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Aug 20, 2006 | 07:29 PM

greyghost79

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how many teeth?

starters for chevy's come in 153 and 168 tooth versions. am i correct that all small blocks are 168 tooth (79 L82 350)??? and big blocks are all 153?

thanks for the info.

Aug 21, 2006 | 02:34 PM

VettePower

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starters for chevy's come in 153 and 168 tooth versions. am i correct that all small blocks are 168 tooth (79 L82 350)??? and big blocks are all 153?

thanks for the info.

Good Question. Anyone know?

Aug 21, 2006 | 06:04 PM

Jclgodale3

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Originally Posted by greyghost79

starters for chevy's come in 153 and 168 tooth versions. am i correct that all small blocks are 168 tooth (79 L82 350)??? and big blocks are all 153?

thanks for the info.

Same tooth count on the starter for both, I believe. Just different mounting points.

Aug 21, 2006 | 06:44 PM

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Some small blocks are 153, others are 168. I don't know about big blocks.

Aug 21, 2006 | 06:53 PM

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Most small block are 153,not sure which used 168,maybe the 400's.

Aug 21, 2006 | 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by greyghost79

starters for chevy's come in 153 and 168 tooth versions. am i correct that all small blocks are 168 tooth (79 L82 350)??? and big blocks are all 153?

Don't know about the number teeth on the starters but some flywheels had different number of teeth. For instance, GM casting #3973458 is a 14", 168 tooth flywheel for internally balanced engines, both small block and big block. However, ALL Corvette 327 cid engines used a 12-3/4", 153 tooth flywheel.

Hope this helps.