tom
I'm not gonna bet the farm, and heavens knows at my age I can't be
sure about much of anything. But it seems that over the years its been
discussed at Chevelle tech and the consensus was that the 400 small block
never made it to a chevelle - at least thru 72. I checked the
engine codes for 69-72 at the Index of Years at www.chevelles.com and couldn't find
anything for the 400. Also Dan Carrs 68-72 Production poster does not
show a 400 except for the 70 Monte Carlo.
I agree with everything else you are saying. Also in searching the
archive at TC I found that there was a 4 bbl 400 in the impala. I posted a
question about this at Chevelle Tech, I can be convinced so we'll see.
rick
On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 22:52:43 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
i am going to have to disagree with the fact that small block 400 did not come in Chevelles. i have seen several that have. They were available in 70-73 Chevelles. The casting number is 3951511, the same engine was also in 75-80 trucks. This is were GM got a little goofy in the 1971 model year. The 396 name was kept but the engine displaced 402 cid. There were 2 400 engines in 1970, one small block, one big block. The small block was only available in the 2 bbl carb setup. the 400 big block was a 4 bbl engine. the 400 big block was actually a 396/402 but was "Marketed" as a 400 4 bbl engine for some reason and it was only in trucks from what i understand.
Tom
