What a difference from today’s corporate world. They are in a race to bankrupt.

@bigblocklawyer

4 күн бұрын

Enh. cafe regulations and government mandates have caused manufacturers to focus on compliance with ridiculous, draconian economy and safety requirements way more than delivering reliable, dependable autos to the masses.

@FYMASMD

3 күн бұрын

@@bigblocklawyerthey are also beholden to stock holders. Greed as usual, all around.

@wlewisiii

2 күн бұрын

@@bigblocklawyer Bzzt. Thank you for playing. Stop listening to to Faux, get an education (especially in basic economics) and come back for the real reasons.

@Robstrap

2 күн бұрын

The difference is huge companies don't go bankrupt these days (mostly). They get bailed out by the tax payer. Which is why all these huge companies keep doing stupid things because that risk has gone

@CrazyBear65

Күн бұрын

Corporate is Big Brother.

I see old footage of the 50’s and 60’s and wish that I could step back in time, even if only for a day. I’d love to be able to see America and its automobile industry in its heyday.

@michaelbenardo5695

4 күн бұрын

I grew up in that era. It was super.

@michaelquinones-lx6ks

3 күн бұрын

@@michaelbenardo5695 If i had a ''Time Machine'' I'll go back to that era and never come back.

@wlewisiii

2 күн бұрын

Planned obsolescence, unsafe in collisions, poor economy, spewing pollution, fugly aesthetics, rusted out in a couple of years so you had to buy a new car? THAT heyday?

@ckmoore101

Күн бұрын

@@michaelquinones-lx6ks Yep. Would be great to be 25 in 1955

@tsbrownie

Күн бұрын

I was there in the days of 2500 mile oil changes, 10,000 mile "tune-ups" (distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs, oil, points, condenser, ....), grease zerks, black spots on driveways and parking lots, oil slickened roads and highways, no seat belts where small accidents led to big injuries, steel dashboards, drum brakes, manual steering, poor gas mileage, AM radios with static, unsafe tires, poor aerodynamics, low quality plastics that cracked in winter, rusted floorboards, bench front seats, dim headlights, ... you mean that "heyday"?

Reason No. 3, size and lightweight. This engine was described as a "packaging miracle." The small block Chevy could fit into just about anything.

283 and 327 were among the best engines ever made.

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

I want to include the Buick 3.8L V6!!

@SmittySmithsonite

13 сағат бұрын

Ford's 289, 300 6-banger, 302, 351, & 428 / 429 would fall in that category, too, along with GM's big blocks, the Chrysler Slant 6, and Cummins' (older) diesels.

@babydriver8134

3 сағат бұрын

LOL When the 283 in my 57 was due for a rebuild, I put a 327 in its place. TOO BAD , I had to sell it. Solid engines.

I once heard that the Chevy small block has won more races than all other manufacturers combined.

@maddhatter3564

19 сағат бұрын

People say all kinds of things.

@MrSpartanPaul

8 сағат бұрын

@maddhatter3564 I'm assuming that includes every demolition derby, dirt track and local drag racing events.

I liked the 396 engine. I had it in a 1969 chevy SS 4 on floor.

Number 1 selling crate engine. 350 small block.

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

Produced for GM in their trucks up to 2002

@tsubadaikhan6332

2 сағат бұрын

@@shadowopsairman1583 I thought you could still buy an LS Crate engine?

I'm not quite sure how many small block Chevy equipped cars I've owned... but it has to be a dozen at least. What I do know for a certainty is that one of them - a workhorse 305- was in my '95 Chevy pickup and I bought it almost new (a repo) and sold it in 2019 with over 500K on the original drivetrain. Obviously there were many, many small repairs and routine maintenance along the way... brakes, starters, rads, tires, various electrical things, changed out the window transmission (or whatever that's called ... the thing that you crank to make the window go up & down), yada, yada, yada. The engine, the transmission and diff were all absolutely original and all I ever did was change out the fluids/filters.... plus I had added an aftermarket tranny oil cooler. I never abused it but she ran like a top! Talk about dependable! In 2019 I put it on Facebook marketplace and got $1500 for it the next day! No wonder this engine family is a bloody legend!

@hendo337

4 күн бұрын

305 didn't have enough power to break it's self or the glass 4L60E trans from '95 or the rear.

