X/stock redux

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Supposedly, it only took calls from two racers to get SS/QA added.

C'mon guys..We can do better than that with the new, friendlier NHRA

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Funny that they wouldn't add one FWD class without taking one away!
Maybe it's me................................................ .............................................

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Funny that they wouldn't add one FWD class without taking one away!
Maybe it's me................................................ .............................................

Well, they probably have more than enough Stockers to have to deal with anyway.
S/S seems to have a bit of trouble reaching most of the quotas.
A word to my friends over there..
As in past NHRA history...Use it or lose it.

[Billy Nees]

http://www.classracerinfo.com/CGPage...AKE=Chevy%20II

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Mark, I'm liking it with the now usable 4 speed.
Bigger cam than my 230 and throttle bore and venturi are the same size as my Monojet!

[David Lee]

what combos would fit into the X class?

[Lyn Smith]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

http://www.classracerinfo.com/CGPage...AKE=Chevy%20II

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Mark, I'm liking it with the now usable 4 speed.
Bigger cam than my 230 and throttle bore and venturi are the same size as my Monojet!

Just sold a 153 4 cylinder engine a few weeks ago. Pretty rare option in a Nova, but they did use that engine in postal vans. It was an
option up to 1970 in the Novas.

[Henrys Toy]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Just sold a 153 4 cylinder engine a few weeks ago. Pretty rare option in a Nova, but they did use that engine in postal vans. It was an
option up to 1970 in the Novas.

Good morning to all,
Would that the famous " Iron Duke " ?
I do remember working on a couple of customer cars many ( too many ) years ago with that engine in it, In the 1964 / 1965 Nova - Chevy II Bodies.
I don't remember any around Long Island N.Y. in the 66/ 67 Nova bodies or the 68 / 72 Nova bodies. I also know just because I didn't see any doesn't mean a couple didn't exist somewhere out there!
That could be pretty cool combo hooked up to a TH200 transmission.
Food for Thought, sounds fattening!
Enjoy the thought process.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Henrys Toy

Good morning to all,
Would that the famous " Iron Duke " ?
I do remember working on a couple of customer cars many ( too many ) years ago with that engine in it, In the 1964 / 1965 Nova - Chevy II Bodies.
I don't remember any around Long Island N.Y. in the 66/ 67 Nova bodies or the 68 / 72 Nova bodies. I also know just because I didn't see any doesn't mean a couple didn't exist somewhere out there!
That could be pretty cool combo hooked up to a TH200 transmission.
Food for Thought, sounds fattening!
Enjoy the thought process.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

Nope... Often confused with The Duke, the 153 inch (151 Duke ) is a different bore and stroke. When Pontiac resurrected the econo-four concept, they did use the original tooling from the Chevy engine. Some of the parts, for instance the pan gaskets will interchange.
The first Dukes did use the Chevy bell housing pattern but then it went to the corporate FWD pattern.
Adding to the confusion, the 153 was used in mail Jeeps, as was the later 151 P.
151's were used by AMC too, before introducing their own 151.
Pontiac 151 Super Duty parts won't readily interchange with the 153 either.
The 153s were also used in marine applications. Some were of more displacement, such as the 181 Merc Cruisers.

[Mark Yacavone]

A couple more additions to the proposal in the Build section :-)

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Just sold a 153 4 cylinder engine a few weeks ago. Pretty rare option in a Nova, but they did use that engine in postal vans. It was an
option up to 1970 in the Novas.

Seems to me that the 4 cyl.Chevy powered postal van/truck also came mounted up to a 904 Torqueflite trans with a Chevy bell housing on the TF case. I guess cores are pretty rare, but it might be something to consider and start looking for.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

http://www.classracerinfo.com/CGPage...AKE=Chevy%20II

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Mark, I'm liking it with the now usable 4 speed.
Bigger cam than my 230 and throttle bore and venturi are the same size as my Monojet!

Slick shifted Saginaw!
Case is a bit heavy but that would be the bulkiest item in the car when I got through with it ;-)

Input shaft ring count.
No grooves= 19 tooth input, 2.84 low, 2.01 2nd, 1.35 3rd, (all had 1:1 4th)
One groove= 19 tooth input, 2.54 low, 1.81 2nd, 1.44 3rd
Two grooves= 18 tooth input, 3.11 low, 2.20 2nd, 1.47 3rd
Three grooves= 16 tooth input, 3.50 low, 2.47 2nd, 1.65 3rd
1" x 14 spline input= 16 tooth input, 3.50 low, 2.16 2nd, 1.45 3rd