24 Jul 97 07:56, Hey Rocky! Jack Schwendener pulled Re: 396 outta his hat!:
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 TC> ELJ>> Note, I DID say 1955 model 265, had thicker block, 56 on was
 TC> ELJ>> not the
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 TC>> All 265's came with no side mounts cast into the block. They were
 TC>> bolted
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 TC>> It would have been difficult to mount a 265 block in any later GM
 TC>> chassis.
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 JS> Yup!
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 TC>> (Excluding the Corvette and trucks). Also, why would GM change the
 TC>> wall thickness of the castings to a thinner wall in 1956 when the
 TC>> plans were to go bigger bore?
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 JS> They didn't ... !
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 JS> (And stock 2 bbl. 265s didn't turn 7000 rpm either .... )  ;-)
Wanna bet!
... I'm heavily armed, easily bored and off my medication.
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