@haggis525

4 күн бұрын

@@hendo337 Imagine that 🤔🤔 Well... it had enough power and torque to serve me for hundreds of thousands of miles... enough to tow my (admittedly small) 25 foot trailer sailer Catalina boat, my 24 foot travel trailer and supply my acreage with wood, equipment, water, yada, yada, yada... and that for around a quarter century! It's a pickup truck, right... not a muscle car... seriously man wtf do you demand? I think it was an amazing vehicle that provided stellar service! I am more than satisfied with what it did for me... if you're not then get something else. 🤷 Edit: you sound like a f"ing idiot, frankly.... no offense... but if you are offended rest assured that I don't give af. 😎

@middlesiderrider

4 күн бұрын

Window regulator. And like the other guy said, the low power 305, plus your intelligent addition of the transmission cooler are likely what kept your 4l60e alive.

@haggis525

4 күн бұрын

@@middlesiderrider Regulator... thanks, man! I'm finding it more and more common to search for words as I get older 🤷... but at least I'm getting older.

@haggis525

4 күн бұрын

@@middlesiderrider As for the longevity of a vehicles drivetrain... I've believed for a long time that keeping the fluids fresh by changing them out frequently is a great idea. I also find doing smallish jobs like that on my vehicles rather therapeutic.

I'm really old and I consider now to be the epitome of the internal combustion engine, GM's LS, Ford's Coyote V-8, Chryslers 5.7 Ltr hemis, BMW's Inline 6's, Honda's 4's, VW group's EA888 and VR6, Nissan's VQ35, Benz's 5 litres, and all their variants. That's what I can think of off the top of my head. Name a better time to be an engine fanatic. AND they pollute less and get much better MPG than ever. I think I read somewhere that Corvettes get 30 MPG on the highway. My wife's old 442 with a 455 CU engine got 13 MPG on the highway with 370HP. Now you can get a VW golf with 325 HP that'll do 35 MPG. I'd call that progress.

@rickbrandt9559

4 сағат бұрын

Engineering and todays materials great, I lived those days and it was fun, todays cars boring ,no identity

It's funny you say that about your dad, mine always said the same thing. (Also said 57 was the only Corvette year he'd ever tolerate in his garage. XD)

1955-2002! 47 years available in GM Production vehicles of all kinds from corvettes to early tractor trailers to cadillacs to firebirds! sold as a new crate engine until now and beyond! Lots of industrial uses too!

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

Marine apps too

Great video. I owned a 67 c10 with a 283, then I built a 350 for it and swapped it in the summer after I graduated (2017). It was a ton of fun, but then I got a fox body and sold my c10 and only bought Ford cars trucks and vans after that, mainly because I had parts for them. Every time I work on a small block Chevy it takes me back to a time not that long ago but a world apart.

The 327 is considered by most to be the "sweet spot" the 375hp Fuelie 327 was the highest specific output and max output reached by a factory sbc. The 283 Fuelie reached 315hp, the 302 was only rated 290hp. Factory DZ302s were rare but, easy to make with a 327 or 350 block and a 283 crank. Some of the Formula 5000 and Trans Am 302s are said to have reached 550-575hp in full race trim. Typically NASCAR 358ci was created with a 327(or 307) crank and a 4.185" bore(0.060" over 400 block). It wasn't until the LS6 made 385/405hp that the 327 375hp was unquestionabibly surpassed by a factory GenIII SBC. Somehow Bob Lutz and Opel were getting 327 SBCs until the late 70s, I have never been able to find out any information on where that special production was done. I know that Chevrolet South Africa got a special run of DZ302s that they had to fight tooth and nail for. I'd love to get a little Firenza or Magnum that didn't rot out and do a replica of that car. Great stuff Bart.

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

The "302" was rated at 290HP to avoid "insurance surcharge" keeping it out of the "muscle car" list! It put out WAY MORE than 290HP!!

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

LS6 rpo code was used twice, please keep that in mind

My first hot rod was a ‘66 Chevelle with a 327. I miss it

@user-Dr.

3 күн бұрын

My first car was a 65 El Camino, 283, I miss it too.

