Thread: build up on a 265 engine

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I doubt there are many of us on this board who even REMEMBER this motor, much less having built one.

For those of you who don't know, this was the bread and butter V8 that was original equipment in the '55 and '56 Chevy. Dimensions were 3.750 x 3.00, so you might think of it as a de-stroked 305 (3.736 x 3.48).

I can remember like it was yesterday when I first encountered a cammed-up 265. It was a '56 with a 30-30 Duntov cam and idled like you were saying potato-potato-potato-potato. Funny, like I said, I was 14 and remember it vividly.

I doubt if you'll find anyone who seriously wants to build one unless it is for a numbers-matching restoration.

An interesting 265 fact, the 55 engine didn't have the oil filter bass! An oil filter was optional and mounted up top in the front pff the ihermostat housing.

I know I"m old cause I have so much worthless trivia in my brain!

An interesting 265 fact, the 55 engine didn"t have an oil filter boss.

The oil filter was an option and bolted on up top in the front off the thermostat housing bolts.