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what did chevy mean by HO? i knew a guy that had an 84 camaro Ho and when it got stolen and we got it back 6 months later the engine was blowen so we want to a chevy dealer and said we need the same engine. but anyway ive seen 205ho, 350ho. what does ho mean? and is there any difference between a 350 and a 350ho engine?

Cd

Originally posted by CD667
what did chevy mean by HO? i knew a guy that had an 84 camaro Ho and when it got stolen and we got it back 6 months later the engine was blowen so we want to a chevy dealer and said we need the same engine. but anyway ive seen 205ho, 350ho. what does ho mean? and is there any difference between a 350 and a 350ho engine?

Cd

The HO stands for high output, it also stands for big valves, rectangular ports, forged pistons, forged steel crankshaft, forged connecting rods and four bolt mains.

On a chebbie, HO means highly overrated.......

Originally posted by Streets
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1. [font=lucida sans][color=purple]Ho - a trivalent metallic element of the "RARE EARTH" group;

Rare Earth? Waasn't that a rock group from the 70's?? Lead signer had a MAGNETIC personality. HE HE

Originally posted by Dave Severson
On a chebbie, HO means highly overrated.......

no No no. Chebbie H.O. stands for "HOLD ON"

On a ford it means heading out, on a mopar it mean hanging out!

Originally posted by chevy 37
On a ford it means heading out, on a mopar it mean hanging out!

in both the the Ford and the Mopar examples I must assume you are referring to the connecting rods? He HE

Connecting rods is right. Now noone ever sees a connecting rod sticking out of a chevy do they? We just relieve the pressure of the engine a little bit with the special tool that all cheby cars have, the rod in disguise. HaHaHa

I was at pick and pull and somebody had pulled a Chevy 292 from a truck and left it half way out. On closer (but not much closer) examination, I realized why. A piston had left a 4.5" hole in the oil pan on it's way out of the engine.

Originally posted by 76GMC1500
I was at pick and pull and somebody had pulled a Chevy 292 from a truck and left it half way out. On closer (but not much closer) examination, I realized why. A piston had left a 4.5" hole in the oil pan on it's way out of the engine.

Are you sure that was a piston hole. Ya' know some Chevys had a 4.5" drain plug???????????????????????????

yer not buyin' it R ya'?

Hello, I am working on a 77 Nova with a 350 engine. I found that the engine had broken pushrods on the exhaust side of #6 cylinder and the intake side of #8. What would cause this? Also on taking the intake manifold off, I only found one of the pieces. Would the other piece be in the oil pan? Would this condition blow the head gasket?

thanx streets that was some good tidbit of info there. thanx guys, so a 350 ho, has a little bit more power the just a 350 right?

Cd

yup.

ok thanx pro