Hi,
I found this link while looking for bore stroke list on Google
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Small-Block_engine pretty
interesting site even if there are a couple of mistakes.
another site I found has a neat chronology for vettes,
http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/vettehis/
1954
(month unknown) june or july
a.. Chevrolet Engineering installs a functional prototype Chevrolet V-8
engine in a 1954 Corvette, which is given experimental record number EX87.
[259.194] [269.46]
(month unknown)
a.. A General Motors executive tells Zora Arkus-Duntov that Corvette is
finished, that no more would be built. [538.31]
October
a.. The first V8-powered Corvette is built, 265-ci with 4-barrel
carbureter. The first 3-speed manual Corvette is also built. [226.46a]
b..
c.. (which I assume would have been a 55 model)
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Here is an interesting read on the bore stroke combos from the factory.
Early Small Blocks
Most current GM small-block V8s (the LT and LS series) trace their
lineage
to the 1954 265 in³ V8 developed for the Corvette. Displacement and power
eventually reached 377 in³ and 509 hp (in prototypes) before the Corvette
switched to Chevrolet big-block power. But the small-block lived on,
settling in at 350 in³ for decades of performance.
[edit]
265
The 265 in³ (4.3 L) V8 was the first Chevrolet small block. Designed by
Ed
Cole's group at Chevrolet, it filled the power gap in the 1954 Corvette
lineup, producing an impressive 195 hp (145 kW). The little engine went
from
Where was this originally published? Apparently the author doesn't know
the difference between 1954 and 1955...
Brad O.
