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Re: Gm crate engine
I rambled on about crate engines above, but just noticed you want to do burn outs. Well, just about any 383 will do it, especially with a higher stall torque converter. Many years ago my current C10 had a mild 383 with a TH350 and a Hughes GM20 converter (nominal 2000 RPM stall). That sucker would spin the tires even when I wasn't trying to, and would chirp the tires on the 1-2 shift. The axle ratio was just the stock 3.08 with a Auburn cone-type posi.
Someone in a hurry offered me crazy money for the 383, so I sold it and dropped in a mild 350 that I built up from parts in the shop where I worked on weekends. Even that engine will do a burnout. We're not talking Roadkill Garage stuff, but most of us don't get free tires anyway! But with a 383 and/or a 3.73 axle, watch out!
BTW, I sold the 383 in order to get some project money for a new toy -- a 55 Chevy sedan. It ended up getting a 327 and a Muncie M20.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
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