@michaelwaters8879

2 күн бұрын

I think we sadly overlook how great the 327 was. It was capable of powering everything in the Chevy line up from Nova to HD work trucks. The dual carb 375 hp version was the tits for the Corvette prior introduction of the big block engines. The tamer versions provided smooth and reliable everyday power for the family BelAir and Impala. Plenty of torque for most towing duty. The 327 block, 4-inch bore, 4-bolt mains and forged steel crank ultimately became the foundation for the legendary Z/28 302. I am the original owner of a numbers-matching 69 Z/28 with the DZ code engine. Oh dear Lord, when it was new and I was stupid, I could smoke thoseE70x15’s for days, shifting the the four speed at7100 rpm! I still have it and trust will be with me to my dying day. After that, my wife and I may entrust to a museum for display. I am truly proud to own this car.

@RandallSoong-pp7ih

Күн бұрын

@@michaelwaters8879 yes such a terrific motor. Your 69 Z/28 sounds awesome!!

@tsbrownie

Күн бұрын

With double hump or camel hump heads?

@billybob1723

Күн бұрын

@RandallSoong-pp7ih My first car was a '66 Chevelle 'DELUXE" with a 196 six banger and 4 doors. Nothing "DELUXE" about it. Didn't even have an AM radio. The double bench seats were good for packing as many as 8 to 10 people, driver included. We redefined hot boxing.

The 265 was called the 265, because it displaced 265 cubic inches, not 260.

@randykelso4079

18 сағат бұрын

Precisely correct: bore (3.75) squared times stroke (3.00) times pi/4 (0.7853981063) times number of cylinders (8) equals 265.0718801 cubic inches. Close 'nuff!

@DeanMk1

16 сағат бұрын

@@randykelso4079 I prefer Pi R Squared times the height. It's easier for me to remember the formula and I don't have to deal with the extra calculation to find out what 1/4 Pi is.

Very cool video, Bart! The 350 SBC has long been my favorite, as a driver and mechanic. They are one of the easiest to understand and to work on, parts are easy to find and inexpensive, and if maintained properly they run forever! I currently have the L48 in my 76 Corvette and it's the perfect combination.

@donreinke5863

3 күн бұрын

Ive told the dimbulb across the street many times that if you cant work on a Chevrolet engine, dont bother touching a wrench. Ive always preferred Ford engines, but Ive had to help him out many times with all the Chevrolets he owns. He was going to stick a 350 (a "hecho en Mexico" Goodwrench) he got from a "friend" in a 77 Chevy C-10 he bought, and its a good thing I told him to check the bearings before he installed it as water had gotten in it somehow and pitted the #5 main journal. He then stuck aftermarket valve covers on it and shoved rubber plugs in the PCV and oil fill holes in them, and wondered why it blew oil out the dipstick tube. That guy must be carefully supervised despite the fact his dad was a line mechanic for years at a Chevrolet dealership.

today's corporate culture was born in the beginning of the MBA boom of the 1980's when the day over year, week over year, month over year mentality was born. Caring about nothing but numbers and short term bottom line profits over any semblance of quality and stifling attempts at innovation is the unfortunate rule. When the accountants run anything besides an accounting firm, interested only in this week's net, companies suffer, merge, bankrupt and die.

Thank you for making this video. Small Block Chevy for life!!!!!!!

Lots of SBC put in forklifts, emergency generators, pumps, all kinds of industrial applications

Me a parts guy: what's the year make and model? small block chevy man: Oh, it's just a small block chevy Me: I need a year make and model. SBC man: doesn't matter, they're all the same Me: **sigh** I need a year make and model for my computer. SBC man: oh uh, lets go with a uh, hmmm. what about a...

@knockrotter9372

3 күн бұрын

this really made me hate working in a parts store, I know what theyre talking about but I still need to put in the special make and model to see if the store actually has any

@briang4470

3 күн бұрын

That's just ignorance on the customers part, anyone who thinks all sbc parts are the same is either uninformed or completely delusional. People with hotrods or custom builds really should do research on what exactly they need for their application before going to an auto parts store.

@knockrotter9372

3 күн бұрын

@@briang4470 it's just what happens when a 350 is put into any car, and there was a time in recent history when you could walk into a parts store and ask for a pan gasket for a small block and the counter guy didn't have to dig through a computer to find it. Realistically it a counter guy knows what's what you could just search up any make with a small block but that's up to who's working at the store.

