lets get a hit of that.

265 cu in 267,283,327,350,400.i don,t think a 383 but not sure.[/QUOTE]

Chevy did not build a 383 from the factory until recently, after umpteen hot rodders had blazed the trail by turning down the main journals from 400 SBC station wagon cranks and dropping them in 350 blocks. When GM saw the bonanza with the aftermarket, they wanted in too.

In addition to the 302, Chevy played around with other combinations such as the 307, 305, and even a 267 (I think) in the 80's. The 307 was a low performance entry level small block that took the place of the 327, and the 305 was a smog motor with small bores that began life in the 70's.

No 383

I had a huge solid roller in it stud girdle a stout lil motor, had 44s, 6.17 gears and a _1.4 high 2.8 low range transfer case that lil puppy wound up in s hurry. With a th400 and 4500 stall converter. Shifting it at 9800 put it in second @6700 rpms... They revved 8000 bone stock dude higher if u had the crossram dual 4bbl ser up . the dunstall 30/30 flat tappet sólid lifter cam worked great for stock set up... And it was no where near the lift and duratión of my cam. jerry stahl of stahl headers advised me on the cam and valve train stuff...its only a 3" stroke... There is a dude on u tube turning a sbc 14k rpms nowadays!

265 cu in 267,283,327,350,400.i don,t think a 383 but not sure.[/QUOTE]

im 56 and jus gave quick on top of head sizes
too many yrs to think back ,,,,lol
forgot the smog 307 also
yea the 383 was a drag shop motor not chevy back then

Old school 383's used a 350 block and a 400 crank to get there back in the day.....

So what's the deal here, did this thing blow up on the dyno? Are we gonna get some numbers to call B.S. on And talk chit about? Hopefully to help carry this thread into the double digit pages.

Yep. My laptop is being blocked in the picture from my trash bag of popcorn.

hey rat,you should have built a 283,maybe you could have shifted it at 12000 rpm.

can you spare some of that popcorn,i got a feeling we won,t see a dyno sheet until,well never.