Quote Originally Posted by erik erikson
I think you might be comparing apples to oranges on this one.
Is the 301 Chevy kind of like a 301 Pontiac?
Or do you mean a 302 Chevy???
The 'rodders called it a 301 'cause thats what it was!

Chevrolet called it a 302 when they pushed it into production for Trans Am homologation.