Racing eninge ?

Question

i have a 350 v8 with a 2 bolt main.does anyone think it will with stand going into a street stock race car after being built up to be a good strong eninge.what would you recomend me to pu tin the eninge to make the car a winning car.

Answer 1

Well, street stock racing is basically, exactly what you said, "stock." Check your local tracks rule book first. Though to make it fast, you're going to need roughly about 3500$. Bore it 30 over, get a good set of heads, racing crank, racing pistons, good carb, hook it up to a muncy transmission. It balls out man.

Answer 2

All you need to do is follow your division's rules. They will let you know what you can and can't do. A 350 is capable of putting out much more horsepower than street stock rules will allow, so the engine will last quite a while if built properly.

Answer 3

Like alot of the other people have said, look at what is legal first. I was a tech man for WISSOTA for a few years, and streeters were my main class. they have strict rules for heads (steel untouched other than decking) cast intake with a holley 4412 2 barrel carb. cannot use 6 inch rods. stock 5.7-5.8 rods only. but, here are some  when we raced we used keith black flat top pistons,total seal rings with the bottom one removed for less friction. ultradyne cam (comp cams bought them out since). if using steel heads, we used 993 heads.

Chuck Nuytten will do a great job at tuning the 4412 carb, or what ever you use. if you can use aftermarket rods, eagle rods are great. brodix makes a good aluminum head if going that route. edelbrock victor jr. is the same intake alot of nascar teams use.

Most street stock engines I have seen the bottom end of were in fact 2 bolt. 4 bolt main blocks are harder to come by.

Good luck with your racing, and be safe!!!

Answer 4

Like stated, check the rulebook on how far you can build it. But a 350 2 bolt is more than capable for Street Stock for sure.

Some classes/tracks have a claimer rule. For example, lets say you build the best motor that fits the rule book and spend $7000 on it then you start winning too much, any other driver can file for a claimer for as little as $1500 bucks. In other words, he can buy your engine for $1500 and you HAVE to pull it out of your car right then and sell it to him. If you refuse then sometimes they strip your points or ban you for a month or both.

It doesn't happen alot, but the whole idea is to keep the costs down and give a level playing field because If one guy can only afford a $1500 engine and someone pulls in with a $7000 engine it wouldn't be fair. They made the claimer rule to discourage people from building a high end engine for fear they could lose it and the money they had in it.