Building 69 383 for my 69 dart.

Well I will be picking up a 383 short block. It was a 2 barrel engine with low compression. I was wondering what some suggestions would be to get around 450-500hp.

If it was the 4 barrel I know I could follow 383 Engine Restore - Tech Articles - Mopar Muscle Magazine this, but not sure it will be easy to do with the actual compression being around 8.5 instead of 9.2-10.


Any suggestions? A nice cruiser with 11-12 second power is good