[goatcheese]

Well, I ran the numbers on my engine and I have a 68 firebird 350 instead of a 389 like I was told when buying it. It does have hooker headers, edelbrock intake/carb, and runs very torquey so it seems to have been built a little more than stock. Guess it's worth keeping and giving to my dad. If a fresh 455 was easy to find at a good price I might would through it in instead.

[1967Tempest]

Originally Posted by goatcheese

Well, I ran the numbers on my engine and I have a 68 firebird 350 instead of a 389 like I was told when buying it. It does have hooker headers, edelbrock intake/carb, and runs very torquey so it seems to have been built a little more than stock. Guess it's worth keeping and giving to my dad. If a fresh 455 was easy to find at a good price I might would through it in instead.

Now the plot thickens. If it IS a 350 and not a 389, then you very well may have a head gasket issue. 326/350 head gaskets are becoming harder to find. Most are NOS and older style or extremely expensive Corteco's. Made in Germany.
The 350 will have issues if they used the Fel Pro 8518. It is too big for the bores and it creates a lip at the top of the combustion chamber. If you find out that this is the case you may have to change them...

Here is a post with the pictures..

HTH,
Dave

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...5&postcount=43

[goatcheese]

Thanks for the info Dave! The search is on..