Best Small Block Chevy

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What Chevy SB do you like best?

  • 283

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 302 (and yes Chevy made one!)

    Votes: 1 5.3%

  • 305

    Votes: 1 5.3%

  • 327

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 350

    Votes: 8 42.1%

  • 400

    Votes: 1 5.3%

  • 383 (stroker)

    Votes: 3 15.8%

  • 435 (Super Mouse)

    Votes: 5 26.3%
  • Total voters
    19
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What do you think is the best Small Block Chevy Displacement for the best combination of Horsepower, Torque, Reliability, Modification Ability, and Availability of preplacement parts?

In my opinion the best Chevy SB would be the 383. Lots of H/P, good Torque at low RPM, I have one with 150,000 miles on it and no problems yet(and I do alot of towing and offroading), as for modification ability it think the fact that is started as a 350 pretty much sums that question up, availability of parts would be the only weak point because you must modify many of the bottom end parts to make a 383. I know that Chevy did not produce a 383 SB but they are a very common stroker(350 block with a 400 crank) among rodders and offroaders alike.

P.S. If you do not like Chevy SBs or american mills in general, Please keep your opinions to your self or start your own thread to talk about why you don't like them and stay out of this one.
 
I'm a 350 guy. Chevy small blocks are some of the greatest motors out there. Some day I want a 350 to grace the bay of my Blazer
 
Originally posted by GentlemanDriver
I have no Ahnung so I say the 350 cuz the Mustang in Gone in 60 seconds had it...
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On topic: The 350 is probably the most prolific, therefore there are many parts to increase the already considerable power.
Plus, it's a big enough motor for cars and trucks. So, for me the 350 wins on versatility.

Off topic:
Eleanor is a 1967 Shelby Mustang. That year a 351 was not available in even the specialty 'Stangs.
I don't believe that motor was introduced until 1969-70.

The GT500KR came with a "built" FE-series big-block. That means, for the sake of originality, your choices are a 390 or a 428SCJ.
If "Ellie" was just a gussied up Mustang, and not a Shelby, then anything could have been under that hood. But if it was "original" Ford power, That year mustang was available as a 289, or 390.
 
Originally posted by Gil
On topic: The 350 is probably the most prolific, therefore there are many parts to increase the already considerable power.
Plus, it's a big enough motor for cars and trucks. So, for me the 350 wins on versatility.

Off topic:
Eleanor is a 1967 Shelby Mustang. That year a 351 was not available in even the specialty 'Stangs.
I don't believe that motor was introduced until 1969-70.

The GT500KR came with a "built" FE-series big-block. That means, for the sake of originality, your choices are a 390 or a 428SCJ.
If "Ellie" was just a gussied up Mustang, and not a Shelby, then anything could have been under that hood. But if it was "original" Ford power, That year mustang was available as a 289, or 390.
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I was just talking in general, the only thing close to a 350 that ford makes is a 351, so I presumed that's what he meant.
 
Originally posted by Gil
On topic: The 350 is probably the most prolific, therefore there are many parts to increase the already considerable power.
Plus, it's a big enough motor for cars and trucks. So, for me the 350 wins on versatility.

Off topic:
Eleanor is a 1967 Shelby Mustang. That year a 351 was not available in even the specialty 'Stangs.
I don't believe that motor was introduced until 1969-70.

The GT500KR came with a "built" FE-series big-block. That means, for the sake of originality, your choices are a 390 or a 428SCJ.
If "Ellie" was just a gussied up Mustang, and not a Shelby, then anything could have been under that hood. But if it was "original" Ford power, That year mustang was available as a 289, or 390.
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Good call Gil. I forgot that the 351 wasn't there in 67. But then again I was never much for Fords, other then the ones Shelby got hold of....
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
I'm a 350 guy. Chevy small blocks are some of the greatest motors out there. Some day I want a 350 to grace the bay of my Blazer
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350's in S-Series trucks and SUV's are sweet!!!

My ex-g/f's dad has a mean 350 in his 89 S-Blazer and it kicks!!!
 
