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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / May 2006Brand X engine question
A friend of mine has a '71 Olds Cutlass convertible 442 clone and is planning on rebuilding the engine (350) in the next couple weeks and has the opportunity to buy a 455 out of a '74 Toronado. Either engine is going to need to be rebuilt so is there any reason not to put the 455 in? He's not worried about gas mileage because he only puts 2-3000 miles a year on the car. Since the car is a "fake 442" keeping the original engine isn't that big of a deal to him. Lee Rebuild the 455 to 1970 specs. The grins from unleashing the torque(510 ft lbs. in 1970) will be worth it. Bob40 >A friend of mine has a '71 Olds Cutlass convertible 442 clone and is >planning on rebuilding the engine (350) in the next couple weeks and has [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Lee Yeah, what Bob said.  Signaturethanks, Jerry Forrester check out my ebay store.... http://stores.ebay.com/CHROME-CHROME-CHROME > Rebuild the 455 to 1970 specs. The grins from unleashing the torque(510 ft > lbs. in 1970) will be worth it. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Lee I concur. AFAIK the blocks are pretty much the same externally so the swap shouldn't be that hard. nate > Yeah, what Bob said. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > > > Lee Lee I'll 3rd or 4th the 455 option, the streetable torque will put a real smile on his face. Russ Blocks are taller and wider but still pose no problems. Heads will interchange but intakes will not. He'll need to upgrade to a TH400 tranny to cope with all that extra torque. Signaturethanks, Jerry Forrester check out my ebay store.... http://stores.ebay.com/CHROME-CHROME-CHROME > I concur. AFAIK the blocks are pretty much the same externally so the > swap shouldn't be that hard. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > > > > > Lee |
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