What Is Your Favorite Sb Chevy ?

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11-13-2007, 01:23 AM
tango

What Is Your Favorite Sb Chevy ?

This can be a 262 to 400 SB or stroker set up . And why you like it . :)
11-13-2007, 05:23 AM
tango

My favorite SB Chevy is the 350 . They work great in a every day car or truck . But can be made into real power houses street or strip engines . The 327 is also a great fast winding and reliable engine .
11-13-2007, 05:31 AM
jyardgirl

sb 350 also a true sleeper in a large car.
11-13-2007, 05:37 AM
erik erikson

I really like the 391.
11-13-2007, 06:01 AM
erik erikson

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

I really like the 391.

Is no one going to ask what a 391 is??
11-13-2007, 06:02 AM
pat mccarthy

i like the ones that get me from point AtoB other then that.. less there blown or better them 383 in cid it is a big block for me the new ls1 is a very good engine this would be a engine i would build for my self if i was a small block guy
11-13-2007, 06:04 AM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

Is no one going to ask what a 391 is??

NO**) **):LOL:
11-13-2007, 06:06 AM
erik erikson

O.K,anyone else other than Pat.:LOL:
11-13-2007, 06:08 AM
pat mccarthy

Quote:

Originally Posted by erik erikson

O.K,anyone else other than Pat.:LOL:

IS THERE ANY ONE OUT THERE????:D
11-13-2007, 06:10 AM
erik erikson

Quote:

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

IS THERE ANY ONE OUT THERE????:D

It sure is a tough crowd out there today.:)
11-13-2007, 06:15 AM
pat mccarthy

Quote:

Originally Posted by erik erikson

It sure is a tough crowd out there today.:)

HEY DRIVE SAFE ON THE WAY HOME AND MAKE SURE TO TIP THE WAITERS I WILL BE PLAYING HERE ALL WEEK.:whacked: THANK YOU... GOOD NIGHT:3dSMILE:
11-13-2007, 06:40 AM
Racecar100

I Like the 383, 406,420 and 434. Thet all have lots of torque at low end and up to 5500 rpm.
11-13-2007, 06:49 AM
flh4speed

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

Is no one going to ask what a 391 is??

is it a 390 with chrome valve covers??:D :D :D
11-13-2007, 07:34 AM
SBC

I like the 283 . . . :eek: 'cause that's what I have.

But I have a 327 block I would like to build as a 'torquer'.
Is that possible without CR above pump gas specs?
Or are there some crank restrictions due to journal size?
11-13-2007, 07:42 AM
Dave Severson

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

Is no one going to ask what a 391 is??

Don't have to, already know!!! It's what Ford calls the 390 when they put it in a truck!!!!!
11-13-2007, 08:01 AM
flh4speed

leave it to dave to let the cat outta the bag:D
11-13-2007, 08:45 AM
Dave Severson

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Don't have to, already know!!! It's what Ford calls the 390 when they put it in a truck!!!!!

Geez, I thought that's what I said!!!!
11-13-2007, 09:17 AM
TimtheEnchanter

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Originally Posted by erik erikson

Is no one going to ask what a 391 is??

A 305 with a bowl blend and a gasket match??? :eek: :eek:
11-13-2007, 09:18 AM
HOSS429

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

IS THERE ANY ONE OUT THERE????:D

my fav small block chevy is the one holding my boat in place while i fish ;)
11-13-2007, 09:39 AM
HOTRODPAINT

I would vote for the 327-365 horse smallblock. That was the basis of many of my own performance projects for 20 years. In a Nova or Corvette the motor could handle most hipo big blocks. I found it to be tough, powerful, and reliable.

When I worked at a Midwestern Chevy dealer in the late sixties, the local sprint car racers would add a Vertex mag, Hilborn injection, and a roller cam to a crate motor, and have a highly competitive engine!
11-13-2007, 11:34 AM
SBC

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Is no one going to ask what a 391 is??