@briang4470

3 күн бұрын

@@knockrotter9372 it's still not that simple, there are actually 4 different types of sbc oil pan gaskets from 1955-2002. So just because "I put in a 350" means nothing unless you know exactly what year/year range of oil pan and timing cover that engine is equipped with. Same goes for things like alternators and water pumps, you can put a 350 or 305 in an old 55 Chevy but if you use the 1955 brackets then you have to use a 55 style short water pump just as an example. Many parts are interchangeable but interchangeable doesn't mean it's the same. Another big thing with sbc engines is starters, there are DOZENS of different starters and soo many people think they are all the same. It all comes down to research what you need before asking for parts. Years ago you had to learn from people who already knew and that was difficult but now with the Internet a quick 10-15 min Google search can help figure out pretty much any parts combo you need.

@knockrotter9372

3 күн бұрын

@@briang4470 theoretically that wouldn't be an issue with the computers searching for make and model but from what I have been told by people that had experience in the other big name chains, I was a napa guy, it's a bit more niche of an ask in some cases. They could just have something in their system as just being a pan gasket for an sbc whether it be one with the bend for the dip stick or not. Napa was pretty good with this though, their backlog went back pretty far despite not actually stocking much of use, because who really does anymore. Plus they had an actual catalogue you could look through with the customer if TAMS was being stubborn, I don't know if anybody else still has anything like that.

As awesome as the Honda engines are, ehat makes the small block the most prolific engine ever is the fact that its able to be used from automotive to marine, to industrial. To guite you "an engine that is so versatile, so adaptable that it can just keep trucking along". Good video

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

And, all sorts of "hop up" parts are readily available at low cost for anyone unlike Ford parts that were ONLY available to people like Holman & Moody, Parnelli Jones (R.I.P.), Dan Gurny , etc.

On the question of whether we could have another engine that will just last and last, I think it is possible. History tends to move in cycles, so the same forces that created the people, economic and social pressures that made it possible the first time could come back around again. I'm not going to hold my breath though.

@MrOiram46

3 күн бұрын

With EPA regulations and penny-pinching running rampant and making cars more complicated & lesser in quality at the same time, it’ll be hard to make a reliable car outside of being simple and solidly built.

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

The Buick 3.8L was in production for 33 years and dates back to Buick's 1961 "Special". It was the FIRST AMERICAN V6! It is considered the BEST engine EVER produced, most reliable though not the most powerful.

I love my SBC......I have and have had several.

I shoehorned a 350 crate engine into a 54 Nash Ambassador a few years ago. It's a sweet engine. It's a real screamer with that Ford 8" 2.79 rear end. One time I cruised up I-15 towards Las Vegas and I hit 90 mph. 😀

Id have to say, the honda k series is the Japanese equivalent to the sbc,

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

Nope d series is just as good in every way.

@mross302

2 күн бұрын

@@fastinradfordable it wasn't made for the same lenght of time, also b and h series are far superior to the d series also, not hating on the d, but all the other honda's are just better. And K is king

This is a great video! Thanks for doing the research and conveying it in an enjoyable manner.😎 Please do more like this, on engines and platforms (like VAG's MQB, Toyota's V6, and so much more) 🙏

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

Buick V6....

I really like the LS 350, mine has 188k miles on it and still runs like it is new. Keep in mind I change the oil every 3k miles. Take care of your engine and it will take care of you.👍

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

Are you talking about the LS1 from 96/97?

We had a 1955 Chevy Station Wagon and drove it on long distance vacations. Never let us down.

Versions of the SBC where, and probably still are used as back up generators at FAA facilities. They can run on natural gas or just gasoline.

You do good work!

Thanks brother

A legendary Engine for sure! Chevy tough!

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

Like a Rock

I've been watching the bart motorcycle Channel forever. I didn't know there was a Bart car Channel until it popped up in my feed. Subscribed! Quick short story. My neighbor who was an old guy who worked on 50s and 60s cars then, (I grew up in the 1960s) said his dad was a Chevy mechanic. Evidently some of the new factory 55 or 56 V8s had an oil consumption problem. He said they literally got a service bulletin that said while the engine was running dump Comet or Ajax down the carburetor to scuff the cylinders so the rings will seat and that will clear up the problem. Sounds crazy but I believed him.

