383 runs like a giant turd WTF

rumblefish360 said
I do *think* so. I forget myself. I'm not so engrossed in the car world as I used to be. This is why I questioned the C-ratio. The 383's are finiky (sp?) much like the 318. They lack bottom end torque. A cam of the 292's size, which is a sizeable cam, can kill it dead quick. Installed wrong, just 2*& retarded will mess things up.

The 383 has only 0.065" more stroke than a 318 or 340, basically the same for all intents and purposes. Thus it has to be built like a small block; that cam is way too big unless you bump the compression up and/or put some really short gears in the back. Or throw in a stroker crank...:D