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1962 Chevy 283 Engine Value?
Got a chance to buy a 1962 Chevy 283 Engine, Standard bore 2 bbl carb. Are these engine worth much anymore? This engine was well taken care of. 1962 283 engines came with forged cranks. Thinking about putting a 30-30 Duntov cam, Z-28 intake, headers, High volume oil pump and dropping it in my 72 Nova Street Car. Always loved these short stroke 283. High Rev motors.
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283 Build...
Pretty sure lots of us have a sweet spot for the old 283...my first 2 cars had that engine. I can still remember the 283 whine of that little small block.
Regarding the upgrades...your 2 barrel motor is low compression and will likely not work well with the 30/30 cam. Everything has to work together. If you want that cam, you will need some compression, good heads with bigger valves, good valve springs, a good intake and the proper size carb for the cubic inch size, and a free flowing exhaust. Not a good cam choice for an auto car, 4spd would be preferred along with a decent gear in the rear. You didn't say what tranny or rear is in the Nova.... A modern hydraulic cam designed to work with the compression and heads you have, dual plane intake, small Holley, decent exhaust might be a better choice. -wilma
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Thanks for the info. Nova has a 4 speed, 4.10 rear gear. Yes agree low compression. I dont want to dump a bunch of money into the engine. Good dual plane, 4 bbl Holley, headers, HEI Distributor. Just a fun cheap project and have some fun on the street with that 283.
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283...
The low compression and small valve heads will limit your cam choices...
Back in the day [before I had any idea about anything]...I installed an L79 cam in a low compression 283 with a powerglide...it was a dog It is always about getting the right combination of parts to work together for the best performance. Less is more
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Last edited by RALLY; 10-19-2022 at 09:35 PM. |
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Power Pack Heads...
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I love the names of these vintage parts...'power pack'...'30-30'...'fuelie'...and so forth, cool stuff. Since you have a 72 Nova the early heads may not work well with some of the bolt on items/accessories. Check out this Hot Rod forum...it is dated, but the info is pretty good. Some suggest the later 305 heads with the small chambers and others talk about re-working the heads. Make sure you can bolt on all your 72 items to the older heads before you go to far. -wilma https://www.hotrodders.com/threads/2...-heads.179295/
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It just needs a 4" bore... !!!
Will that block take 4"? |
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