@randykelso4079

18 сағат бұрын

I'm 79 years old and I remember that. My failing memory tells me it was Bon Ami, but I guess any of the above would work. The bulletin also required the idle to be set a little high to keep the engine from choking on the powdered cleanser. Its purpose was to seat the rings. I don't remember if factory rings were chrome or not but the chrome rings of those days were hard to seat (some never did without the cleanser). Another blooper in the early 265 engine was the characteristic "tick" sound nearly all of them made. You could tell a 265 from a 283 (which cured the problem) simply by listening to the engine idle: if it ticked and clicked at idle, it was a 265. The problem was the design of the 265's pistons which used sheet steel inserts around the wrist pin bosses. Since the piston was aluminum, you had dissimilar materials with differing thermal expansion rates. That caused brand new 265s to crack at least one piston which slapped the cylinder wall and made the clicking sound. On the other side of the coin, the 265 had one really great (IMHO) feature not seen in many other engines: the blocks were hardened to such a depth that the 265 block could be bored as much as 0.125 inch (that's 1/8") over the stock 3.75 inch bore without getting into softer material (on most engines, including the later 283, the limit was 0.060"). This made it possible to bore a 265 block out to 3.875 inches, a dimension which would now accept 283 pistons, transforming a 265 to a 283 with a boring bar. That was done on my first small block Chevy engine. It worked just fine. I see from your abuser name that you are a snipe. Semper Fixit from an antique CVA airedale, and thank you for your service!

Thanks Bart liked and subscribed 👍🇺🇸

'62 was the first year of the 327, the last year of the early Corvette.

Not to mention, more SBC's have been produced and sold then all others combined, worldwide, and the SBC has won more races of all different kinds of racing, then all others combined, and still winning more races today than all other brands combined worldwide, both of my race cars are sbc powered, my neighbors toyota truck is powered by sbc.

great video, thanks a lot! made me want to resurrect my '90 G20 with TBI 350/700r4 combo

What an excellent presentation! I'm no expert, but I used to be fairly versed in the details of the SBC (and the BBC mk4) until 10-15 years ago. I have forgotten things, but FWIW, I didn't notice one misstake here. On top of that it eas very enjoyable to watch. Using a real narrator, instead of AI, is worth ten-hundred times the enjoyment!

Some of your info is correct !

I once owned a 400 small block . A mild cam ., extractors . Holly carb .well anyway the wall of torque and sound is something I will never forget .

@hardrays

16 сағат бұрын

i think i ought to take the 400 out of the 71 and put it in the 87 caprice and put a 454 in the 71 caprice. the 400 would run the overdrive without downshifting, bet

The Ford V6 eco boost family is probably the closest thing I can think of in modern times that is kind of like the Chevrolet small block. It’s used from family and luxury sedans, to work truck/vans, performance trucks/SUVs, and even a super car. Great video, you do a really good job of teaching and keeping it interesting.

@timmcooper294

3 күн бұрын

I understand why you say this, but in reality, the Eco Boost is just a marketing term applied to many totally different engine platforms. The Small Block Chevy was a single design architecture built in many different tune levels and displacements with almost total parts interchangeability for many decades..... Even when it was replaced by the "LS" series "small block", that engine had more in common with the original 1955 small block than say, a 2.7 Eco Boost has in common with a 2.3 Eco Boost, or 3.5 Eco Boost of the same exact years !! We are not even going to get into ease of engine swaps into different platforms, interchange of parts, or long term viability....

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

Eco boost is nothing but trash for fools. The ‘Chevy LS’ is the new Chevy small block DUHhhhhh

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

The Ford "eco-Boost" (any) is a pile of FECAL MATTER!

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

Um no, ecoboom they are called

My brother had a 72 el camino with a new 350 goodwrench crate motor and the biggest cam youve ever heard that shit would smoke damn near anything

I might be wrong but I think the 327 was introduced in 1962 because it was available in the 1962 Corvette

@impalaSS65

Күн бұрын

1962 is true for B-body at least.

All of the American car companies including AMC seemed to have one motor that was amazing. Chrysler's slant six. the inline 4.9 six in my F-150 and Gm's chevy small block.

The GM small block is marginally the winner in numbers, but the Ford flathead V-8 layed the groundwork for most of the concepts that were refined in the Chevy small block. Chevrolet was not the only engine powering America.

Over 100 million produced and counting

We have a 91 fleetwood hearse with a tbi chevy 350. As big of a pain in the cunning linguals as this motors been over the last year I still like it. It’s given me nothing but trouble trying to get it to pass emission, I’ve practically gone full ship of Theseus on it, cat, egr, plugs, cap rotor, wires, rebuilt the tbi unit, intake manifold gasket. I still like it, it’s a classic gm product, it’ll run like ass longer than a lot of cars will run at all. It’s super easy to work on, decent power for what it is, great torque. Not amazing on gas but that’s probably from it being in a hearse and it running like crap still. Out of the old school American v8’s I own I do prefer the late 80’s lo po efi 302, if only for the distributor being in a better location, but the 302’s been pretty much the most reliable engine I’ve owned, and I can get 20 mpg out of it if I try. Those old American v8’s are solid

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

Replace your temperature sensor It’s probably. What’s been the problem all along.

