1970 nova motor choices

[hamlinmotorsports]

Sorry if this isn't a good question but I have no idea. I'm wanting to turn my nova into a stocker and I've asked before what motor should I go with. I had alot of ppl have told me to claim it as 69 or 71 or 72 and use one of those motors. Now let's say I do that and it gets questioned at race and it's check will I be allowed to race or DQ'D?

Now while choosing a motor I don't have the money to buy one ready to drop in a car. I'm going to have to buy it piece at a time and see if someone could put it together that knows what they are doing. So if I were to choose a motor from 1970 which one would be a good one to use? And what are the best brand parts (pistons, rods, crank, etc) any help would be much appreciated thank you

[Terry Cain]

It doesn't say where your located. That could help you a lot with answers. There's guys who probably live close that you could "pick their brain" in person and get some answers on who to use for machine work and assembly.

[Greg Barsamian]

Originally Posted by hamlinmotorsports

Sorry if this isn't a good question but I have no idea. I'm wanting to turn my nova into a stocker and I've asked before what motor should I go with. I had alot of ppl have told me to claim it as 69 or 71 or 72 and use one of those motors. Now let's say I do that and it gets questioned at race and it's check will I be allowed to race or DQ'D?

Now while choosing a motor I don't have the money to buy one ready to drop in a car. I'm going to have to buy it piece at a time and see if someone could put it together that knows what they are doing. So if I were to choose a motor from 1970 which one would be a good one to use? And what are the best brand parts (pistons, rods, crank, etc) any help would be much appreciated thank you

Too bad you don't want a complete motor Johnny has one here that would fit your needs!
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=37520

[hamlinmotorsports]

Terry I'm in the Dallas tx area

Greg I'd love to buy a turn key motor just don't have that kinda of money laying around or I would

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by hamlinmotorsports

Terry I'm in the Dallas tx area

Greg I'd love to buy a turn key motor just don't have that kinda of money laying around or I would

Borrow the money to buy Johnny's, trust me you'll be WAY ahead compared to a lot of trial and error, breakage and still not being able to hit the index.

[Jim Whitehead]

Well if you are on a Budget, i would build a 350-255 hp or 300hp only difference in the two engines are the cylinder heads. They are a very common combination, lots of people run them and lots of engine builders know them. I suggest you stay away from Big Blocks, as they will eat up your money fast. Good luck, nice to see someone that wants to build a class car.
Jim

[Alan Roehrich]

If you're on a budget, a 255/350 or a 300/350. I'd lean toward the 300/350, but you may find a solid 255/350 for sale.

If you start from scratch, you cannot hope to build a competitive engine for what you can buy one for used from a good running car. There are too many parts to sort through where you may need to buy multiple cores before you get a really good core. You'll also spend a ton on the "learning curve", buying valves, having valve jobs done and redone, buying camshafts, etc.

Buying an engine a piece at a time and getting someone to put it together probably won't happen, and you likely won't find anyone to do it, never mind save any money. When you buy a race engine for a class car, or pay to have one built, you are not just buying parts and paying for labor. You're paying the builder for his knowledge and experience. Knowledge in class racing comes from expensive and labor intensive R&D.

You also need to decide on an automatic or a stick.