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    My 383 is weak!?

    I asked my dad about the engine and he said it has 452 heads on it and an edelbrock intake on it. I'll see if it is the Performer or RPM Performer tomorrow. I did read over and save the build you guys had mentioned and will look at a cam around those specs for my engine. I do have headers as...
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    My 383 is weak!?

    Thanks Cuda, I believe it has a Performer RPM intake by the look of it but it has all been painted in the past so I'm not exactly sure. I have a stock stall converter in it as well. I am certainly going to upgrade the ignition as well as swap the cam out and change the rear end for one with...
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    My 383 is weak!?

    Thanks for the input so far guys. It has a 2.92 rear gear the deal is its got the small bolt pattern spindles and axles so I'll have to look for 84 and older trucks for parts which are very hard to come by here. Here's another question, will the axles from my pre-85 rear end work in a post 85...
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    My 383 is weak!?

    Thats what my dad had figured it would do well for when he built it. Its the cylinder feeling like its dead that has us baffled. After I get my Dart suspension and brakes squared away the engine may come out of the truck and have a hotter cam put in it as well as the MSD system. It acts like it...
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    My 383 is weak!?

    I have a 83 Dodge D-150 pickup that my dad had swapped a 440 and later a 383 into that just seems weak. Im not 100% certain on what parts are in the truck as I was only a few months old when the 383 was built and its been 20 years since dad had built the engine so bare with me here. '69...
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