If you haven’t read any of John DeLorean’s biographies or autobiography’s, you really should. He has some fantastic insights into Ed Cole, having worked directly for and with Ed for years.

I agree 1000% The Chevy small block was perfection that needed no drastic “back to the drawing board” redesign for a half a century for endless reasons. The design and unveiling was genius, and really didn’t need any extreme revision for a half century because the traits of its design were so genius, it would take that many decades for competitors to catch up, even the competitors that were inside the umbrella of the GM divisions. It was simple, compact, lightweight, efficient, powerful, had far less moving parts and manufacturing expenses than competitors, and was FAR easier to work on than anything before, or after its initial design. The LS engine is an updated offering based on the advantages the original small block had, and an improvement on the original small block’s weaknesses on all fronts- and this is the reason the LS is still far and away the go-to engine swap runaway success that the SBC used to be.

@shadowopsairman1583

Күн бұрын

LS was design lessons taken from the G1 SBC and the BBC

While you, and others, try to link the LS engines as sort of a 5th Gen small block, they really are a completely new engine. And that is good, not bad. Plus amazingly, the small block hasn't died. It isn't in production cars anymore, but they still produce a lot of them for over the counter sales. That is something that never happened with most other engines and says a lot about the longevity of the Chevrolet small block. The SBC went from 1954 to 2003 for a production vehicle run of 49 years. The current LS engine family has been running from 1996 to present, for 28 years and looks good for many more. As to my 5th Gen, many refer to the standard SBC as one generation now, but it had several major changes. Basically, the engine changed in 1961 ('62 model), 1967 ('68 model), 1985 ('86 model), and 1991 ('92 model). This doesn't include the offshoot of the Siamesed-bore block for the 400.

Corvettes with the most potent small block V8s could outrun Corvettes with big block V8s on road courses because of the lighter weight of the small block allowing better handling/control ?

@Bart's Car Stories - 👍👍 Excellent and so informative! However, I did get a Spock raised eyebrow when you called the Corvette a "muscle car". I've always known the Corvette, including my then-brand-new 1980 L48, to be a 'sports car' based on a great handling chassis and a history of proven curvy track abilities. OTOH original 1960s-1970s muscle cars were brute force straight line machines built on family sedan chassis. Most, including my then-new 1972 340 Plymouth Duster, had pretty crappy drum brakes. She was very fast streetlight to streetlight though. :)

Excellent video documentary, thank you. Only one quibble, the 305 was a POS from the worst time for GM. It was an insult to the small block's former quality. Thankfully, they moved past that point.

Thanks for the video. Today they have given up on passenger cars. I think this is a big strategic mistake

I think the only thing I’ve ever bought was a Chevy Small Block. Aluminum Heads/Iron Block style was my least favorite, head gasket issues. It does have two separate metals mated together.

@user-Dr.

3 күн бұрын

I use Cometic triple layer head gaskets for that combo, they come in many different thicknesses and last forever.

Цікаве та пізнавальне відео. Дякую ❤️

@Nikmg0

4 күн бұрын

Бот?

0:52 "Great New V8. The valve-in-head eight as only the valve-in-head leader can build it! 162 horsepower with an 8-to-1 ultra-high compression ratio! Highly efficient oversquare design means less piston travel...less friction and wear. Exceptionally high horsepower per pound! The new Chevrolet V8 brings you brilliant performance, surprisingly high gas mileage, and extra-long life."

Ya I'm in northern alberta Canada gm small blocks back in 80 n 90s they were everywhere and cheap 2 fix

I have a 55 Bel-Air with a 265 and cast iron Powerglide. A 2015 Corvette with the LT1 and a 2006 GMC Sierra with the 5.3.325 ci

In the 1950:Chris Craft, Rotogravure is an interesting word.

Where did Bart find the 383hp rating as the most powerful factory Chevy small block? I don't see that anywhere I search. I'm finding 375hp for the L76 and LT5

my friend had a tahoe with the vortec. not a bad engine.

