Good morning all. Newbie here but hopefully in the right place for some good opinions. Just purchased a sweet 69 coupe 4 speed with a 383. Wanted a 440 but the budget said no LOL.
Anyway been tinkering just a little but need some opinions. When it's cold you have to pump this thing forever to get it to start and then you must maintain around 2k rpm to keep it alive.
Runs pretty good when warm but not like I think it should. I had a 440 6 pack 40 years ago with an auto and 4:56 gears. It ran like a scalded dog. Just feel like the 383 should be a little better than it is.
I don't drag race but sure do like to go from light to light.
Started doing some research and all I can find out from past owners is it was a mildly built motor, 3;55 gears, and does have headers. Here is where I get a little confused. Not sure of carburetor size but it does have a single plane Torker Intake.
I always thought a single plane was more for top end instead of low end. Just wondering would a Edelbrock Performer intake with say a 750 DP give me more of what I would really like? More Torque and possibly a little quicker than it is now?
Anyway been tinkering just a little but need some opinions. When it's cold you have to pump this thing forever to get it to start and then you must maintain around 2k rpm to keep it alive.
Runs pretty good when warm but not like I think it should. I had a 440 6 pack 40 years ago with an auto and 4:56 gears. It ran like a scalded dog. Just feel like the 383 should be a little better than it is.
I don't drag race but sure do like to go from light to light.
Started doing some research and all I can find out from past owners is it was a mildly built motor, 3;55 gears, and does have headers. Here is where I get a little confused. Not sure of carburetor size but it does have a single plane Torker Intake.
I always thought a single plane was more for top end instead of low end. Just wondering would a Edelbrock Performer intake with say a 750 DP give me more of what I would really like? More Torque and possibly a little quicker than it is now?
