Corvette Motor

[Tod74]

Awhile back there was a thread about this on Yellow Bullet. It sorta made me laugh so I thought I would be a copycat and start one here to get some opinions... Why in the heck do people think this is anything special? Seems every 350 for sale is a "corvette motor"

As someone in the other thread said, there must be a massive "Corvette junkyard" somewhere. ..or millions or corvettes are missing their original engines.

[hollowayshotrods]

I got one of them Tod! I know it is, because it has finned aluminum valve covers and the man at the flea market said it is :!: :lol: :lol:

[MEMRACING62]

HEY!! I WILL BET MY OLD PICK UP TRUCK HAS ONE TOO!! :wink: :lol:

[Tod74]

One guy said his 350 wasn't a corvette motor...but it came from a Cop Car!!

[fla1976]

My engine is a 1989 truck 350. Nothing exceptional, but it is a 4 bolt main.

[dragonmaster093]

mines a 350 early style (2 pc rear seal) 4 bolt main but i do have a factory 70s gm aluminum intake in garage bet if i put it o and say out corvette i could make a fortune ( part number say it was a corvette option ) :twisted: :twisted:

[Tod74]

My dad's neighbor came over today while I was working and was telling me about his old 66 chevelle he had in high school...I swear he told me he traded the 396 out of it for a 327 Vette motor...ROFL

[bbchevy]

My dad's neighbor came over today while I was working and was telling me about his old 66 chevelle he had in high school...I swear he told me he traded the 396 out of it for a 327 Vette motor...ROFL
Thats only cause it had 2.02 FUELIE Heads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Later
G 8)

[lively]

HEY--------I JUST CHECKED MY GASSER----IT HAS A CORVETTE MOTOR IN IT[ I THINK THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO CLEAR THE FIREWALL!! :oops: :oops: :oops:

LIVELY

[Tod74]

A ranchero with a vette motor...SUPER RARE. :lol:

Usually Ford guys tell you they have "Police Interceptor" motors or HO 5.0

[lively]

I think it was an option in 63 :lol: :lol: :lol:

[THERATTLER]

:D I had an old corvette one time with NO motor :shock: I think one of these guys must have it . :lol:

[Tod74]

Sorta off topic but ...I used to work with a guy, (I'll call him Jim,) who was one of those guys we all know...you know the one who doesn't want to give you anything for a car or part..but once HE OWNS it it is suddenly rare and worth big bucks. He is also the type that would screw you in a heartbeat and laugh about it later..WE all know this type of guy at some point. Well my dad and I were at a swap meet and there he was. He had a booth with various parts for sale. Some sort of nerdy looking guy was looking at some BBC Exhaust manifolds. Jim walks over and says "Yeah those are real good ones.Came off a 69 Chevelle SS396" the guy looks up and says "They're off a truck." :lol: The Dude knew what he was looking at andthe fact that my Dad and I were standing there watching JIM stumble and blubber around looking like a fool, trying to act like he hadn't just tried to lie to the guy was priceless.

[TheRabbit]

Off a truck! Priceless!! I don't know schitte about any production parts. What little I know about factory stuff is BBF which I outgrew years ago. I just don't have a need for any OEM parts.

[Harbone]

they were actually off an 69 C/10 SS396, even MORE rare than the corvette 350!!! :lol:

[outlaw256]

since everyone has a vette motor, id like to know where all the regular 350's are at. i bet i could pick those up cheap!

[RonOwensRacing]

Don't forget all those 302 boss motors that is in every mustang out there.

When most people have never seen a boss engine.

I went to the ford show in Columbus Ohio a couple of years ago with a friend of mine and i think everybody there selling parts had one they just sold .

[FullTimeRacing]

i have a 81-85 block (not a corvette),but it has more power than one.Go figure

[TheYellaBrick]

Now, the ULTIMATE combo would be a Corvette with a small block Mopar !! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[TheRabbit]

Well I was kinda thinking the perfect combo would be a Vette motor in a Vette!! :D I loved my dark blue '99. SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD IT!! :( I love the 2006 Z06!! They actually have Vette motors in them too!! LOL. This thread is getting better and better!

[Tod74]

Now, the ULTIMATE combo would be a Corvette with a small block Mopar !! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

That would surely drive some corvette enthusiast to suicide.

