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Just a comment, I thought Studebaker was absorbed into AMC so how could it be a MOPAR (although the 318 is a nice engine)? Being a former Fordnatic, but cheap, it is hard for me to imagine the mess of adapting a driveline without a lot of parts availability, so that's how I arived at a choice of a 350 SBC and I RELY (!) on 20 years of aftermarket engineering on the SBC and the ready parts list and interchangability (just like the old line of FORD: 32-48). If you need more build a 383! Just my opinion.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Well, the old chebbie is cheaper argument doesn't really hold water anymore..... the resale thing, I don't think so...I'm not the only one tired of seeing everything powered by a chebbie. But hey....(yawn), go for it (yawn). So many good choices out there, geez, might as well go build another red camaro with a 350/350.... (yawn). Whatever happened to dare to be different??? Doesn't anybody dare anymore???

How's about a Ford or Dodge V-10? The 4.6 and 5.4 Ford Modular Motors work good..... At least that could be one reason that Mustangs are hot and Camaro's are......well, aren't. 472 and 500 Caddies make huge torque. 455 Olds and Buicks are plentiful and cheap in the salvage yards. Conversion kits are available for Northstar engines to make them RWD. The new Hemi should be showing up in the salvage yards. Toyota's V-8 engine runs strong.

Lots of choices, why settle for being just like everybody else???

There is such a huge supply of aftermarket sources and parts and the internet has them at your fingertips. You no longer have to settle for what your local speed shop offers. It's been my observation that a lot of the "chebbie is the only way to go" crowd never bothered to try anything else....

Hey don, AMC Diddnt get studebaker. AMC was supposed to be comprised of nash, hudson and stude, but studebaker decided not to join at the last second. As for the 401 in the Stude, a good idea, but not very feasible. 401s are coveted among the AMC troupe, and your chances of getting a complete package arent very good. However, there is the possibilty of a 360AMC, complete with tranny, driveshaft and axles if you want to scalp a 70s jeep. And power? Ask any SC/360 owner. Cheap, easy reliable power. Just dont expect BB power

hmmm a set of 350 pistons less than$75 re build kits are cheap?

I'll never argue with a man who sells his parts cheap, he obviously knows what they are worth......

As many sbc's are in cars, you'd think they were giving them away. Just because cars always brought more with chebbie power, don't bet on it lasting forever.

Originally posted by Dave Severson
I'll never argue with a man who sells his parts cheap, he obviously knows what they are worth......

As many sbc's are in cars, you'd think they were giving them away. Just because cars always brought more with chebbie power, don't bet on it lasting forever.

i do not sell them i buy them and i know it hurts dave but they do not cost much to build and they do last have you tried push a stude 55

nope, doesn't hurt a bit!!! If you want something just like everybody else's, go for it. Total price of the build difference is minimal bucks, anyway. Guess I'd rather spend a bit more and have something else.,,,,,.. Around here we call em JAC----Just Another Chebbie......(final Yawn)

Originally posted by Dave Severson
nope, doesn't hurt a bit!!! If you want something just like everybody else's, go for it. Total price of the build difference is minimal bucks, anyway. Guess I'd rather spend a bit more and have something else.,,,,,.. Around here we call em JAC----Just Another Chebbie......(final Yawn)

yes you told me that before. but i had my big block in my gto long ago so i am not evey one

Well at least a bbc is somewhat unique, and that Donovan monster of yours is hardly JAC!!! Now if you could just set an 8-71 on it......

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Well at least a bbc is somewhat unique, and that Donovan monster of yours is hardly JAC!!! Now if you could just set an 8-71 on it......

well my friend had the old canam injected intake that lay down over the valve covers that would of been cool i can not cut the hood on the gto i lke the stock hood to much

Is that a set of Kinsler injectors??? Friend of mine has a set of them for a Boss 302, got them from a guy whou used to run an IMSA GT car years ago (mid 70's), very kewl.

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Is that a set of Kinsler injectors??? Friend of mine has a set of them for a Boss 302, got them from a guy whou used to run an IMSA GT car years ago (mid 70's), very kewl.

yep it was. i was going to hand hammer aluminum stock type hood and paint it the color of the car and polish the hood scoop but i guess we all have dreams. but i may do the front bumper out of aluminum like stock and polish it make my own tin indian

Hey guys, I have found a 71 Dodge 440 with tranny for $550. The motor still ran untill we tore it out of an old winn motor home. I found some info on the history and some other spec/performance info. Thanks for your input. I will start posting pics of my truck and my desoto along with some pics of my new 440.

Drg84, I am hazy on the history of AMC. So Studebaker went down on it's own? The same for Packard? Hudson just got absorbed into a Gremlin? The mid-50s were certainly a turbulent period for automakers and I guess I just didn't get it all. Well I think AMC did last a little longer so Studebake should have gone along. What was the last year for the Javelin, that was a pretty good model, '67-'74? Well Jeremy C. found a Dodge 440 with a trans so that should settle his problem for a while. I hope it's better than the early MOPAR 360 on gas. Those 360s were certainly strong engines but I recall a Plymouth 7 passenger wagon with a 360 that I saw on a lot with only 17,000 miles on it back in 1986. I was considering a purchase since the car was in mint shape and cheap so I asked for a road test and put some gas in it to take it home for the wife to look at it. I noticed when driving you could actually watch the gas needle go down while driving! The overall mpg on the 360 in that model was about 7! Maybe the station wagon body was geared low, but I had a colleague with the same model and he confirmed an overall mpg of 7-to-9 and he didn't keep it long either. My only answer to the sbc-yawn is that I would add Olds valve covers if I could figure out how to add the center bolts. Is there some way to add the center hold down bolts on SBC 882 heads? By the way what was the last year for Studebaker, '56, '57?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Studebaker's last year was 1966 and by that time they were using small block Chevy motors in production.