On (27 Jul 97) Tom Collins wrote to Roy Witt...
 TC> whether or not a 265 could be bored to 4 inches (making it a 301). And
 TC> did the guy put the '55 engine in a 60's Chevy II? It's now apparent
 TC> that he possibly could. But was it a 265? If it has an oil filter on
 TC> the LR of the block it wasn't a 265, but must be a 283.
 TC> I still say no, a 265 can't be bored to 4", due to the cylinder wall
 TC> thickness.
You're mixing up 2 different guys. I put a 55 265 into a '32 Ford (deuce in
my era) using stock '32 Ford motor mounts. I did not, for a NY Heartbeat,
suggest that a '55 265 could be punched to 301!
-bc-
wclark@worldnet.att.net
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