[Tod74]

My car came factory with a 350 and a 2 barrel. I tell people it had a Corvette motor with a Malibu Carburator.

[ARUSSELL]

Now, the ULTIMATE combo would be a Corvette with a small block Mopar !! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

That would surely drive some corvette enthusiast to suicide.

There are too many, this would be population control :lol: :lol: :lol:

[dragonmaster093]

ou sure those manifold were form rare c10 ss 396 or ultra rare 2 ton ss 396 straight truck? too many people think if its a four bolt 350 its a vette motor had lots of people try it with 327s too 1 guy tried it with a 60s block wanted 300 so i called a friend at dealer he ran numbers came back as the low hp out of a belair never seen a guy turn so red top it all off the car was in back be hind hey pile was a 4dr at that

[hollowayshotrods]

Tod,
Check out this ad I found on Craigslist! LMAOOOOOOO!
Be sure to read description well.........still LMAOOOOOOO!

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/1273253799.html

[Tod74]

LOL....another Corvette has been devalued by someone taking the engine.

Does the trailer have the corvette engine or the boat?

[FullTimeRacing]

Tod,
Check out this ad I found on Craigslist! LMAOOOOOOO!
Be sure to read description well.........still LMAOOOOOOO!

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/1273253799.html

Buy the motor get the boat FREE!

[hollowayshotrods]

Tod,
Check out this ad I found on Craigslist! LMAOOOOOOO!
Be sure to read description well.........still LMAOOOOOOO!

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/1273253799.html

Buy the motor get the boat FREE!

Odd you say that, I actually had that thought. I have emailed him asking for the casting numbers on the block and heads, I can't wait for the reply!
STILL LMAOOOOO :!:

[TheRabbit]

I never really paid much attention other than smirk a little when someone would say "it has a Vette motor" until this thread. I'm supprised any vettes still have their motors in 'em. I had an older lady work for me and she swore her new Impalla SS had a Vette motor in it from the factory. My thought was if it came from the factory with this motor isn't it an Impalla motor?!! BTW. She was from Fl and her tag # was SSMAMA! lol

[TS1955]

Went to Sears today & bought me a new riding lawn motor. Guess what...the dang thing has a Corvette motor in it. LOL!!!

[bjuice]

Went to Sears today & bought me a new riding lawn motor. Guess what...the dang thing has a Corvette motor in it. LOL!!!


Let me guess it had a 3/4 cam in it also ?

[TS1955]

bjuice...that's scary...How did ya know?

TS1955

[supergass]

AWWWW B Juice you stole my line!!! Nothing to be dreaded more than a Corvette motor with a 3/4 race cam. Well except one with a full race cam of course!!! Im a chevy guy but the people who live by these phrases really show there depth and knowledge really quick! I have heard about more 9sec 55 chevys with a 327 and 4 speed than there was ever built. Of course who ever had it doesnt have it now!

[supergass]

X2 with the BOSS 302 and the 428 police interceptor. The original Boss looks like a CLeveland! To bad they only made so few of them, it would have been alot more fun to have some rivalries in the neighborhoods if they didnt get themselves or anyone else hurt wouldnt it! You know.....fun!

[Tod74]

All joking aside...I know someone on here must KNOW the origin of the phrase "3/4 cam" ZIP what about you? You been around a looooooong time. :wink: Seriously, is it just some made up crap or was there ever a cam marketed as a 3/4 cam?

[TheRabbit]

If there was a 3/4 cam no way you guys up North ever had a chance to buy one cause everybody in the south had one. You could put one in any car, truck or go cart back in the 80's. Wish I still had mine!! LOL.

[Tod74]

We weren't interested because we were too busy inventing the 13/16 cam

[TheYellaBrick]

I hear tell that 3/4 cams were actually straight 8 cams just shortened up a tad :shock:

[oldandtired]

I hear tell that 3/4 cams were actually straight 8 cams just shortened up a tad :shock:

Ha Ha! Are some cylinders sharing a cam lobe?? :lol:
Dave

[itsabird]

I hear tell that 3/4 cams were actually straight 8 cams just shortened up a tad :shock:don't know about that, but it appears they made millions of those, and vette engines.