COLE spent 7 years refining the air cooled boxer engine for the Corvair - and its 4wIDS, & unibody - making it Bob Lutz of Daimler's favourite daily driver - Jerry Garcia's, too. Jim Hall used its transmission to model his own & win an FIA race - the Corvair (albeit with GMs added rear stabilizer) won an SCCA D production title - even Nader in his book admitted Chevy dealers could have instructed buyers how to drive rear-weighted cars - and Corvbair is not at all the focus of Unsafe At Any Speed, merely, its first chapter & sales hook

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

I owned a Corvair "Monza" in 1961. It had the "high output" 98HP engine and would "eat" 170ci Falcons for lunch. Everything about it was great, except it had the 3-speed manual (non synchro 1st). Couldn't wait for the 4-speed! Stupid of me.

The term " Small block or Big block " is only used by Chevy or GMC about American made vehicles. Awhile the other manufacturers have several different engine families.

I recently had to replace my 4.3L v6 after 300,000 miles ,it spun a bearing. So, on EBAY I noticed 454 big blocks were the same price as the small blocks. I bought a big block and I love it BUT if you run into having to make this choice, buy a small block. Big blocks are great but the parts are so expensive. You want serpentine belt setup, factory brackets are $600+, after market brackets are double that. Need a performance chip for the computer (or just a stock one) $350, small block $25 -$100 + - . Want to make your vehicle handle better, avoid big blocks. My 454 is punched out .040 and with the intake and exhaust manifolds attached weighs 850 pounds (385.554 kilos). My truck used to set high up till I dropped in the 454. I get into it like a car now . Had to readjust the headlights and the transmission ( NV3500 5 speed) hates this engine. It has a hair line crack down the case just after installing it. Dont get me started on the price of clutches. 12 inch clutch will cost you a kidney. Small blocks are far more fun, cost effective, and less destructive to the vehicle it is in currently. Just it being in the truck is destructive on everything holding it up. Its still a monster of pure power ,over all I love it.

@andyharman3022

3 күн бұрын

Yeah, an NV3500 would be no match for big block torque. Look for an NV4500.

Another car dude with an Odyssey, lol. Cheers!

I think my dad’s Mariah boat has a 4.3L Chevy v6 although I don’t know what engine it’s based off of. It’s pretty compact and easy to fix but a little old at this point.

@a4000t

2 күн бұрын

4.3 is basically a 350 chevy with 2 cylinders missing, many parts interchange like distributors,waterpumps,valvetrain etc.

The small block Chevy. A favorite with Chevy and Ford Hot Rod builders for years.

I really like the videos on this channel I just wish you would include some metric conversions to make the viewing experience a lot smoother for those who aren't familiar with imperial units.

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

Multiply "Metric Quantity" by ".6" to get SAE or Multiply SAE by 1.6 to get Metric !

What do think is in the new Corvette ? Still make and still the best v8 ever made. Hands down.

at 5:22, is that Lee Harvey Oswald there on the line?

Over the life of the small block there were many different starters, none were interchangeable.

@a4000t

2 күн бұрын

Actually chevy had a 153 and 168 tooth flywheel/flexplate and 2 different starters that were either diagonal bolted or straight across pattern thru most its life, most were interchangeable even with big block chevy. Ford on the other hand had 15 different flexplates/flywheels( i exagerate a bit) and starter combos in the early days.

@impalaSS65

Күн бұрын

@@a4000t Agreed. The starters interchangeability was a strong point for sure. The straight pattern 153tooth was a direct fit on the Buick big block (68-76) too.

There can be another small block including Hydrogen, Bio and propane alongside engines for plug in Hybrids.

10:43 I like the marketing. Balding middle aged man with a vette gets a kiss on the top of his head from a pretty young lady. Some things never change.

Back then, you could work on cars-everything was usually really accessible. Today, if the water pump would go out on my 2015 Kia, with the engine turned sideways there's simply no room to get a wrench in there to remove it. A mechanic would have to partially lift out the engine simply to access it. What idiot with an engineering degree thought THAT one up?

It's funny, it's the chevy small block over there. Over here it was all about the buick 215

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

Because you picked all the 215 Buick blocks out of our trash pile😂😂😂😂

A 0-60 time of ~10 seconds is less a praise of the ‘55 Chevy and more an insult about the wretched performance of a modern 2011 Honda.

At 3:30: A Wankel Rotor pictured behind Ed Cole. Am I right?

