Welcome to Club Hot Rod!  The premier site for everything to do with Hot Rod, Customs, Low Riders, Rat Rods, and more. 

  •  » Members from all over the US and the world!
  •  » Help from all over the world for your questions
  •  » Build logs for you and all members
  •  » Blogs
  •  » Image Gallery
  •  » Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts! 

YES! I want to register an account for free right now!  p.s.: For registered members this ad will NOT show

 

Thread: Best Build Idea For a Chevy 402
          
   
   

Results 1 to 5 of 5

Threaded View

  1. #5
    pat mccarthy's Avatar
    pat mccarthy is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    bay city
    Posts
    10,546

    NO PRICE LIMIT ??it could be built. but your not going to keep up to any thing big ` you could put a 4.000 crank in it with KB pistons but for what your doing go up to a forged piston. that will get you a 427 with good heads would work ok. but not a world beater.they are great engines for there size better then a sbc 400 in stock form .i would build and start at a 565 4.600 bore 4.250 crank if you stay at a 9.800 deck or 581 4.600 by 4.375 and 9.800 deck. if you can go 10.200 deck then you can go to 632 4.600 by 4.750. smaller engines can be built off a 454 stock block like a 496 them can be built with out alot of money .the 4.000 is a 454 crank and forged pistons will get you to 427 or so with your 396/402. you did not ask to build a 565 cid but you will have abit more money in that build but a hell of alot more engine . you did say no price limit ? what is that ? 2800. 20.000 . just tell any one that ask what size is it tell them it is a 396/402
    Last edited by pat mccarthy; 06-30-2009 at 08:53 PM.
    Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Links monetized by VigLink