[Scooterz]

I assume some dude started the 3/4 cam thing long ago when he discovered it had the lift & duration which was not stock, but not as radical as a "Full Race Cam" which was invented by his older brother or something. You know a Full Race Cam when you hear it on the local Nova in your area.... it bogs until 4700RPM, comes on & takes a dump emitting more black smoke than a diesel.... at a stop, this vechile must be brought to neutral every time. It will always have a "double pumper" on it too (which is also too big). Usually, a mullet is in order & THESE VECILES MUST HAVE REAR AIR SHOCKS PUMPED UP ALL THE WAY. Sometimes you will notice one red light on the back of a traction bar (cause the other is broken) as well. A true poser will bungee/strap a commercial fire extingusher to the seat so that a side view of it can be seen by passing drivers (this is because the full race cam has not "kicked" in yet). Last, a really poor job of an old hood scoop must be installed w/ the "CU IN" painted on the side of it too. Scooter

[MEMRACING62]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[DirkaDirka]

Hey Scooter I thought that they alsway raised the back end by installing 2" block under the springs and they also lowered the front end to make it look "meaner". Oh and you cant forge that they only bought bald tires so they can "smoke em" easier too. JMO

[TheRabbit]

Ok Scooter I thought you and I were getting along just fine until you dissed everything from my hair cut to my fire extingusher bracket!! lol
You don't like the 396ci on the hood??
And I thought Rednecks only lived in the South!! LOL!!

[oldandtired]

Oh and you cant forget that they only bought bald tires so they can "smoke em" easier too. JMO

This will only make sence for the older crowd. There was once a tire brand called Mohawk. It would make a smoky burnout like a funny car. Of course, half of the guys had a peg leg rear end, but the smoke was so thick you could not tell!!!

I grew up in the greatest days.....

Dave

[DirkaDirka]

i think I have heard of that brand.

[TheRabbit]

Check out this add. May even be ligit!

http://www.racingjunk.com/category/95/Street/post/1566427/1969-L-88-Corvette-Complete-Motor-s-match.html

[FullTimeRacing]

so what dose it match to

[Tod74]

I assume some dude started the 3/4 cam thing long ago when he discovered it had the lift & duration which was not stock, but not as radical as a "Full Race Cam" which was invented by his older brother or something. You know a Full Race Cam when you hear it on the local Nova in your area.... it bogs until 4700RPM, comes on & takes a dump emitting more black smoke than a diesel.... at a stop, this vechile must be brought to neutral every time. It will always have a "double pumper" on it too (which is also too big). Usually, a mullet is in order & THESE VECILES MUST HAVE REAR AIR SHOCKS PUMPED UP ALL THE WAY. Sometimes you will notice one red light on the back of a traction bar (cause the other is broken) as well. A true poser will bungee/strap a commercial fire extingusher to the seat so that a side view of it can be seen by passing drivers (this is because the full race cam has not "kicked" in yet). Last, a really poor job of an old hood scoop must be installed w/ the "CU IN" painted on the side of it too. Scooter

Nothing still beats the car I saw with the holley 4 barrel bolted to the hood. Funniest thing I've ever seen on a car.

[RAYSIN]

Awhile back there was a thread about this on Yellow Bullet. It sorta made me laugh so I thought I would be a copycat and start one here to get some opinions... Why in the heck do people think this is anything special? Seems every 350 for sale is a "corvette motor"

As someone in the other thread said, there must be a massive "Corvette junkyard" somewhere. ..or millions or corvettes are missing their original engines.

I think its an old used car salesmen technique to justify the cost/value of a particular veh in question. its kind of funny, i have a vette, and its not the orig. motor lol

[DirkaDirka]

WOW.... Someone stole it didnt they. They wanted to say that they had a vette motor in their ride. LOL

[Tod74]

Awhile back there was a thread about this on Yellow Bullet. It sorta made me laugh so I thought I would be a copycat and start one here to get some opinions... Why in the heck do people think this is anything special? Seems every 350 for sale is a "corvette motor"

As someone in the other thread said, there must be a massive "Corvette junkyard" somewhere. ..or millions or corvettes are missing their original engines.

I think its an old used car salesmen technique to justify the cost/value of a particular veh in question. its kind of funny, i have a vette, and its not the orig. motor lol

It is probably in a 79 Monte Carlo somewhere.

