Thoughts on doing some 454, 330 upgrades?
12-02-2013, 05:07 PM
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Thoughts on doing some 454, 330 upgrades?
Thoughts on doing some 454, 330 upgrades?
I can spend about $1500 per engine and don’t mind used parts. Please understand that 1500 is the number I want to stay below and going 100mph is not what I am looking for and yes I understand these are not performance engines. I am talking good Chevy stock heads, cam, intake and carb or something like that.
Please be considerate and understand that 1500 per side and 3000 total is a lot of money to me and I would appreciate not being trashed for not spending more.
Thank you!
I can spend about $1500 per engine and don’t mind used parts. Please understand that 1500 is the number I want to stay below and going 100mph is not what I am looking for and yes I understand these are not performance engines. I am talking good Chevy stock heads, cam, intake and carb or something like that.
Please be considerate and understand that 1500 per side and 3000 total is a lot of money to me and I would appreciate not being trashed for not spending more.
Thank you!
Last edited by JBA; 12-02-2013 at 05:11 PM.
12-02-2013, 05:49 PM
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Here is a great example of a budget 454/330 build........ but at a $1500 a side budget...... Set that money aside for normal maintenance. On a twin engine boat 3k in maintenance in one year would still be a win in my book.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...l-results.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...l-results.html
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12-02-2013, 05:57 PM
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I would save the $$ until a year or 2 from now and you can make it $6,000 and upgrade power. The 330's are really nothing to bother with. They can handle 400 hp but why bother spending a lot of money on that? Please understand $3,000 is a good chunk of change to me as well. Save the money, sell 2 stock 330's and buy 2 420's or hp500's.
12-02-2013, 06:04 PM
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I would save the $$ until a year or 2 from now and you can make it $6,000 and upgrade power. The 330's are really nothing to bother with. They can handle 400 hp but why bother spending a lot of money on that? Please understand $3,000 is a good chunk of change to me as well. Save the money, sell 2 stock 330's and buy 2 420's or hp500's.
12-02-2013, 06:17 PM
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I would save the $$ until a year or 2 from now and you can make it $6,000 and upgrade power. The 330's are really nothing to bother with. They can handle 400 hp but why bother spending a lot of money on that? Please understand $3,000 is a good chunk of change to me as well. Save the money, sell 2 stock 330's and buy 2 420's or hp500's.
12-02-2013, 06:41 PM
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the problem with the 330s is they have cast cranks and pistons and the small 3/8 rod bolts and the peanut port heads.if you sold them and bought some 365 mag engines you would have a solid setup to build on,forged crank&rods and the better rods with the 7/16 bolts and the rectangle port heads.500 hp is easily gotten without spending a lot of money and you dont need to wonder if it will break the crank every time you run it hard.
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