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[Iowan]

I will get back to you on that then. Thanks guys.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I think y'all are right. The 396 BBC came in the Chevelle. The 400 SBC was offered in the trucks.

I just had an epiphany they also came in the Laguna SS. I remembered working on one of them ugly things with 400 and 4speed. And the OP added 73-80 which the A body stopped in 77. Which was the Laguna platform.

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

You don't like the Laguna? It's not my favorite, but I sure do love the Montes and El Caminos from 73-77.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

You don't like the Laguna? It's not my favorite, but I sure do love the Montes and El Caminos from 73-77.

The Laguna fits into the same category as the Dodge Magnum and the Grand Prix aero coupe looking thing. My A body stops at 70.lol

 

[74 Shortbed]

I believe the 400 was an option in 73-77 Malibu and Laguna..

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I believe the 400 was an option in 73-77 Malibu and Laguna..

I think I said that already just playin.

 

[74 Shortbed]

I think I said that already just playin.

Guess I missed that, oh well, lol..

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Guess I missed that, oh well, lol..

I'm just messin around. It figure you would have know about them hideous things.......how could ya forget?lol

 

[74 Shortbed]

I'm just messin around. It figure you would have know about them hideous things.......how could ya forget?lol

Yeah I know, they're burned in your brain, YUK, lol..

 

[Iowan]

When you say air intake, do you mean an air cleaner/breather or an intake manifold? The air cleaner would need to be off an SBC or BBC, and the intake manifold would need to be from a car or truck with an SBC through 1986. If we're talking Quadrajets, it's a similar deal. Trucks will generally have them through 1986, but you don't want to get one off a car that was made after 1980 because those will be feedback Quadrajets.

--------------------------------------------------Yes meant intake manifold

 

[Green79Scottsdale]

My question is they went to roller cam......and well let me know how that cam works with roller lifters.

A flat tappet cam will physically work in the roller blocks, you just need the correct lifters to go with it.

 

[shiftpro]

The 400 was popular in vans.
Sadly, it's not one of the best mills offered by GM. Something about the bore size, the cylinder castings are connected and they don't cool
properly resulting in the bores not remaining true, so hard for rings to seal. The more they get used, or the harder they get used the heat cycles just make the problem worse.
Anyway, still better than a 305..

 

[Honky Kong jr]

A flat tappet cam will physically work in the roller blocks, you just need the correct lifters to go with it.

That just seams like a step backwards in my opinion.

 

[Green79Scottsdale]

That just seams like a step backwards in my opinion.

And I completely agree. But that is the whole reason behind the years list that someone was talking about earlier.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

And I completely agree. But that is the whole reason behind the years list that someone was talking about earlier.

Not to mention added expense of push rods, but see the reasoning behind the break down just don't see the reasoning for down grading an engine to inferior technology.