of mine bought the 540, its in a bad ass jeep now.

top notch ? uh oh!

Captn. J · May 13, 2011, 02:44:49 PM

18? highschool? job? how deep is your pocket... honestly stock will get u by til u re ready to spend big bucks on big horses. patience all it takes

monsterjeep · May 13, 2011, 03:29:50 PM

Hey r them up rights small block or big block if there big block how much pm thanks

OHEARN.2012 · May 13, 2011, 07:34:06 PM

Quote from: 4-play on May 13, 2011, 01:29:33 PM
Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 13, 2011, 01:02:20 PM
Quote from: 4-play on May 13, 2011, 02:19:42 AM
There is a sweet 406 in the forsale section.
haha is it your 406?? lol i wanted that 540 of yours lmao

Yup. A friend of mine bought the 540, its in a bad ass jeep now.

i drooled over and over when i seen it everytime

OHEARN.2012 · May 13, 2011, 07:35:55 PM

Quote from: Captn. J on May 13, 2011, 02:44:49 PM
18? highschool? job? how deep is your pocket... honestly stock will get u by til u re ready to spend big bucks on big horses. patience all it takes

i have my hands on a stock sbc of my cuzins i think im going to use that for now and next season if the bills cooperate maybe bore bigger cam intake carb etc.