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toph99

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hopefully you 8 cylinder guys are up right now ;) does anyone have a list/table of what company makes what displacement V8? i know ford makes 302's, 305 is a chevy, 440 is an olds or a mopar etc. but i'd like to see a full table if there is one. At least of the most popular blocks :)
 
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Brutuskend

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AMC 290. 304, 343, 360, 390. 401

I'm pretty sure those are the only REAL V-8's ;)

All small blocks I might add!
 
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DaLeroy

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<< Ford: 302, 427/428, 351, 390, 289, 281 (new 4.6)....

uh, I'm sure there's more :) >>



Not that you need to know about them tho ;)

*EDIT* Don't need to know about the other ones! :)

 
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PsychoAndy

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while we're here, what's the difference between a hemi and a regular V8? If i can recall, hemi = hemispherical rotation...what does that mean?
 
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Brutuskend

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OK a few older chevy moters.
283, 302*, 305, 327**, 350, 409, 427, 454

* One BAD ASS MOTER (Basicaly a 327 block with a shorter stroked 283 crank)!
** Second best IMO (and used to be a LOT of good aftermarket stuff made for them)
 
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Hemotep

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Hemispherically-shaped combustion chambers. Early Hemis 301, 331, 354, and 392 cu. in. New one is the 426, and was intoduced in I belive 1964. Bad motors for sure!:cool:


2002 or so, Chrysler is expected to bring out a new 353 Hemi for use in trucks and some cars.
 
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Brutuskend

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Hemi= Instead of both valves being on the same side of the head they are opposed, one on each side of the combustion chamber. (Better flow of gasses=more horsepower)

(my Mitsubishi 2.8L four banger has a Hemi head believe it or not)

Hemi Heads
 
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Brutuskend

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<< Yes, but the Hemi got its name from the cut of the combustion chamber. >>



True. I was explaining why they worked so well though.
 
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woodie1

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Mopar:

"LA" Engine-273,318,340,360

"B" and "RB"-361,383,400.413,426W,440

Besides the 426 Hemi there was a destroked 383 Hemi too. The 383 was used in races where 7 liters weren't allowed.

EDIT: The race Hemi was available in late 1963, the Street Hemi came out in the 1966 model year.
 
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Hemotep

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Yeah, I hear ya:D

This is the car I have in the garage here Mine is sky blue with a black top. It has the 225 slant in it, but I have put on a clifford performance manifold, and an exhaust manifold. I am running a single 2 1/2 inch pipe out the back. The manifold will take a 4 barrel, but without electronic ignition I would just be flooding the motor. I have a holley 2300 2 barrel on it. I also put a 8 3/4 inch rearend in it. I really want to put a bb in it, but really don't have the cash.
 
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Tominator

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This gets complicated...

Ford started off with a 221 in a '62 Falcon.... it was that cubic inch displacement because that was the limit of Indy cars. It went to a 260 and the a 289....then a 302 and a highly modified 302 Boss....after a higher deck it went to a 351 and ther were 3 very different motors there which includes a 400 that is still a popular motor today...and that's just the 'Small Blocks!'

The 352 was the basis of the 'wedge' design. It went on to a 390 and a 427. There were other variants that included a 427 OHC and a 428 as well as a 429 that was the ultimate motor of the time. The 428 went on to become a 460 used in Lincolns....

That is the short version of Ford motors and other marques have just as complicated a history.....btw, that is only the OHV versions as Ford had a V8 in the 30s and other versions that either were developed later or were displaced by newer designs.

 
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ChangLi

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<< I'm pretty sure those are the only REAL V-8's >>

Brutuskend

The only small blocks that really matter anyways...

1986 CJ-7 + 4" lift + 35" tires + 360ci AMC("lightly" modded) = mucho fun
 
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LAUST

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<< I'm pretty sure those are the only REAL V-8's >>


Well they sure are the only real EXPENSIVE V-8's ;)
 
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Tominator

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woodie1

Chrysler came out with a 'HEMI' back in the 50s and the 392 is the one I remember. I do't think it had much in common with the 426 HEMI though....

Maybe some of the euro/japanese fanitics can start to see why NASCAR and other forms of 'hotrodding' are so popular today. It's HISTORY! Only the high dollar european marqes have anything that resembles what US cars have as far as racing heritage is concerned.




 
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thedarkwolf

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"The 352 was the basis of the 'wedge' design. It went on to a 390 and a 427. There were other variants that included a 427 OHC and a 428 as well as a 429 that was the ultimate motor of the time. The 428 went on to become a 460 used in Lincolns...."

Left a few out. The FE series started at 332, 352, 360, 390, 406, 410, 427, 428, and I a probably missing a few. The 385 series is the 429 and 460. Comepletely different engines.
 
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woodie1

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<< woodie1

Chrysler came out with a 'HEMI' back in the 50s and the 392 is the one I remember. I do't think it had much in common with the 426 HEMI though....

Maybe some of the euro/japanese fanitics can start to see why NASCAR and other forms of 'hotrodding' are so popular today. It's HISTORY! Only the high dollar european marqes have anything that resembles what US cars have as far as racing heritage is concerned. >>



You are correct. That Hemi was already mentioned (see Hemotep above) so I didn't see any need to repeat the info.
 
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