sbc 262??

[74757685k5]

any one used one of these?? do they bolt up like all other sbc?? and is it worth it?will it go in place of a 350 with clutch?
it will go in somthing stock. truck or blazer w/235/75/15s.

 

[bablazer73]

Mid 80's junk!! don't bother!

 

[diesel4me]

not junk--but not good either...

They used the 262 V8 in Chevy Monza's..a great motor for them,a lightweight car..not good at all for a full sized truck..its close cousin the 267 V8 was used in El-Camino's,Malibu's,and some early 80's Impala's..they were great on gas,I had an 80 El Camino "Royal Night" SS that had one,and got 22 mpg on the highway--it had a 2.56 posi rear,and I could get it up to 65 mph in low gear before it started to wind out--it was a slug on takeoff,and couldn't spin the tires unless they were on sand or ice!..I would not use one in a 4x4 or fullsized truck..its a gutless wonder,couldn't pull the foreskin off a misquito!.


I put a "305" and a "TH350" in a friends truck about 5 years ago..I suspected it was not a 305,because it had a tiny harmonic balancer,and a weird 2 bbl carb..so I "decoded" the numbers on the block--sure enough,it was a 267! --the 82 Impala that the motor came from evidently had this 267 swapped in--the tag on the radiator support said it was a 305--either that or GM lied!..and the tranny turned out to be a TH250! -

The 82 C10 I put it in also had 2.56 gears,and it was sluggish too--but better than the 250 six and wimpy Monza style 5 speed it came with originally..(it was a telephone company truck originally!)..it ate the lobes off the cam in less than 3 months after the motor swap.. ..what a wasted effort!--at least the 350 was easy to put in after the 267 went in--they are identical externally..

 

[gauder]

262 = 4.3L

The V6 4.3 probably puts out more power too.

 

[u2slow]

According to Google, the 75-76 262ci SBC has 3.671 bore and a 3.1 stroke. It probably has more balls that a 267. You would have to check the starter bolt pattern to see what size flywheel you can run.

If you are looking at downsizing for economy, IMO, a 283 is probably your best 'small ci' smallblock.

 

[Jagged]

262 = 3.671" x 3.10" (Gen. I, 5.7" rod)
265 = 3.750" x 3.00" ('55-'57 Gen.I, 5.7" rod)
265 = 3.750" x 3.00" ('94-'96 Gen.II, 4.3 liter V-8 "L99", 5.94" rod)
267 = 3.500" x 3.48" (Gen.I, 5.7" rod)
283 = 3.875" x 3.00" (Gen.I, 5.7" rod)


Journals -
265...Mains-2.30"-Rods-2.00"
283...Mains-2.30"-Rods-2.00"
265...Mains-2.30"-Rods-2.00"
283...Mains-2.30"-Rods-2.00"


Year Casting CID LoHP HiHP Main caps
1975 355909 262 110 110 2
1975 360851 262 - - 2
1979-82 471511 267 - - 2
1955 3703524 265 195 _ 2
1955-56 3720991 265 195 225 2
1979-82 14010280 267 - - 2
1979-82 14016375 267 - - 2
1979-82 14016376 267 - - 2
1979-82 14040205 267 - - 2



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