Bore 4.030
Stroke 3.83 ???
11-13-2007, 11:55 AM
mopar34

Favorite sbc??? Why that would be the 427. GM or Hardcore either would be just fine. Could put some oomph in the old gocart.:D
11-13-2007, 03:06 PM
30-A Rider

I dont know what a 391 one is so someone please enlighten me.

My favorite is the 265 I think because it the first and I just love those factory valve covers. My father has an all original unmolested one still running in the 55 Chevy in his garage.
11-13-2007, 04:33 PM
erik erikson

The 391

I started building these when a customer need his crank turned.
The 391 is built using a 3.75 stroke crank which is then "off-set ground" to 3.832 in stroke.
The combo uses the std. 5.7 rod in length.
Yes,this combo. will fit in a stock block but will require a small base circle cam.
11-13-2007, 04:41 PM
nitrowarrior

Aw man Erik...you should have let them work on the answer some more before revealing it....:LOL:
11-13-2007, 04:48 PM
Dave Severson

Quote:

Originally Posted by erik erikson

I started building these when a customer need his crank turned.
The 391 is built using a 3.75 stroke crank which is then "off-set ground" to 3.832 in stroke.
The combo uses the std. 5.7 rod in length.
Yes,this combo. will fit in a stock block but will require a small base circle cam.

Oh THAT 391!!!!! Thought you were talking about the one (still running) in my old farm truck!!!! :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
11-13-2007, 08:20 PM
shoprat

:3dSMILE:I love this!! Really this is good, Denny and Dave got it right. If sbc's didn't
need the cranks turned so often, nobody would have invented one (391):D
at least the real one had a steal crank**) **) **)
Ron
11-14-2007, 01:44 AM
tango

Quote:

Originally Posted by erik erikson

I started building these when a customer need his crank turned.
The 391 is built using a 3.75 stroke crank which is then "off-set ground" to 3.832 in stroke.
The combo uses the std. 5.7 rod in length.
Yes,this combo. will fit in a stock block but will require a small base circle cam.

How about a 350-60 over with a 400/3.750 crank . 389ci not bad ? :) COOL
11-14-2007, 11:17 AM
gassersrule_196

how about a 327 crank in a 400 block a 348 :eek:
11-14-2007, 12:37 PM
Dave Severson

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Originally Posted by shoprat

:3dSMILE:I love this!! Really this is good, Denny and Dave got it right. If sbc's didn't
need the cranks turned so often, nobody would have invented one (391):D
at least the real one had a steal crank**) **) **)
Ron

Yeah, if my brother-in-law would ever quit using the old thing I could get all the good parts out of it!!!! Every spring we put in a new set of points, that's about it, then just use it all summer for a multitude of things. The rest of the truck is junk, even been rolled off a silage pile once, but that old 391 just keeps running!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
11-14-2007, 04:13 PM
69elko

I haven't built one yet, but I like the idea of a 377. Take a 400 block, 350 crank, 5.7 rods, and stock compression height 400 pistons... and of course a good rotating assembly balance and you've got a 377. The better way to build it would be with 6" rods and aftermarket pistons, but the cool thing about it is you have no clearance issues with rods to cam, or crank to block like stroker motors. And it will rev to the moon.
11-15-2007, 12:35 AM
tango

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Originally Posted by 69elko

I haven't built one yet, but I like the idea of a 377. Take a 400 block, 350 crank, 5.7 rods, and stock compression height 400 pistons... and of course a good rotating assembly balance and you've got a 377. The better way to build it would be with 6" rods and aftermarket pistons, but the cool thing about it is you have no clearance issues with rods to cam, or crank to block like stroker motors. And it will rev to the moon.

I do know a guy that has a 377 in a 1962 Corvette with a TH400 and a 9" ford rear end . I think he runs a 488 gear . I did see that car run 11.80s at the track . And he drives it on the street to the local hang outs . And it looks stock with a flat hood !