Opinions on my 383

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Re: Opinions on my 383

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Opinions are like cowboy hats.. Everybody has one..
Run it down the ¼ mile... Get ET, MPH and true weight with driver.. The rest doesn't matter...
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Re: Opinions on my 383

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c1500sbc wrote: Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:27 am Thank y’all so much for the help so far on all the questions I’ve head lately.

Freshly built 385. Promaxx maxx 200 cc heads, scorpion 1.5 roller rockers, flat top pistons, static compression 10.68:1, crower roller cam 236/240 at .050 with .555 lift and intake closing point at 44 degrees. Weiand street warrior dual plane with 1” carb spacer, link bar lifters, Edelbrock 750, MSD 6AL with blaster coil and a non vacuum advance distributor (gunna order one with vacuum advance), 1 5/8 long tube headers and a dual exhaust.

What, if anything, would y’all change on this build? I’m going to either sell the heads and buy some Chad Speier heads or send them to him to be ported. What do y’all think of the camshaft choice? Mostly a street driven/fun truck.
I see no mention of transmission gearing etc. Converter stall speed and gearing will play a huge roll on how the truck feels and performs. (I assume this is 2WD)
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