LR> LR> LR> another is a big block and yet they are one cubic inch
LR> LR> LR> differance apart (the Chevy 350 and the Ford 351). How does
LR> LR> SD> Actually, the 351W is a small block.  Something to do with the
LR> LR> SD> bore/stroke. The 351M has a 3.5" stroke/4.0" bore.
LR> LR>The Chevy Small Block is very close to that.  It has a 3.48" stoke and 
a
LR> LR>4.001" bore.
LR> KS> I also thought of the Ford 351 engine as a small block. Some 
ompanies
LR> KS> made small blocks up to 400 cubic inches too...
LR> KS> Landon, don't forget, Chevy made alot of small blocks. :)
LR>Yes I know Chevy made a lot of small blocks. Hmmm lets see... (correct me 
if
LR>I'm wrong) the 262, 265, 267, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350, 383 
(combination
LR>of 350 and 400 parts) and the sb 400 (which was made by joining the 
cylendar
LR>walls together in order to keep the same dimensions as the rest of the
LR>blocks).  And all of these blocks can use the same heads, water pumps,
LR>starters, fuel pumps, exhaust manifolds, timing chain covers, intake
LR>manifolds, oil pans, and distributors.  Although I would not want to use
LR>262 heads on a 350 in a street engine the compression would be so high
LR>detonation would be a constant problem.
Sounds good to me, let's see in my lifetime I had a 265, 265, 283,283
327, 307, but unfortunately never a 350 V-8 even though I worked on many
of them. You see I used to have a business for several years in the
70's and a fondness for Chevy's. :) You know the 383 you mentioned was
accomplished by using a 400 SB V-8 with the crankshaft of a 350 using
special bearings. The 400 also needed external balancing..... There's
nothing wrong with a healthy L-88 427 V-8 in a 70' Chevelle. What was
real nice right from a Dealer was the SS 454 V-8 Chevelle in 71'. It ws
just about the same engine as the 460 HP engine offered in the Vette
of the same year and same engine size...You wouldn't want to have the
head of 262 V-8 on a bigger engine mainly because of the piston would
have too much of a chance hitting the heads at TDC. :( I always started
with the PowerPack (doublehump marking on the front of the heads) since
they were just better heads. Later on with the Z-28 (302 V-8 at first),
you could get the 2.02 inch intake valves for better breathing.
Keith..................................................
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