1970 chevelle ss performance parts????

Hey everyone, well i was thinking of restoring my engine i have now! It only has 91,000 miles on it and it still runs. I want to replace just about everything in it. And make it push alot of Horsepower at least 400+ it's a small block 350 i got a holley carb. Basicly the only thing i noticed that was good. Headers very rusted, basicly everything is.

I need to know, whats the best/performance exhaust system, headers, carb, air filter, cam, to get for my 1970 Chevelle SS, and where to get it at. I rather ask other people opinions and experiances before just buying random aftermarket parts all different brands and junk!

Suspension (performance) whereabouts would be nice also. I plan on restoring the car to brand new and i want it to have excellant handling and no leaning while turning and junk. Please anything would help my situation, please reply with your info thx alot.

i posted also in the chevrolet chevelle forums no one seems to answer, so i thought i would give this room a try.

Well, for one thing, if you have a '70 SS, it NEEDS a 396 (402) or a 454. No small block SS's in '70. Chevrolet put only big blocks in muscle cars until '72, when they changed from an "SS 396" to an "SS". And it shold also be noted, the engine in a '70 or '71 "SS396" is a 402 CID big block. The name was maintained, but the engine got bored .030"...
So, what next? Building a 400 horsepower 350 is not a big task. However, using a 350 to move a 3,800 lb. car IS a big task. In the hot rod world today, I would consider a 383 "stroker", if you MUST keep a small block. Good quality kits are available and fairly reasonable. Avoid the "cheapie" kits at all costs. The cranks in those kits can't take it.
All that being said, what exactly are your performance goals? About how much budget do you have to work with? Do you want to maintain the use of "pump" gas (93 octane or lower)?
If you answer these questions, I can point you to a good starting place. Feel free to e-mail me directly (a number of the people on this board do...)

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Well, for one thing, if you have a '70 SS, it NEEDS a 396 (402) or a 454. No small block SS's in '70. Chevrolet put only big blocks in muscle cars until '72, when they changed from an "SS 396" to an "SS". And it should also be noted, the engine in a '70 or '71 "SS396" is a 402 CID big block. The name was maintained, but the engine got bored .030"...
So, what next? Building a 400 horsepower 350 is not a big task. However, using a 350 to move a 3,800 lb. car IS a big task. In the hot rod world today, I would consider a 383 "stroker", if you MUST keep a small block. Good quality kits are available and fairly reasonable. Avoid the "cheapie" kits at all costs. The cranks in those kits can't take it.
All that being said, what exactly are your performance goals? About how much budget do you have to work with? Do you want to maintain the use of "pump" gas (93 octane or lower)?
If you answer these questions, I can point you to a good starting place. Feel free to e-mail me directly (a number of the people on this board do...)

[email protected]

This is not an ad. I give advice all the time.