496 Stroker
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From: Thief River Falls Minnesota
496 Stroker
I'm thinking of a 496 stroker in my 76 vette, can I fit it in there and have enough ground clearance to drive with the high capacity oil pan? Or is there another oil pan for it that would be better? Thanks in advance 
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it fits but why??
Originally Posted by 76custompaint
I'm thinking of a 496 stroker in my 76 vette, can I fit it in there and have enough ground clearance to drive with the high capacity oil pan? Or is there another oil pan for it that would be better? Thanks in advance
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If you want to road race, get a small block.Lighter and nimbler around the turns. Better fuel consumption and cheaper to maintain.
If you want to cruise around with a deeper, heavier goosebump producing rumble and a 5" smile every time you mash the gas for two seconds....go BIG BLOCK
Oh....ummm, too much torque is NEVER lousy!!
Just more fun
It will fit!! You'll love it
If you want to cruise around with a deeper, heavier goosebump producing rumble and a 5" smile every time you mash the gas for two seconds....go BIG BLOCK
Oh....ummm, too much torque is NEVER lousy!!
Just more fun
It will fit!! You'll love it
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I would Politely disagree
Originally Posted by Summerfun
If you want to road race, get a small block.Lighter and nimbler around the turns. Better fuel consumption and cheaper to maintain.
If you want to cruise around with a deeper, heavier goosebump producing rumble and a 5" smile every time you mash the gas for two seconds....go BIG BLOCK
Oh....ummm, too much torque is NEVER lousy!!
Just more fun
It will fit!! You'll love it
If you want to cruise around with a deeper, heavier goosebump producing rumble and a 5" smile every time you mash the gas for two seconds....go BIG BLOCK
Oh....ummm, too much torque is NEVER lousy!!
Just more fun
It will fit!! You'll love it
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Originally Posted by racebehappy2
having had both big and small I found that big was such a pig it stayed home while the smallblock got out to play ,If you have ever owned a large stroke small block they make 550 plus torque yet will rumble as much as any welll built engine big or small,more importantly on any road condition including just straightforward accelleration the lighter combo will allow weight transfer to the rear to allow car to hookup.if your goal is to go fast reliably and to have that huge rumble you cant go wrong with larger stroker smallblock..Theres also ton of other reasons for it
All I can say is:
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Go drive a "550 plus torque" SBC, then go drive a "550 plus torque" BBC
Then buy the one that is more equal
....496stroker
Pro
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From: Pleasant Valley MO
I wanted a stroker big block, but then I would have to change everything to fit a big block in a small blk car, so I went with a 421 small block stroker, I have a 400 turbo with a 2400 stall, and we took its first long trip of 130 miles trouble free. it has tons of torque. I havent had it dynoed yet, but it gets with the program. There is just something about the sound of a stroker small blk with sidepipes and JCL inserts. music.
Larry
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From: shawnee ks
Get your 496 kit ,it will be way cheaper than those stroker smallblocks.You better have damn good heads on the smallblock to match avg heads on your bb.The bb will cruise around effortlessly.No stroker sb is going to match a well built bb let alone a stroked big bb.Weight diff isnt that much,around 100 lbs if you have alum heads.Saying a sb has better weight transfer obviously hasnt been in my car.That has more to do with suspension set up which can be made to work with whatever weight you have up front.Go with as many cubes as you can afford.
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From: Orlando Florida
Originally Posted by big632
Get your 496 kit ,it will be way cheaper than those stroker smallblocks.You better have damn good heads on the smallblock to match avg heads on your bb.The bb will cruise around effortlessly.No stroker sb is going to match a well built bb let alone a stroked big bb.Weight diff isnt that much,around 100 lbs if you have alum heads.Saying a sb has better weight transfer obviously hasnt been in my car.That has more to do with suspension set up which can be made to work with whatever weight you have up front.Go with as many cubes as you can afford.
Yea,
I should have built a 555.
My car only runs mid tens on motor.
These small block guys crack me up.
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496
I am installing a 496 this weekend in my '71. Now, my car was already set up for a BB so it will be easier for me than you. If I had started with a small block car, then a 396 or so stroker small block might be the way to go. But if not, it has got to be Big Block all the way.
To me, a Corvette is as much about visual impact as anything else. Sure it has to sound righteous, and be scary fast, but just lifting the hood and seeing those big valve covers sitting on a set of aluminum heads is priceless.
To me, a Corvette is as much about visual impact as anything else. Sure it has to sound righteous, and be scary fast, but just lifting the hood and seeing those big valve covers sitting on a set of aluminum heads is priceless.
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496 -510's just whip up on the small big blocks. As for oil pans, that's not a problem to get a 7-8 quart with baffles in stamped steel or big buck aluminum. Just keep the pickup end less than 8.5 inches. The lowest point on my car with 8.5 inch deep 8 quart pan is still the header collectors.
