ideas for a big block chevy engine

Michael Kilduff · 01-23-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TOM KASCH

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...

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.

Alan Roehrich · 01-23-2012, 03:49 PM

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

rawhide · 01-28-2012, 11:12 AM

Sounds like a 396 to me.
Roland

01-23-2012, 03:49 PM	#2
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,115 Likes: 1,572 Liked 1,829 Times in 414 Posts	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. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

01-28-2012, 11:12 AM	#3
rawhide Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 270 Likes: 1 Liked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: ideas for a big block chevy engine Sounds like a 396 to me. Roland