500 Horse on a budget

[jerryg79]

OK Motor Guru's

Let's say I had a loose budget of around $2500-$3000 bucks (for parts/machine work not included) and I wanted to build a chevy motor making in the neighborhood of 500+ hp (carbed) capable of making around 700+ with the later addition of a blower.

What motor should I start with? 350 or Big Block. All the prices seem to be cheaper for small block, but big blocks are cool. Any special beat-off chevy blocks besides 4 bolt main?

I'm going to piecemeal this thing together as I have the money and eventually drop it in a ****box car or truck.

Basically I want to know what parts I should be on the lookout for as far as heads, block, etc. and what I should budget for pistons/rods, etc.

I want to do the assembly portion myself as I have never done it before and would like to learn.

So what's your recipe (if its not a special secret)

[Fredo]

Step 1: Take budget, throw out window
Step 2: Call Jegs

[jerryg79]

Step 1: Take budget, throw out window
Step 2: Call Jegs

That's not exactly the info. I was looking for Fred

[Fredo]

Well, instead of punching the clown to dreaming up 500hp engines, I'm actually doing work today. I'll come back to this later this afternoon.

[jerryg79]

How about ths tell me which block you would recommend ie 350,383, 400, 406, etc. and what they came in.

and I will do research, read some books etc, and I will come back to you with my proposal, and you can laugh at me and tell me whether or not its going to work.

PS I did a little punching the clown at lunch and realized that my $3000 is a little obscene and should be upped to about $6k.

Oh and im not really whacking it that much today at work, but I have to take 5 minute breaks every once in a while, you can only stare at a spreadsheet for so long

[agjohn02]

500 horsies with just a carb does not get bumped to 800 with a blower and still run on pump gas, not in a smallblock at least, and smallblocks are sexy. two different beasts inside. got to go back to work but ill antie up my bit after while.

[fbronco86]

build a chevy 327

[BMFScout]

http://www.gmpartsdepot.com/product1...&Category_ID=2

injected w/ a warranty

[uglyota]

Why do you want carbed?
What do you want to put it in?
You want something really fast or something really fun to drive?
Is this going in something you plan to drive a lot?
Will it need to be driveable?
Have you ever driven a car with a turbo?
And finally...why not spend that $$$ on a rig?
(psst...a 383 is a stroked 350)

[jerryg79]

Why do you want carbed? - simple/cheap
What do you want to put it in? - ****ty car or truck to begin with (psst see above)
You want something really fast or something really fun to drive? - how is there a difference, I want somewhat streetable if thats what your asking
Is this going in something you plan to drive a lot? - nope, as a second car
Will it need to be driveable? no i just want it to look pretty
Have you ever driven a car with a turbo? - who said anything about turbo
And finally...why not spend that $$$ on a rig? - who said i wont get a rig too?
(psst...a 383 is a stroked 350) - no sh!t, psst a 406 is a bored over 400

I want to learn from the build up and have something to show in the end....parts will be collected over time not necessarily all at once

[agjohn02]

Have you ever driven a car with a turbo?

[jerryg79]

wtf

[mudtoy67]

$99 junkyard motor + 400 shot nitrous = 500 hp entertainment.

[Fredo]

**** the blower. You want a nasty smallblock to run on the street? Do this....

Find a good 400 block
then go here:http://www.strokermotor.com/RA434.htm Go ahead and get p/n IB4342. Good guys, talked to them a couple of times with St.John when he was picking up a couple of motors from them. They are in Dallas.

then go here:http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...47&prmenbr=361 Get the 210CC heads

Then this cam: Jeg's p/n 249-12-443-8K (k kits are most of the valvetrain included)
and this: 249-4000 Comp Cams Hydra-Rev Kit
and these: 249-4810-8 Comp Cams Guide Plates
and these: 249-1301-16 Comp Roller Rockers
and this : 270-11600-1 Stud Girdles
these: 249-7372-16 Comp Magnum Pushrods
this: 350-2975 Edelbrock Victor Jr.
and this: 132-5423010GC Mighty Demon 850cfm carb.

For everything else, it's fairly straightforward. Good oil pump, good pan, good headers, good exhaust, and a good fuel system. Should make all the power you want.

[mudtoy67]

**** the blower. You want a nasty smallblock to run on the street? Do this....

Find a good 400 block
then go here:http://www.strokermotor.com/RA434.htm Go ahead and get p/n IB4342. Good guys, talked to them a couple of times with St.John when he was picking up a couple of motors from them. They are in Dallas.

then go here:http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...47&prmenbr=361 Get the 210CC heads

Then this cam: Jeg's p/n 249-12-443-8K (k kits are most of the valvetrain included)
and this: 249-4000 Comp Cams Hydra-Rev Kit
and these: 249-4810-8 Comp Cams Guide Plates
and these: 249-1301-16 Comp Roller Rockers
and this : 270-11600-1 Stud Girdles
these: 249-7372-16 Comp Magnum Pushrods
this: 350-2975 Edelbrock Victor Jr.
and this: 132-5423010GC Mighty Demon 850cfm carb.

For everything else, it's fairly straightforward. Good oil pump, good pan, good headers, good exhaust, and a good fuel system. Should make all the power you want.

Aren't 400 blocks pretty hard to come by? I thought they had a lot of problems with cracking?