Thread: reading engine castings
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10-26-2005 06:37 AM #1
reading engine castings
I'm trying to find the horsepower of my 427.Its in a 69 vette. the plaque on the dash says 427/435 horse. I had a guy want to buy my car and said it only had a 400 horse engine. Can anyone tell me how to read the engine numbers so I can be for sure? Thanks
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11-15-2005 08:11 PM #2
try these sites for starters.
http://www.nastyz28.com/bbcmenu.html
http://www.roadsters.com/bbc/#blocks
But what you really have to do is some good ole fashion research. There are lots of books you can buy (ID & parts interchange for instance) and there's lots of info on the web, you just have to look.Last edited by trashburner; 11-15-2005 at 08:16 PM.
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