Originally posted by Slick6
I was just talking in general, the only thing close to a 350 that ford makes is a 351, so I presumed that's what he meant.
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No dis meant.:D
just bringing Gentleman Driver back to the real world.:lol:
I'm a "Ford Guy" so I get my nose bent out of shape when people talk about Chevy powered Fords.:lol:
 
Originally posted by Gil

I'm a "Ford Guy" so I get my nose bent out of shape when people talk about Chevy powered Fords.:lol:
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we really should be compadres Gil my man!
as for the best small blocker, the 350 is just the most famous, reliable, moddifiable, capable performer maybe in the whole world. the fact that you can crank 350 hp on it for... say, $1200, including the purchase of the engine... says volumes about its reliability. but a few more CI never hurt anyone (:

Cano

also, there is nothing that you cant cram a SBC into, from autins to anglias to Isuzu trucks to the classic "rover V8", they are everywhere. racing, streetin... rotting, they have been around for 50 years now, and they have always been a top choice for whatever you want to do. it is one of the main pieces of the performance history and one of the fundamental pieces in hot rodding. its quintessential.
 
I voted for the 350 because of the huge amount of parts avilable for it. I would have voted for my favorite, which is the 454 from World Products, but it wasn't an option.
 
because your avatar is horrible and because a small block 572, even a 502 would be too brutal for the street.

Cano
 
Originally posted by GT-40/787b
why not a potent fast burn? small block 502 or 572?
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Because there is no SMALL BLOCK 502 or 572. To my knowledge the biggest SB Chevy made so far is the 435..... I could be wrong but I doubt it....
 
Originally posted by Gil
No dis meant.:D
just bringing Gentleman Driver back to the real world.:lol:
I'm a "Ford Guy" so I get my nose bent out of shape when people talk about Chevy powered Fords.:lol:
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understandable Gil
 
I also get a little out of sorts when Ford Engines find homes under Chevy Hoods.

As for the 302 mentioned above, it was a good little engine. But Chevy only built it for about two years so the Z-28 would be eligible for the 5.0 liter class in Homologation racing of the day.
But for me the 327 Camaro is The One.
But like I said, the 350 is the most prolific Chevy engine out there.
I still would like to slap the idiot who put the distributor on the back of the engine!!
Chevy stands as the one V-8 that requires two people to set the timing.:irked:
 
Originally posted by slimer90210
Because there is no SMALL BLOCK 502 or 572. To my knowledge the biggest SB Chevy made so far is the 435..... I could be wrong but I doubt it....
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Yup, no 572 or 502 small blocks but the biggest small block is the 454 form World Products that is bassed on their Motown iron block. It has the same bore and stroke as the 454 big block. Here is a link to an article about it that appered in Hot Rod:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/113_0307_454/index.html
 
yeah, but that aint... chevy-chevy, if you know what I mean, it is manufactured outside of the chevy factory and sold trought the world products catalog, same with the motown blocks and all other blocks that are produced following the Chevy tooling, and wich are, usually, more efficient than the original engines.

Cano

Gil, I'll agree on you that the 327 Camaro is the best if you up that number by a 100 ci :D
 
Originally posted by Cano
yeah, but that aint... chevy-chevy, if you know what I mean, it is manufactured outside of the chevy factory and sold trought the world products catalog, same with the motown blocks and all other blocks that are produced following the Chevy tooling, and wich are, usually, more efficient than the original engines.

Cano

Gil, I'll agree on you that the 327 Camaro is the best if you up that number by a 100 ci :D
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I don't care if its not a Chevy-Chevy, Its still cool. But 435 is still the biggest you can take a Chevy-Chevy so my list is still ok.....

and about the Camaro.... True dat! True Dat!!!!
 
hey, Im not saying that it aint cool! im a hot rodder by heart, so Id take a 540 aluminum big block any day over a 350, blown it, add a 500hp shot of nitrous, big meats, and put it in a fiat topolino, then go and destroy everything that comes by me (: I was just saying that, on this poll, maybe the "foreign" blocks shouldnt really be mentioned as Chevys.

Cano
 
Originally posted by Cano
yeah, but that aint... chevy-chevy, if you know what I mean, it is manufactured outside of the chevy factory and sold trought the world products catalog, same with the motown blocks and all other blocks that are produced following the Chevy tooling, and wich are, usually, more efficient than the original engines.

Cano

Gil, I'll agree on you that the 327 Camaro is the best if you up that number by a 100 ci :D
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But, I don't believe that they came from the factory with the 427. I think that was a Yenko "Special" only.
Now I believe that a few Camaros got away from the factory with 454's in them.:eek:
And I know that the "other" F-Body ran a 455sd.
I used to love the Big Block cars. Then I drove a friend's '82 Camaro, with a 350. That cars stands in my mind as one of the most powerful, best handling cars I've been able to get my grubby mitts on.:D
 

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