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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 04:39 PM
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I know this is not Corvette specific but just wondering about the 396 motors in 1966. My understanding is the difference between the HP on the 325 and 360 horse engines was just the cam, the round port heads on both were the same. I know the 360 blocks were 4 bolt mains but that has nothing to do with HP. So, is this correct? Were there any other differences besides the cam. I believe both had small Holleys and some 325's had a Q-Jet.
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the cams were slightly different and so was the distributor (just the weights and springs.) the 360 got the 962 4 bolt main until about Jan of 66 after that they went to the 2 bolt main 961 block they used different Holley carbs only the K-19 cars got a q-jet in 66

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