Thread: Chevy 302

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Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

you want torque go build a big block otherwise shut yer piehole

You'll never catch me building a big block

Originally Posted by FAYLUR

You'll never catch me building a big block

If your scared ,just say your scared.

Originally Posted by FAYLUR

You'll never catch me building a big block

Well, if you like winding the snot our of an engine, and only running in the 12's, then you probably shouldn't build a big block.... My next one will be a 557 incher. Only reason it's that size is cause I can't afford the 815 cuber....

If you want big cubes with alot of torque, go get an Abbrams tank v12 diesel. I think it runs about 1000 cubes.......................LOL

Originally Posted by BradC

If you want big cubes with alot of torque, go get an Abbrams tank v12 diesel. I think it runs about 1000 cubes.......................LOL

Can you de-stroke em,run solids,and 600+ gear?

Originally Posted by BradC

If you want big cubes with alot of torque, go get an Abbrams tank v12 diesel. I think it runs about 1000 cubes.......................LOL

Think I'll stick to something a bit more practical.....

Originally Posted by BradC

If you want big cubes with alot of torque, go get an Abbrams tank v12 diesel. I think it runs about 1000 cubes.......................LOL

Is this a "drop in" engine for a 68 Camaro???

ive seen guys make 302's run 10's

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Well, if you like winding the snot our of an engine, and only running in the 12's, then you probably shouldn't build a big block.... My next one will be a 557 incher. Only reason it's that size is cause I can't afford the 815 cuber....

GASSERS RULE_196 that wouldn't be a certain NHRA record holder would it??

non nhra ihra events, hell i dont even know if my car would pass tech at an nhra track!

Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

ive seen guys make 302's run 10's

And I've OWNED big blocks that run in the 8's.... all I'm saying is that 302's are not the only way to go fast, and certainly not the fasteset of the fast. A larger engine with higher torque numbers will accelerate a car at a faster rate in identical weight and set up cars. That's just physics, not an opinion..... Scooter all you've ever ran is a 302, how would you know it is the best bang for the buck until you try other combinations????

not its not, weve ran 350's 383's 327's 283's 302's so its not the only thing,. btw if you guys think 302's are weak you should see our local old timer who runs a destroked 262 to a 233 cubic inch sbc that runs 10's !

oK, 302's are the best engines ever. All the Pro Stockers will be running them this season......

And I'm sure the guy in the 10's is running stock heads and a 3500 pound car, right???

i never said they were the best engines ever built dave, hell if i could afford it id have an ls6 454 or a new crate 572 but i dont have 20 k. and now that you mention it its a 2nd gen camaro and yes he has iron heads, i sware to god. he is the just about the best head porter in this town. i know it all sounds so impossible but it does in fact run 10's ill get his specs from him later and post them.

There is a lot of talk about small smallblocks and big bigblocks...and both obviously can get a well setup car down the track fast, in its respective car. What about a large small block though. Same weight advantage of a small block, with larger cubes. Even a well built studded two bolt main 406 with good aluminum heads and intake will produce very respectable power and still be light enough not to weigh down the front end of a 65 Nova like a bulldozer was sitting on the hood. This is the car that this 302 question was about yes? For the same peak hp numbers, I'd personally rather see the extra 100ft lbs. of torque that comes with the 406 and with serious grunt starting in the 2500rpm or so range rather than waiting for the 302 to "spool up" to 4500 or so before anything of any real consequence starts happening. Never mind the fact that the vavle train components for an 8000rpm 302 and a 6500rpm 406 would be in a whole different category when it comes to complication, expense, and durability! Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of going the harder route. Screaming smallblocks are wild to watch. I think the big question in the end for someone contemplating the small cube smallblock is whether the natural cubic inch disadvantage and the extra expense required to keep a 302 or similar displacement motor together running the very high rpms recessary to make it really perform worth the effort. And is the comparitive lack of street drivability an issue. Clearly a regularly street driven street/strip car would have much more managable street manners with a bunch more cubes under it. If that's not an issue, no problem. For those that go defiantly against the bigger is better mentality, I applaud you. Isn't it just human naure to want to root for the underdog!

George