Thread: chev 302's back from the dead

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I think that is a real cool S/J build . And I did help a friend build a 327 by boring a 283 block to 4" and running a 327 S/J crank . That engine ran well and did not run hot .

Originally Posted by hawk56

Tango
Yes it did run hot , but oval racers never look at guages anyway
.LOL
DAve

Somebody told me the sprinter had gauges!!! I never saw them!!!! But man, did my attitude change when I went from driver to owner!!!!!!!!!

The 283 blocks that can take the most over boring are the 1958 to 1962 blocks .

mines a 64

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

mines a 64

That's good because all the 1962 and later 283 blocks have reliefs cast into the lower end of the block where the barrels meet the block webbing . This allowed the use of the longer 3.25 stroke crank . So you can make your 302 a 327 COOL

I think that the original thing was a small journal crank in a large journal block, C&A makes the spacers, but there a little spendy.

So, does anybody besides Scooter even try to run of these slugs anymore?????

Originally Posted by Ron B.

I think that the original thing was a small journal crank in a large journal block, C&A makes the spacers, but there a little spendy.

Who is C&A? i've never heard of them the machinists and i thought nobody was making spacers for anything else but the chev 400 with a 350 crank.

Childs and Albert

Originally Posted by tango

That's good because all the 1962 and later 283 blocks have reliefs cast into the lower end of the block where the barrels meet the block webbing . This allowed the use of the longer 3.25 stroke crank . So you can make your 302 a 327 COOL

id have to grind my pan rails!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Childs and Albert

oh duh i should of known

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

So, does anybody besides Scooter even try to run of these slugs anymore?????

i use one for a anchor when i out on the river

you cant argue with the results, of course alot of people on here are very close minded

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

i use one for a anchor when i out on the river

WOW That's what we use BB Chevy heads for ?

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

you cant argue with the results, of course alot of people on here are very close minded

Hmmmmm. The results of using the engine as an anchor, or running one in your car????? Some people will argue about anything!!!!!!