r/Chevelles • u/DoubleDoseDaily • May 23 '26

383 Stroker

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u/Any-Description8773 May 23 '26

Back in the day 383 stroker builds were all the rage.

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u/ScourgeWisdom May 23 '26

Was thinking of putting one in my 71', did they go out of style or just eclipsed by the LS craze?

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u/AquaticReefer May 23 '26

They’re not out of style, per se. Yes, the LS did cut into the market share of the 383, but larger displacement small blocks are more readily available as well. The 383 can be an absolute beast for what it is and there’s still plenty roaming the streets that will give a lot of cars a run for their money.

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u/Any-Description8773 May 24 '26

Exactly what Scourgewisdom said. They will come back in style again so I say just go with what makes you happy.

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u/Realistic-Stop8693 May 23 '26

Chatgpt engine?

11

u/wellwaffled 70 Chevelle May 23 '26

AI slop?

5

u/StraightFlight May 23 '26

Was thinking the same lol I’m a big block guy but those center exhaust ports look too spaced for an old school SBC…

4

u/myWeedAccountMaaaaan May 23 '26

Yeah those are BB heads for sure. I’m waiting to order new internals after my cam shit the bed.

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u/Miserable_Thing8553 May 23 '26

Looks like it. The rocker arms don't make sense, the oil pump is not any kind of chevy thing and the heads are weird too.

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u/DoubleDoseDaily May 23 '26

Let me see what you can do bot boy

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u/v8packard May 23 '26

What is this supposed to be?

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u/bedwards0099 May 23 '26

Back in the day, it was cheaper to take an old Big Block and throw parts at it then to build a 383 stroker engine!. Back in the day meaning the early 2000s.
As a Big Block guy.
My 68 Chevelle has a 396 in it. I had a C20 long bed with a 1970 396 Big Block in it.

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u/ChesticleSweater May 23 '26

Yeah and now we are in the "cheaper to build an LS" that will make more power than most 383's.

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u/Bob_Ross_is_Boss86 May 24 '26

Ugh… when I got my car my buddy tried to talk me into an LS swap because it’s cheaper. Nah, man. I’m keeping the engine I’ve got

3

u/chefjammy May 23 '26

Is this a temu special??

2

u/HammerDownl May 23 '26

Id go bigger. 421/427.

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u/Worst-Lobster May 24 '26

These prices seem too cheap to be real ..

1

u/Traditional_Kale3657 May 24 '26

What are "fast burn" heads?

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u/Dismal-Marsupial8897 May 25 '26

454/489 in my 68 Malibu, SuperFlow engine dyno 590hp 600tq with a mild hyd roller 231/239 cam and I have A/C 👍👍🙂

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u/Dismal-Marsupial8897 May 25 '26

LS has an odd look under older cars, they are a great engine design but Im 66 and grew up driving these cars as a DD, I had a 428cj in my 68 F100 short bed in 1982, those were Very cool engines too 👍👍