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Big block or whatever!!
- Thread starter Dabbas
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350 cubic inch motor = small block .
and its actual size is small compared to a big block chevy.
and its actual size is small compared to a big block chevy.
Yes, the 366T (tall deck truck engine), 396, 402, 427, 427T (tall deck truck engine), 454, 496, 502, 572 are all Big blocks with the 502 and 572 being an aftermarket performance crate engine.
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small block was 265, 267, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350, 400....these were all the stock displacement small blocks built over the years.
You forgot the 396 and 496 (8.1 L)
Yeah actually the 402 is only a punched over 396 which was the original big block.
Buick, Olds or Pontiac? None of those three were "Big Blocks"...
The original Big Block was the 348, which eventually ended up as the legendary 409.
455 IS a big block but not a CHEVROLET big block.
When I say none were "Big Blocks", I meant that throughout their range of displacement there wasn't a smaller cousin like Chevy had. The Pontiac 326 and the Pontiac 455 are externally the same size for example. Olds 350, 400, 455...externally the same. Buick 350, 400 and 455...same.
They are large, not as large as the big block, but larger than the Chevy small block.
They are large, not as large as the big block, but larger than the Chevy small block.
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There are also some different displacements in small blocks once you start looking at aftermarket blocks. I have a 434 ci small block and you can also build a 454 small block. These aftermarket blocks are a tall deck block but.....
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Cadillac had what would be called a small and a big block engine. There's were actually introduced in reverse order being the 472 and 500, then later with the smaller block but same architecture, the 425 and 368. The smaller engines introduced to reach cafe standards and move with the economy the 70's brought with them.
The 368 was available before the 8-6-4 but only for one year.
I wouldn't dream of mentioning the 8-6-4 abortion of an engine management system. Now that you have....
