Big Block Car?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Cruising somewhere in St. Louis, Missouri
you can first check to see if it is a numbers matching engine.
numbers on engine will be on the front passenger side of engine. Match that to the vin on the front drivers side post.
Jim
numbers on engine will be on the front passenger side of engine. Match that to the vin on the front drivers side post.
Jim
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From: Nice Lake Ontario
BB cars have a 4 core rad, a rear stabilizer bar, & bolts & caps on the axle joints instead of U-bolts. There may be other diffs, buts that what I have found out. You may be able to tell what carb or carbs it came with because single holleys had a return line & apparently 3 x 2s didn't, hopefull some-one will confirm this?? You can also get an idea what BB due to redline, 5600rpm for a 390hp carb, 5600??rpm for the 400hp 3x2, the 435hp was 6500rpm? I believe & the L-88 I don't know? Please correct this if any part is not right, I know there's people on here that do know 
Last edited by sxr6; Jun 22, 2005 at 09:34 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: n/a SC
Originally Posted by sxr6
BB cars have a 4 core rad, a rear stabilizer bar, & bolts & caps on the axle joints instead of U-bolts. There may be other diffs, buts that what I have found out. You may be able to tell what carb or carbs it came with because single holleys had a return line & apparently 3 x 2s didn't, hopefull some-one will confirm this?? You can also get an idea what BB due to redline, 5400rpm for a 390hp carb, 5600rpm for the 400hp 3x2, the 435hp was 6500rpm? I believe & the L-88 I don't know? Please correct this if any part is not right, I know there's people on here that do know
