71 Satellite 383 Engine

Picked this baby up Saturday.

It is kind of an odd optioned car.

E65 383 4 BBL
D32 HD 727
RP23
N1G
EV2 TORED/Hemi Orange
P6X9 Premium Bucket Black Seats
TX9 Upper Door Frame Black/Black Velvet
V1X Black Vinyl Roof
A01 Light Package (Don't know what that gets you)
D41 Heavy Duty Clutch
D51 2.76 Rear (I have not checked to see if it is still a 2.76)
C16 Console w/Buckets
C55 Bucket Seats
L31 Hood/Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Drip Moldings
M25 Wide Sill Moldings
M41 Dual Exhaust
R11 Am Radio
V6X Black Longitude Stripe

The D's above may be B's as it has power disc brakes.

Now to the question. I have the following items to use.

I have a 69HP block out of a RR bored .030.
I have KB400 Pistons balanced and ready to put in.
Edelbrock Open Plenum intake. Can't remember if it is a TM6 or Torker.
Holley 600
906 Heads
Hooker Competition Plus Headers

The engine and transmission were gone and I plan to put an automatic trans and this engine back in.

Thinking of using a Comp Cams XE-268 per the tech line at Comp Cams.

Just want to get a second opinion on the camshaft for street fun and good vacuum on the brakes.

Yep...B41 FRONT DISC BRAKES

Nice find!

Does your build date happen to be close to 6/21? Wondering if it was close to my orange car.

Built 10-25 just in time for Halloween! The seats are orange and black in it now.

B41 disc brakes
B51 power brakes.
RP23 Satellite Sebring Plus
A code N SSP is not to rare. Had one myself.
Nice car.

A good cam for a 383. Lots of guys running that stick in those engines. I think if you search it on youtube there are a couple videos of 383's running with it.

I would rethink that manifold with your combo.
Performer would work much better.
Ron

Nice car.

Sheldon

How could it have come with a 727, and a heavy duty clutch? Or did I miss read? :scope out:

That's why I figured the d codes were b codes. Thanks for the replies. Gonna look for a different intake and order the bump stick as suggested by the mfr.

not a good piston or head choice , but you'll figure that out. I'd think about a Performer RPM.

JohnRR.

I already have these parts and am looking to use them. What head would you use with the pistons? What's the problem with the pistons?

Thanks

The pistons are a bad bandaid for a poorly thought out design, the valve relief canyon is so big that they had to put a dome on the piston to make up for it, and the fact that it's .027 in the hole. The good thing is you won't have 10.0 as claimed by KB.

Has anything been done to the heads yet ?

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The pistons are a bad bandaid for a poorly thought out design, the valve relief canyon is so big that they had to put a dome on the piston to make up for it, and the fact that it's .027 in the hole. The good thing is you won't have 10.0 as claimed by KB.

Has anything been done to the heads yet ?

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I have three sets of heads. One stock 906, one set of 906 heads with dual springs from a swap meet, and a set of 452's.

I have a friend with a valve grinding machine who used to do head work for a living. My plan was to pick a set of heads, grind the valves, new seals and seats and go.

I spoke with kb today and they claim with 906 heads I would be in the 9.4 cr range.

It would probably be easier to find a running big block car and use that.