-=> Quoting Landon Robinson to Sean Dunbar <=-
 SD> 351M (actually considered a big block), 160k.  I've (accidentally)
 SD> spun it  well past redline before though.
 LR> That is something I wish would get settled soon... the big block/small
 LR> block thing. One engine is a small block but another is a big block and
 LR> yet they are one cubic inch differance apart (the Chevy 350 and the
 LR> Ford 351). How does one look at this... the actual dimentions of the
 LR> engine or the internal cubic inches?
It's more like the range of sizes the block will accommodate.  A small
block Chevy ranges from 262 to 400 but it took some clearancing and short
rods to get 400 out of it.  The big blocks range from 366 to over 500
inches.  See the difference?  One block design is a 'family' of engines
that may be limited to how big they'll go.  I don't think their is an
agency that sets a standard for what the cutoff is, but Chevy uses around
365-390 cubic inch.
 LR> with no big huge gaping holes with connecting rods sticking
 LR> out the sides when several years from now it comes time to
 SD> That DOES help when you want to rebuild. :)
 SD> Bondo? ;-)
JB-Weld??
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