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Big and small could be used in all GM engines if you wanted.
An Olds 350 was a small block because of the cubic inch, not the physical dimension of it's casting.
Same with Pontiac.
They were trying, in their terminology, to sound like the Chevy which did have a small and big casted engine.
Chrysler Hemi's had many cubic inch engines.
The original was a 331, which was called "The baby Hemi".
Also Chrysler painted engines by color when the Hemi first came out.
Each color was a different cubic inch, but the casting was the same size.
Red Ram and Golden Lion are two that come to mind right now.
The baby one I believe was Blue.
The 331, 352 and 372 became the 392 which is different in size than the later 426 that I remember.
An Olds 350 was a small block because of the cubic inch, not the physical dimension of it's casting.
Same with Pontiac.
They were trying, in their terminology, to sound like the Chevy which did have a small and big casted engine.
Chrysler Hemi's had many cubic inch engines.
The original was a 331, which was called "The baby Hemi".
Also Chrysler painted engines by color when the Hemi first came out.
Each color was a different cubic inch, but the casting was the same size.
Red Ram and Golden Lion are two that come to mind right now.
The baby one I believe was Blue.
The 331, 352 and 372 became the 392 which is different in size than the later 426 that I remember.
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$500 for just the engine, not bad.
how much for the whole car, are there other good useable parts like front suspension and transmission, the cradle, fuel tank and pump?
Then do you have the space to store all these parts or the carcass?
how much for the whole car, are there other good useable parts like front suspension and transmission, the cradle, fuel tank and pump?
Then do you have the space to store all these parts or the carcass?
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455 as in Pontiac or Olds. I think only Chevy actually used the terms small block and big block. There was some Chevy's that overlapped the description.
Ex. 396 was a big block but the 400 was a small block.
I used to be a big Olds guy back in my younger days. Never heard them using small block and big block names for the Olds engines.
Last one I built was a 69 455 from a Olds 98. Put that engine in my 72 Hurst equipped Cutlass.
Ex. 396 was a big block but the 400 was a small block.
I used to be a big Olds guy back in my younger days. Never heard them using small block and big block names for the Olds engines.
Last one I built was a 69 455 from a Olds 98. Put that engine in my 72 Hurst equipped Cutlass.
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And to confuse some even more. Although Chevrolet advertised it for the 1971 model year, it was really a 402" BB - and that in turn was a 396 factory overbored .030". there's not a 400 big block. There's a 366, 396, 402, 454, but not a 400. However there is a 400 small block, which would be the same outside specs
