Turn key 283 CI Small Block blueprinted Chevy engine

@transam579 there’s no replacement for displacement

Hey Big Thirsty! Can you put all the engine specs somewhere? I have a 283 in my 66 El Camino and want to get as much power out of it.

WHAT KIND OF COMPRESSION WILL IT HAVE.

283′s are great, we have one bored out to 302 cu, at it runs 9.12 at 151 MPH. there tough little motors.

DUDE  put that in my little isuzu WOOT!!!

I have a 67 block in my 57 Chevy stepside truck and its a little go-getter! Almost faster than my stock 98 Chevy truck… It’s a new project so I’m not sure if it has any mods…Soon enough and I’ll be digging into it to see..

gday mate, what sort of carby do you recomend for a 283 with mild cam and headers? cheers Chris. I had one with 750 holley. Fast.

@80aussiepride08 IMO… any 4 barrel around 500 to 550 cfm is good, the newer Quadra Jet clones are the easiest to set up and tune.

@Bornn368 It’s possible, but you’ll have a lot of money in machine work and the valve train, an all roller set-up is a must… along with a full balance. Even the best hydraulic lifters will still float around 7 or 8 grand. Mine was happy at 6 to 7 grand and was perfect for a 2000 lb or lighter car.

@bigdon2241; you’re talking about some of the ”67 blocks, I had one, great block, instant RPM and plenty of HP with a modest carb – great for dueces or other small cars, had mine in a Triumph GT6 – like driving a Ferrari GTO or a Cobra.

.60 over for 292cu in was preferred for older blocks but I built a couple of 302′s out of later 283′s. 12,000 rpm would have you searching for your pistons in the next county. 8,000 was realistic though.

some 283 can be bored out 0.125 over to 4 inches and fit 302 piston in it

nice little motor I am swaping one into my93 chevy stepside 4×4 I am replacing the stock 4.3 v6 with the 283 small block

283′s are screamers, my buddy had one in is 65 Malibu. Ported 283 heads and a modest cam and it pull good at the top end.

now thats nice

We use Edlebrock carbs, unless customer prefers to fit their own i.e. Holley.

gday mate, what sort of carby do you recomend for a 283 with mild cam and headers? cheers Chris.

Yes there would be a warranty issue, just a rumor you i heard on the matter you know how those are.

I have not heard this, but would probably invalidate the warranty ………

Supposedly they can handle 12,000 before the can go boom have you heard of this?

i have a 283 in my 78 Malibu, its a tough little fucker, i drive it pretty hard. i did some mild mods on it and got it to put out around 300 hp.

First motor I ever built was a 283 out of a 1964 impala 2door. Couldn’t find pistons bigger than a .060 with 12 to 1 compression so thats as big as it ever got. Put a solid roller cam in it. I missed a shift and hit 8500 rpms once and didn’t seem to hurt.

Early 283′s have really thick cylinder walls, and can be bored out to 4.00″, like a 327 and 350. A 4″ bore with a 3″ stroke yields 302″. With a bore that size, you can run valves bigger than 1.94″I 1.50″E Vortec heads would be an excellent update. If you bore the motor out that much, just get pistons for a Chevy 302. Later 283′s can’t be bored to 4″, but I’m not sure what the cutoff year is. If you’re not looking to rebuild the whole engine, just go with a mild cam, intake, and headers.

283 does get a little better stock. 283 has smaller main journals so there is less drag on the crank. They also have steel cranks from the factory. ide take a 283 over a 350 any day

how would i look up to make a 67 283 a lil faster