Does anybody know what engine this is??
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Looks like a version of the archetypal "small block Chevy V8" to me.
http://image.superchevy.com/f/107004170+w640+h640+...
http://image.superchevy.com/f/107004170+w640+h640+...
E-bmw said:
Looks like a version of the archetypal "small block Chevy V8" to me.
http://image.superchevy.com/f/107004170+w640+h640+...
I would say so. http://image.superchevy.com/f/107004170+w640+h640+...
Is that a Holley on top?
My view is that it is hard to say if that particular motor would be dependable - I suspect that the intake manifold and four-barrel carb are not original equipment - nor are the valve covers, so who knows what else may have been altered.
Even the performance versions of these motors (assuming it is what I think it is) only produced 160-200hp, so not fire-breathers by any stretch.
With that induction set-up (assuming it works properly) I think it would probably give you 12-15mpg. These things were designed when gasoline cost 35c per gallon...
Even the performance versions of these motors (assuming it is what I think it is) only produced 160-200hp, so not fire-breathers by any stretch.
With that induction set-up (assuming it works properly) I think it would probably give you 12-15mpg. These things were designed when gasoline cost 35c per gallon...
Parrotface said:
Tell me it's not transverse, with a side-mount rad...? In an old British classic...?
It can't really be in a Mini, can it...?
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D'oh. It's looking forward down the length of the centre-hinged bonnet. More tea needed.
<phew>
. It’s an Austin princess Matt Harper said:
My view is that it is hard to say if that particular motor would be dependable - I suspect that the intake manifold and four-barrel carb are not original equipment - nor are the valve covers, so who knows what else may have been altered.
Even the performance versions of these motors (assuming it is what I think it is) only produced 160-200hp, so not fire-breathers by any stretch.
With that induction set-up (assuming it works properly) I think it would probably give you 12-15mpg. These things were designed when gasoline cost 35c per gallon...
Thanks Matt for a very comprehensive reply.Even the performance versions of these motors (assuming it is what I think it is) only produced 160-200hp, so not fire-breathers by any stretch.
With that induction set-up (assuming it works properly) I think it would probably give you 12-15mpg. These things were designed when gasoline cost 35c per gallon...
Food for thought regarding consumption....
Would you buy a car with this engine?
SBC don't have Siamesed ports.
Based purely on common sense it's likely to be a 305 or 350 probably a junkyard pull out from a truck or similar. The exhaust manifolds look like fairly standard fare for production engines.
All you can tell from that is it's a SBC with an alloy inlet and 4 barrel. It could be producing anywhere from about 150 to 400hp, but more likely to be in the 200s. It should be a very dependable engine if it's in good condition, has the car it's sat in been hot rodded? If not it's probably just been a cheap solution to a blown standard engine, in which case it's likely to be bone stock inside and presumably given the car it's mounted to probably hasn't been hooned around. In other words provided it's in good condition and is looked after it will last forever.
Would I buy a car with this engine in? Well we have 2 cars with SBC (one is ls) and like them. Would I buy an old British car with a SBC fitted. Probably not. Although in terms of power and drivability it should be an improvement. I appreciate the car isn't a high value car to start with but losing originality is never a good idea on classics from a value perspective.
Based purely on common sense it's likely to be a 305 or 350 probably a junkyard pull out from a truck or similar. The exhaust manifolds look like fairly standard fare for production engines.
All you can tell from that is it's a SBC with an alloy inlet and 4 barrel. It could be producing anywhere from about 150 to 400hp, but more likely to be in the 200s. It should be a very dependable engine if it's in good condition, has the car it's sat in been hot rodded? If not it's probably just been a cheap solution to a blown standard engine, in which case it's likely to be bone stock inside and presumably given the car it's mounted to probably hasn't been hooned around. In other words provided it's in good condition and is looked after it will last forever.
Would I buy a car with this engine in? Well we have 2 cars with SBC (one is ls) and like them. Would I buy an old British car with a SBC fitted. Probably not. Although in terms of power and drivability it should be an improvement. I appreciate the car isn't a high value car to start with but losing originality is never a good idea on classics from a value perspective.
wildoliver said:
SBC don't have Siamesed ports.
Based purely on common sense it's likely to be a 305 or 350 probably a junkyard pull out from a truck or similar. The exhaust manifolds look like fairly standard fare for production engines.
All you can tell from that is it's a SBC with an alloy inlet and 4 barrel. It could be producing anywhere from about 150 to 400hp.
Respectfully, I never said siamese ported head - my reference was the iron manifold - very typical of late 50's/early 60's small capacity SBC, typically found in Bel Air/Caprice/Impala (and some Corvettes too). I think the distributor is a give-away to it's age and if it's a later model 305/350 the alternator mounting position is on the wrong side. All that said, the brake master cylinder is mid/late 80's GM oem part.Based purely on common sense it's likely to be a 305 or 350 probably a junkyard pull out from a truck or similar. The exhaust manifolds look like fairly standard fare for production engines.
All you can tell from that is it's a SBC with an alloy inlet and 4 barrel. It could be producing anywhere from about 150 to 400hp.
Parrotface said:
Thanks Matt for a very comprehensive reply.
Food for thought regarding consumption....
Would you buy a car with this engine?
If I was into old cars - and was not fussed about originality, I can't think why not. That motor may well be a lot more durable than the old inline 6 that was originally in there.Food for thought regarding consumption....
Would you buy a car with this engine?
As long as you can stomach shipping costs and duty - just about every imaginable part is available for these early SBC motors - and dirt cheap too - from a number of US suppliers.
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