Will a 400 SBC work?, Pick and pull sightings.. |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Will a 400 SBC work?, Pick and pull sightings.. |
Andyrew |
Jul 1 2004, 11:35 PM
Post
#1
|
Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
So we where scrounging around pick and pull seeing what we could see. Lots of carburated SBC's to choose from, so I will be able to hopefully find one that will work. This weekend it is 75 bucks (you read it right) for a COMPLETE engine, from the air filter to the exhaust manifold!!!! So Looking around dad spotted what looked like a good 400 SBC (he said something about rare...) It was from a Impala, 70 or so. (anyone have any way of identifying it? engine code numbers? I couldnt find anything online..)
Anyways, my question was one of dads comments. He said that the 400's had a harmonic balancer. Would there be any reason why that harmonic balancer would make it NOT work? Oh While where in pick and pull, we'll be picking and pulling certain things from other engine's so that we have one "complete" engine. My dad said something about high performance ignition and dizzy... What cars would have that factory? What else should I "Swap"? Come on v8 guys I know your out there!! Andrew |
JWest |
Jul 2 2004, 06:45 AM
Post
#2
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 97 Region Association: None |
Early 70's had the 307 - it's a small bore 327. It would be cool to get one of those and a 350 - throw the 307 crank into the 350 block and use 327 pistons to make a large journal 327 - nice motor for a 914.
305s were MUCH more prevalent than Scott is making them seem, they were used in just about everything a small block was used in through the '80s. a 305 is a small bore 350 - lots of torque and good for emissions - that's why it was used instead of the 307 during that time. You really need to buy a small block Chevy book - there were ranges of heads that were more prone to crack - all these differences in bore and stroke - the one piece seal that came out '86 (changing the flywheel). Read up and get the casting numbers so you know what you want and what to avoid. |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 4th June 2024 - 09:50 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |