Big block or small block? - Page 2

FarmerFran · 04-16-2020, 12:56 PM

Even the LS7 is a small block. 427 small block. Nasty engine. My buddies Z28 is badass!

MackSteelPrivateEye · 04-16-2020, 04:11 PM

The original LT1 was the 350.

MackSteelPrivateEye · 04-16-2020, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by s346k

389?

396

oldman · 04-16-2020, 06:58 PM

the 396 was mostly a 402 and it was a rat engine or big block with a massive 4.84 bore spacing.

L78toLT1 · 04-16-2020, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by oldman

the 396 was mostly a 402 and it was a rat engine or big block with a massive 4.84 bore spacing.

396 was 396 until 1970 when it was bored .060 and actually displaced 402 but still badged as a 396. This was the original mk 5 big block and my all-time favorite motor for purely sentimental reasons. My first car was a '66 L78 Chevelle, triple black, m21, 4.10 12 bolt. Got mine from the original owner in 1976.

oldman · 04-16-2020, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by L78toLT1

396 was 396 until 1970 when it was bored .060 and actually displaced 402 but still badged as a 396. This was the original mk 5 big block and my all-time favorite motor for purely sentimental reasons. My first car was a '66 L78 Chevelle, triple black, m21, 4.10 12 bolt. Got mine from the original owner in 1976.

Nice

JamesNoBrakes · 04-16-2020, 10:11 PM

This thread sucks without pictures.

DD goat · 04-17-2020, 08:13 PM

a 396 was a mark 4 big block. My first engine build way back in the day

s346k · 04-17-2020, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MackSteelPrivateEye

396

no. leaveth with thy canadian bs. and take your acadians with you.

L78toLT1 · 04-18-2020, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DD goat

a 396 was a mark 4 big block. My first engine build way back in the day

The ole memory ain't what she used to be!

DD goat · 04-18-2020, 10:19 AM

Memories of the 396! Solid lifters and all!

L78toLT1 · 04-19-2020, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DD goat

Memories of the 396! Solid lifters and all!

Dad went with me to check out the L78 Chevelle that I ended up buying at 16. He heard those solid lifters clacking away and was convinced that the motor had issues and that I should pass on the car. That wasn't the first time I did not heed his advice, but probably was one of the very few times when I was actually in the right!

L78toLT1 · 04-19-2020, 09:13 AM

Goat, it looks like we have similar taste in Camaros. Mine's hyper blue with silver rally stripes. Can't tell if yours are white or silver but our rides are pretty similar nonetheless. What car was your 396 in?

DD goat · 04-19-2020, 04:40 PM

Mine are white stripes L78! Believe it or not I found a 72 Pontiac Lemans with a 4 speed and a blown up 400 ( sorry about the GTO stickers LOL. I had a 2006 GTO...hense the signiture!). I went to the junk yard and found a 396 / 325 hp and rebuilt it with a L88 cam (solids) intake / Holley 750 double pumper. 17 years old! Quite a learning experience. Your L78 was a pretty rare 396.

04-16-2020, 06:58 PM	#18
oldman Drives: SS 6 speed of course Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Hilo, HI Posts: 4,346	the 396 was mostly a 402 and it was a rat engine or big block with a massive 4.84 bore spacing. __________________ Forged short block, large duration sub .600 lift Cam Motion cam, 7200 RPM fuel cut, Pray Ported Heads, 3.85 pulley D1X, stage II intercooler, DSX secondary low side, DSX E85 sensor, Lingenfelter big bore 2.0 pump, ported front cats, 60608 Borla, LT4 injectors, ZL1 1LE driveshaft and Katech ported TB, ported MSD intake, BTR valvetrain, ARP studs, ProFlow valves, PS4 tires.

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JamesNoBrakes Drives: 2SS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: AK Posts: 2,377	This thread sucks without pictures. __________________ Everything happens for a reason, except when it doesn't, but even then, you can, in hindsight, fabricate a reason that satisfies your belief system. 2018 2SS 1LE 2023 Colorado ZR2 2022 Stinger GT-line AWD

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DD goat Drives: 2017 Hyper Blue Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Grayling Michigan Posts: 94	a 396 was a mark 4 big block. My first engine build way back in the day __________________

04-18-2020, 10:19 AM	#25
DD goat Drives: 2017 Hyper Blue Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Grayling Michigan Posts: 94	Memories of the 396! Solid lifters and all! Attached Images __________________

04-19-2020, 09:13 AM	#27
L78toLT1 Drives: Hyper Blue 2016 2SS 6M Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: North Ga Posts: 1,810	Goat, it looks like we have similar taste in Camaros. Mine's hyper blue with silver rally stripes. Can't tell if yours are white or silver but our rides are pretty similar nonetheless. What car was your 396 in? __________________ Baby Blue 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS/6m/MRC/NPP/Silver Rally stripes/ZL1 wheels & brakes/GForce DS and axles/ZLE Cradle Bushings/FE4 ARB front & rear/SEMA Grill/Rotofab dry/95mm TB/Magnuson 2300/Full LT4 fuel system/JMS boost-a-pump/E85 Sensor/Ported CID heads from LME/Cammotion PD cam/Thompson Motorsports forged shortblock/catted Kooks 1 7/8 headers /JRE remote tuned

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FarmerFran Drives: 2023 ZL1 Vert M6 "Sharky" Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Earth Posts: 4,591	Even the LS7 is a small block. 427 small block. Nasty engine. My buddies Z28 is badass!

04-16-2020, 04:11 PM	#16
MackSteelPrivateEye Banned Drives: 6 on the Flo' Super Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: md Posts: 1,924	The original LT1 was the 350.

04-19-2020, 04:40 PM	#28
DD goat Drives: 2017 Hyper Blue Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Grayling Michigan Posts: 94	Mine are white stripes L78! Believe it or not I found a 72 Pontiac Lemans with a 4 speed and a blown up 400 ( sorry about the GTO stickers LOL. I had a 2006 GTO...hense the signiture!). I went to the junk yard and found a 396 / 325 hp and rebuilt it with a L88 cam (solids) intake / Holley 750 double pumper. 17 years old! Quite a learning experience. Your L78 was a pretty rare 396. Attached Images __________________

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