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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 07:35 AM
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does anyone know anything about which years the engines were offset we are putting a 454 in 78 vette
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They are all the same. 454 will fit in the 78 that same as it does in a 68.

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Do a search; there are many, many threads on this topic.
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All the BB engines are offset to the right
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All the BB engines are offset to the right
as well as the small blocks.
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thanks for the in formation you cant imagine how long we tried to figure that one out....this is a great source....
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