ideas for a big block chevy engine
 

My friend wants to build a new engine for his street rod.
ASked me about a 454 Econo engine, sleeved & destroked engine ?.
Any ideas ?
Going in a street rod.
What would be good set of heads, etc.?
Have anything for sale ? He Lives in Calif...

Re: ideas for a big block chevy engine
 

obvious one
348 Chevy, .060" over, with a 409 crank !
Good cam and valve train, this intake:

HEE HEE !

Re: ideas for a big block chevy engine
 

348 with an .060"over bore, and a 3 3/4" stroke.408"cu.in. That intake would make all the difference in the world.Ultimate W motor would be a 452 or so inch 409, a set of Lamar Walden Z-11 heads, and a dual four barrel intale built along those lines. The two plane intakes were horrible on those engines.

Re: ideas for a big block chevy engine
 

He could probably find a 366 Tall Deck truck BBC for cheap. The money saved from sleeving and destroking a 454 would certainly cover the costs for longer pushrods, distributor, and intake manifold required on the Tall Deck engines. Plus the 366/427 Dump Truck motors are 4 bolt main, usually steel cranks, and are a touch wider in physical dimensions to give an appearance that they are 'bigger', the street rod guys usually like that.

Re: ideas for a big block chevy engine
 

What is a 454 econo engine, sleeved and destroked? Not sure I follow, or understand the question.

Re: ideas for a big block chevy engine
 

Sounds like a 396 to me.
Roland