1962 Chevy 283 Engine Value?

[RALLY]

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.

[WILMASBOYL78]

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

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

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

Agree, compression is everything to start with. I think i can assemble a low budget street 283 with decent power. A good set of Power Pack heads will bump the compression up to 9-1. Good aluminum high rise intake with a 650 Holley i think would be a good choice with this combination. And a nice RV cam with low down torque would pull this engine hard in the upper RPM range. I have the correct 4.10 gear with a good M20 4 Speed and low first gear. Any thoughts? Thanks WILMASBOY78.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Originally Posted by RALLY

Agree, compression is everything to start with. I think i can assemble a low budget street 283 with decent power. A good set of Power Pack heads will bump the compression up to 9-1. Good aluminum high rise intake with a 650 Holley i think would be a good choice with this combination. And a nice RV cam with low down torque would pull this engine hard in the upper RPM range. I have the correct 4.10 gear with a good M20 4 Speed and low first gear. Any thoughts? Thanks WILMASBOY78.

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/

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

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/

Yes i read the 305 heads work good with the 283. Good point about accessories being bolted on.

[67since67]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

I love the names of these vintage parts...'power pack'...'30-30'...'fuelie'...and so forth, cool stuff.

https://www.hotrodders.com/threads/2...-heads.179295/

Terms like that were the stuff of my adolescent dreams...