396 cylinder wall thickness

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08-27-2006, 01:22 PM
steelsixpack101

396 cylinder wall thickness

how far can a 396 block be bore out? i'm thinking boring my 396 out to 427 cubes. the bore is already 4.155 and 427-454 bore 4.250. my block has a lot of meat on the cylinder wall. and i'm just about positive it can be done with out problems. does anyone in here have experiences similar to what i'm thinking of doing?
08-27-2006, 03:03 PM
1JohnnyO

Not sure what the prices are for blocks around there, but I think I would just look for a 454 block, instead of taking your block down that far...if you can even do it. I picked up two 454 blocks over the last couple years for around 100 bucks. You'll spend all of that just boring it I'll bet. John
08-27-2006, 03:33 PM
chevy 37

Instead of taking the walls down that much find a crank and have a stroker motor of 427. I think I've seen it done before with a 396.
08-27-2006, 08:35 PM
steelsixpack101

your're probably right, but 454 blocks at my local macchine shop are $400 a block. it kind of spendy, but if i could get a block for $100, i would go for that no questions asked. thanks for the replies guys
08-27-2006, 09:15 PM
pat mccarthy

well i said that a 396 would not go that far and i will stand by it. less like i said it was a very old 396 like 65 pay for sonic check 100. bore 200. so $300 that 454 is looking good and you can get one to 500 cid
08-27-2006, 09:31 PM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by 1JohnnyO

Not sure what the prices are for blocks around there, but I think I would just look for a 454 block, instead of taking your block down that far...if you can even do it. I picked up two 454 blocks over the last couple years for around 100 bucks. You'll spend all of that just boring it I'll bet. John

i will buy all the 454 blocks for 100 bucks where do you live ?:)
08-28-2006, 06:56 PM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

i will buy all the 454 blocks for 100 bucks where do you live ?:)

If Pat will give $100 I will go $110 for all of them.
08-28-2006, 07:33 PM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

If Pat will give $100 I will go $110 for all of them.

hey now wait a minute
08-28-2006, 07:34 PM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

hey now wait a minute

I am sorry.You mean this was'nt an auction.:LOL:
08-28-2006, 07:36 PM
pat mccarthy

finale offer $175:3dSMILE:
08-28-2006, 07:41 PM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

finale offer $175:3dSMILE:

You know Pat you are a few years older than me and out of respect to you I will let you have them all for $175 each.:3dSMILE:
08-28-2006, 07:44 PM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

You know Pat you are a few years older than me and out of respect to you I will let you have them all for $175 each.:3dSMILE:

thanks erik:D :D now where do i pick them up at?:whacked:
08-28-2006, 07:45 PM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

thanks erik:D :D now where do i pick them up at?:whacked:

Well,I thought you knew.:LOL:
08-28-2006, 07:52 PM
pat mccarthy

no just throwing a bid out there at that price. i think may have better luck caching fish in a barrel or hell has froze over:rolleyes:
08-28-2006, 07:55 PM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

no just throwing a bid out there at that price. i think may have better luck caching fish in a barrel or hell has froze over:rolleyes:

I was never much of a fisherman.
Did I ever tell you about the time I was Big Game hunting in Africa?
08-28-2006, 08:01 PM
pat mccarthy

NO you did not tell me ? i hope you did not get the horn from a rhino or is that agringo :eek: i can not spell to good:whacked:
08-28-2006, 08:05 PM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

NO you did not tell me ? i hope you did not get the horn from a rhino or is that agringo :eek: i can not spell to good:whacked:

Either way it does not sound good does it.Poching is a crime.:(
08-28-2006, 08:07 PM
pat mccarthy

:LOL: no not good at all:LOL: :LOL:
08-29-2006, 06:24 AM
1JohnnyO

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i will buy all the 454 blocks for 100 bucks where do you live ?

Pat, Im in upstate NY...and forget it! I already had to rent an additional garage to keep them all in!!:LOL: Besides, you guys are doing so well in the bidding, that Im just watching my bank account go up and up!!!!!

Seriously though, I have 3 blocks so far, and if I see one for sale at a good price, I grab it. The one in my car now, the 505, is actually a 4 bolt block. I know, it's not really necessary, but it's a plus! And that one was $100 bucks too! Sometimes it's hard to pass them up.