{"id":17711,"date":"2017-08-22T06:15:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T11:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17711"},"modified":"2017-08-22T00:25:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T05:25:46","slug":"best-budget-upgrades-for-the-chevy-350-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17711","title":{"rendered":"Best Budget Upgrades for the Chevy 350 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17712\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=17712\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Budget Chevy 350 ci V8\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Budget Chevy 350 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Budget Chevy 350 ci V8\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have shown how creative people can get with Chevy small-block V8s when you are willing to wait for deals or do a lot of mods yourself. However Engine Masters set out to test the best low-cost parts for the Chevy 350 that you could just order and bolt-on in a weekend. They started with the most basic crate 350 V8 and after adding a camshaft, carb, and heads it produced 364 hp for a total cost of $3,550.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7mvgf6_p1g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLGvTvFzdMg_O2T3UdUEt5dIHutSOu7srE\">Engine Masters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have shown how creative people can get with Chevy small-block V8s when you are willing to wait for deals or do a lot of mods yourself. However Engine Masters set out to test the best low-cost parts for the Chevy 350 that you could just order and bolt-on in a weekend. They started with&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17711\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Best Budget Upgrades for the Chevy 350 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-engines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Budget-Chevy-350-ci-V8.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":121064,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=121064","url_meta":{"origin":17711,"position":0},"title":"BMW E36 with a 350 ci Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Tyler York created this 1995 BMW 325is (E36) to drift. 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