[TheRabbit]

A what bolted to the hood? I must have missed that one!

[DirkaDirka]

Hey guys I just found this on craigslist in Reno.



http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/1324156653.html

[oldandtired]

Hey guys I just found this on craigslist in Reno.



http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/1324156653.html

What, no picture of the engine? That's the selling point!! :lol:

Dave

[Scooterz]

D-Diggler,

That is a good one "engine suffix codes" ... she is purrtty. I digg those MOJO's on the back too. SWEET!!

[Tod74]

A what bolted to the hood? I must have missed that one!

some guy had a Holley Carb Bolted to the hood of his car with a chrome air cleaner on it...I guess from 50 ft away it would give the illusion of a carb sticking through the hood. :lol:

[kwkracing]

Haha, guy just stoped by and told me about the deal his buddy just got down the street. A iroc camaro with a corvette motor for $900.00.

I died laughing to myself thinking about this post and him saying that!!

[Tod74]

My dad's neighbor came over today while I was working and was telling me about his old 66 chevelle he had in high school...I swear he told me he traded the 396 out of it for a 327 Vette motor...ROFL

I know the feeling. :lol:

[TheRabbit]

A what bolted to the hood? I must have missed that one!

some guy had a Holley Carb Bolted to the hood of his car with a chrome air cleaner on it...I guess from 50 ft away it would give the illusion of a carb sticking through the hood. :lol:

LMAO!! His parents should have gone fishing instead of having drunken $#X!!! LOL

[MEMRACING62]

isn't funny how the motors just jump out of all these vettes out there and end up flying into every half ass junk out there? maby they should bolt them down better!! where did all the motorless vettes go? :cry: :cry:

[FullTimeRacing]

I bet pepol put 6cyl's in the vettes because they were to powerful,or used the fiberglass to make boats.

[Tod74]

There is apparently more to the "Corvette Motor" mystique than I thought.....It seems the motor didn't necessarily have to come in a Corvette from the factory to be valuable...It just needs to have been bolted into a Corvette at some point. :roll:

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/1389906497.html

[BEAST477]

Went to Sears today & bought me a new riding lawn motor. Guess what...the dang thing has a Corvette motor in it. LOL!!!

Man, I bet it only takes you about 10 minutes to cut the grass now!!! :lol:

[shybx1969]

Its like every car ive seen for sale atta car show is RARE!!!! rare color,rare engine,rare option combo!!!Alitte ole lady owned it!!!!Gee i dont think its been painted before, the best one NO RUST YEA JUST LOTSA BONDO TO COVER IT UP!!!!!!br :roll: :twisted:

[kwkracing]

Haha, like this guy down the road with his "rare" 68 nova hatchback with a deluxe 305, little old lady owned it, haha, he says he wants 30k for it and its worth 2500 max! It so hard for everyone around her not to laugh while talking to him.

[Tod74]

I was helping my dad put the engine into his El Camino this weekend.It is a dish piston 400 with double hump heads. I saw the heads and said "Oh man...double hump heads, this must be a corvette motor"

He looked at me like I was stupid and said ..."It came out of a station wagon."


I didn't know they made corvette station wagons.

[outlaw256]

that guy may have a really rare car!!68 nova hatchback.ive never seen one and with a 305. hell that engine is way ahead of its time considering it didnt even come out until the mid 70s, unless its the gmc 6cly truck engine.it may be worth 30,000 lol

[Scooterz]

LOL! "Camel Back" heads.... I just remembered another one. "angle plug" heads... if I remember correctly they were elite & had a mystique too. yeah, I want some of those 202 angle plug/double hump heads.

[FullTimeRacing]

just browsing craigs list and found one,,,,this mite be the one,,, :roll:

I thought high preformance motor whould be 4 bolt.

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/pts/1399900281.html

[kwkracing]

Nope stock 2 bolts sbc are stronger unless its a aftermarket splayed cap block

[blowninjected540]

Nope stock 2 bolts sbc are stronger unless its a aftermarket splayed cap block

Thats what I was always told too !!!!

