Big block VS Small block.
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The reason I bought it up, is because I was on a Pontiac forum and the people on their were all saying the same as me. So I posted it here. And when I was young, I bored engine blocks for 2 year's and the boss always corrected me if I called it the wrong way. To him. But most people where I live which is Michigan. Never called BB or SB. Only if it was Chevy. Even when I lived in Tennessee. But it's pretty funny now.
Thanks
John.
Thanks
John.
As for Pontiac people, we all KNOW about them!
I`ve been a Poniac fan all my life, had SEVERAL, and still have my goat & GP. But I stay away from Pontiac boards for a reason.
The only thing you can say for certain, is that "AS FAR AS I KNOW....." (See signature line... the ONLY thing I`m sure of, etc.)
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I was totally wrong. They did refer to BB & SM blocks in every car company. They just said that Pontiac was questionable. But as far as to what I say. They said that it was old school talk. This is according to a google site. Lol . I guess that I'm old school.....
Thanks. John
Sorry for all of the disputes.
Thanks. John
Sorry for all of the disputes.
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John
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Wow.....kinda along the same lines, I worked for the local electric utility company for many years and we referred to the appliance as "electric range" and "gas stove". If you used the term "gas range", you were incorrect, and there was no such thing as an "electric stove"....but people generally use both gas and electric when describing stoves.
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Plum Crazy that someone painted Black....loved that car.
First car was a BB '69 Chevelle Super Sport.
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Correct sir. AMC shared one engine with identical exterior dimensions. My brother ran a stroked AMC401 in his Javelin but flew AMC304 decals on the aircleaner cover and valve covers. Nothing on the exterior of the car.
As a side note, another dirty trick we copied was plumbing fuel and nitrous lines,solenoids, nozzles all into the underside of the intake. The nitrous and fuel feed lines were concealed inside the heater hoses from the water pump to the heater core exiting under the dash where the nitrous bottle was hidden and secured. A dash toggle armed the system and a micro switch set to engage the throttle linkage at WOT conditions activated the flow.
I just thank god we didnt discover all about hydrazine/methanol/nitromethane back then.
As a side note, another dirty trick we copied was plumbing fuel and nitrous lines,solenoids, nozzles all into the underside of the intake. The nitrous and fuel feed lines were concealed inside the heater hoses from the water pump to the heater core exiting under the dash where the nitrous bottle was hidden and secured. A dash toggle armed the system and a micro switch set to engage the throttle linkage at WOT conditions activated the flow.
I just thank god we didnt discover all about hydrazine/methanol/nitromethane back then.
This is a good January topic, idle hands = fevered thoughts.
Back in the late 70's and 80's I clearly remember speed shop bench racers constantly talking about BB Fords, one of the counter guys was a Ford fanatic. I however was a BB Chevy guy that quickly glazed over with all the hard to remember variations of BB Fords. B and RB Chrysler engines were commonly referred to as BB's as well. We all knew B,P,O cars used the same basic engine blocks in their cars so the mental image was obviously different. No one discussed Cadillac engines, no one cared. I think AMC was sharing block size but I'm too lazy to look into it right now.
I think It's the valve covers that puts the BB chevy into a different realm of big blocks for some, it did me.
Back in the late 70's and 80's I clearly remember speed shop bench racers constantly talking about BB Fords, one of the counter guys was a Ford fanatic. I however was a BB Chevy guy that quickly glazed over with all the hard to remember variations of BB Fords. B and RB Chrysler engines were commonly referred to as BB's as well. We all knew B,P,O cars used the same basic engine blocks in their cars so the mental image was obviously different. No one discussed Cadillac engines, no one cared. I think AMC was sharing block size but I'm too lazy to look into it right now.
I think It's the valve covers that puts the BB chevy into a different realm of big blocks for some, it did me.
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Down here where I'm from the old 426 Hemi's are known as Rat Poison.