400 Small Block Engine

[Black_Duck]

Originally Posted by big_al_71

I was waiting for that one!!!!
That is what the guy had it on,,, I laughed my ass off!!!

Yeah, I shouldn't be the one saying anything I've got a 454 and a 4 bolt 350 in the back of a 71lwb that I'm using as an engine stand.

Good job on picking up the 400, I'm trying to get my dad to give up his 400 so I can put it in my wife's 72 Nova.

[bad421]

Funny, I thought that the 400 was the only small block chevy made! You will love the power of a 400 its the next best thing to a big block.

[Irishpilot]

I just built a 406 from a used 400 and it is a torque-monster! I'm still breaking it in, so I haven't really ran it that hard, but I can tell the power is there. The only thing that is slightly more expensive is getting the new rotating assembly/rebuild kit (we are talking a few hundred more). Most of the parts are shared with a 350. I like the old school approach to the 400. Good luck, oh yeah, did I tell you they make tons of torque?

[big_al_71]

I am so phsyched by all the great ups on this motor.. We took off the water pump, oil pan, valve covers, fuel pump so we could clean the outside of the block really good so it could be painted then begin reassembling it with all the new goodies while the truck is at the body shop.