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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 | New to this scene and i am looking for infomation on how to increase HP on my 230, it is currently standard and i have a budget of approx £500, any idea's guys
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Mark | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 | Welcome Mark! You came to the right site. I'm more into originality but there will be folks along soon that will have the info you're looking for. Good luck with your project.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 | Thanks Tiny, i just have that urge to get a little more HP out of this truck especially on take off otherwise i want to keep it standard as possible. Great talking to you and again many thanks
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Mark | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,917 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,917 | Some folks replace the Rochester 1 barrel carb with a Weber 32/36 progressive 2 barrel carb. They say performance is better. I have not done it, but I do have the parts. Tom Langdon from Langdon's Stovebolt. sells the carbs and the adapters. He can assist with questions too. Maybe another member here with the Weber already in service will repond with their opinion. I have my Weber in a box ready to get a rebuild and then installation on my 230. Just a thought.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 39 | There!s no replacement for displacement. Swap in a 250 ci motor or even better a 292 truck engine.
On the other hand, the 230 I6 and the 283 V8 use the same stroke which means that 283 racing Pistons can be used in the 230. Porting & polishing the head putting in larger intake valves, intake & exhaust upgrades are all viable possibilities.
Are Chevy parts hard to find in the UK?
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 | Unfortunately Tim parts are difficult to get hold of so i end up buying good stuff from the US and then it becomes expensive ie: Just bought a set of rubbers for the door surround from Rock auto and the shipping cost was twice the cost of the parts. What i am prepared to do to get things right :-)
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Mark | | | | | Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19 | Great, just checked the carb out doing a little more digging but seems like what i need for improvement. Many thanks.
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