Had a Vega wagon with a 350/350

@hardrays

16 сағат бұрын

neat! traction issues?

How long was the Chevrolet "small" V8 in development ? Was it done in faster time because of being able to use "notes" from the already developed Olds and Cadillac V8s ? Also Pontiac's modern OHV V8 was being developed for several years before its being introduced to the market but GM upper management forbade Pontiac to sell it for one or more years after its completed development because of fear that it would take sales away from Oldsmobile and Buick ? Was the main reason for the success of the Chevrolet V8 in having thick lower block walls and main bearing saddle webbing in spite of the small/low short deck height ? Also very large bore size in comparison to the stroke allowing more width for large valves?

@88SC

18 сағат бұрын

It absolutely was the result of lessons learned by a team who had three other OHV V8 programs under their belt. One of them said that exactly.

Out going inline 6 cylinder? While not as exciting as the SBC - the old Stovebolt six, first introduced in 1929, soldiered on until 1962.

@randykelso4079

18 сағат бұрын

Well, in a sense, yes. But technically the 216, with its cast iron pistons, babbit rod bearings and propensity of cracking heads when overheated, was used in Chevrolets up through 1953 (some later 216s had inserts). The 216 was superseded by the great old 235/261/292 series workhorse engines which bore little in common with the old 216 other than both utilizing six cylinders. 1954 was the first year of the 235 in Chevy passenger cars and pickups. The higher displacement versions were used mainly in larger trucks.

Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company revolutionized the auto industry once again in 1932 with the introduction of a low-priced V-8 engine

Gm: ABC variants+2.5 iron Duke, Chrysler, dodge , amc 258, and ford 300 are th he greatest of all time

I wonder what happens if Chrysler and Chevrolet powered a stand fan and lawnmower i think it's gonna be crazy

Long live the 327

Powered? Still does

Isn't the ls a new small block? An engine that has been used for 30 years in a vast verity of vehicles

The 4.3L V8 small block aka the L99 is such an oddity that shouldnt have existed and somehow does.

You didn’t show a 63 split window cmon bud

I think the 1917 Chevrolet V8 was 288 cubic inches.

Would the 2.0 turbo VW engine fall in this category?

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

No. The 1.8t yes. All 2.0t are trash. 1.9 tdi can make the power of a small block Chevy and get twice the mpg of a 2.0t while doing it.

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

And the fact the 1.8t is a derivative of a motor from 1974

@ghost21501

2 күн бұрын

@fastinradfordable I've had the 2.0 in two cars. The first one was in a tiguan. That thing was bulletproof. I have an A4 Avant now, and that thing is nothing but problems.

Now do the big block chrysler

@TheOzthewiz

Күн бұрын

HEMI ?

💋

Not powered more like powers and I’m a ford guy but I have no problem admitting that

Not market demand .Lowered compression , took all the power away down to 80 hp.But small block thrived. For about 500. bucks, you could pump them up.Ive built a few. Unlike the author of this story.Could be ai voice ?

And yet, the Ford small-block was a smaller package, more efficient, and more powerful(outside of high end performance versions).

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

And fords bare block was 50lbs lighter than chevy. Which is why they don’t hold up over time

@soggycracker5934

2 күн бұрын

@@fastinradfordable Which makes it odd that the Ford engines lasted significantly longer.

The 80’s the decade Chevy lost the quality battle to Japan and never caught up. so sad. Now they build trucks and SUVs.

lots of your 327 info is incorrect

@impalaSS65

Күн бұрын

Which?

@stanallport6746

Күн бұрын

@@impalaSS65 it went into Corvette in 1962not 1963 or4....it highest factory hp rating was 375 not 383.

@impalaSS65

Күн бұрын

@@stanallport6746 Ok thanks. I assumed the 63-figure could be correct for Corvette (I know next to nothing about Corvette). I missed that he mentioned an odd "383hp" rating, but I read someone else noted it aswell.

Yep. The climate that created this engine is gone. The modern four cylinder transvers engine configuration constantly changes in ways that are horribly stupid. A water pump driven by the cam chain that when the seal leaks, coolant gushes into the oil pan. Every automotive engineer should be forced to study the Chevy and the Ford small block engines. KISS is still a powerful design system. Musk uses it.

The only slight complaint I can offer is the starter ,block,flywheel interface. Really not that great.

@fastinradfordable

2 күн бұрын

Def the last engine available in USA that required starter shimming to even work right 😂