[THERATTLER]

LOL! "Camel Back" heads.... I just remembered another one. "angle plug" heads... if I remember correctly they were elite & had a mystique too. yeah, I want some of those 202 angle plug/double hump heads.
this is the engine in my wifes CORVETTE dragster , check out the heads ,,old school but work great , the pushrods go through brass tubes in the intake ports because they are ported out so big....she keeps this thing so clean you probally can eat off it :lol:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7794/rattler4002.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/rattler4002.jpg/)

[Scooterz]

Love it... I did not know the wife was an adrenalin junkie. That is awesome...

[cepx111]

What does the wifey's run rattler?

[THERATTLER]

it only turns 5.28 -5.30 ---basic 355 ci small block 8% overdrive , still alot of fun :D scares the crap out of her everytime :lol: :lol: :lol:

[lookingaround]

does anybody know the exact specs on a 3/4 cam? i think i may have. if so does anybody want to buy it? :D

[BEAST477]

LOL! "Camel Back" heads.... I just remembered another one. "angle plug" heads... if I remember correctly they were elite & had a mystique too. yeah, I want some of those 202 angle plug/double hump heads.
this is the engine in my wifes CORVETTE dragster , check out the heads ,,old school but work great , the pushrods go through brass tubes in the intake ports because they are ported out so big....she keeps this thing so clean you probally can eat off it :lol:
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7794/rattler4002.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/rattler4002.jpg/)

Wow maniac that is clean. Does she moonlight on the side? Mine could use a little cleaning. :lol: :lol:

[THERATTLER]

:D she is a clean F R E A K :roll:

[bluegrassjh]

I think it's just a way of embeleshing the truth. Like saying you have a low back pressure, free flow exhaust system....when all you got are stock manifolds with no exhaust. Like sayin their date was fine as h3ll....but leavin out the part where the lights were off.
I like hearing "It has a NASCAR engine."

[Scooterz]

You got it bluegrass... it is just like saying "I have a 44mag long barrel" when all you got is a .22 short purse pistol. Trouble is, the ignorance of the Vette motor mystique is just that... mystique. Truth is, I had a pretty nasty SBC truck coded motor in a Chevelle once that would smoke a "Vette Motor".... it came out of a 70's 1/2 ton 2wd pick up. Oh well... maybe someday I will be able to have Corvette, 3/4 Cam, angle plug/double hump headed, motor with a full race quad-carb. Until then, I will keep saving my money.

[TheYellaBrick]

Scoot !
You have MONEY ?!!!?? You went and stood in line for some of that $3000 that our esteemed 'leader' is to hand out, Didn't you ? :P :P :P

[Tod74]

I knew there had to be one somewhere.......stripped of their drivetrains and tossed aside like yesterday's garbage.....


http://www.motorvista.com/pictures/corvette/corvette-junkyard.jpg[color=black]

[TheYellaBrick]

Oh look,...it's just another Corvette...... :roll: :roll: :roll:

[eddie1963]

i am always asked > 'HOW BIG IS THE CAM?' i hold out my hands and say > 'ABOUT THIS LONG!' i have never actually measured a cam lenght but i will now so i can be more correct with my answer! GOD BLESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAY A PRAYER FOR THE NEEDY AND OUR TROOPS OVER SEAS ... HECK PRAY FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS A 3/4 CAM THAT THEY LEARN HOW TH MEASURE THE LENGTH OF THEIR CAM!

[DirkaDirka]

i am always asked > 'HOW BIG IS THE CAM?' i hold out my hands and say > 'ABOUT THIS LONG!' i have never actually measured a cam lenght but i will now so i can be more correct with my answer! GOD BLESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAY A PRAYER FOR THE NEEDY AND OUR TROOPS OVER SEAS ... HECK PRAY FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS A 3/4 CAM THAT THEY LEARN HOW TH MEASURE THE LENGTH OF THEIR CAM!


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[Scooterz]

No that was funny!! Hey- you did notice that Vette in picutre was missing the motor?? Gone... another Vette motor out there threatining the tracks somewhere.

[Tod74]

Oh look,...it's just another Corvette...... :roll: :roll: :roll:

I believe every car in that picture is a corvette...it is a corvette junkyard. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[TheYellaBrick]

Oh look,...it's just another Corvette...... :roll: :roll: :roll:

I believe every car in that picture is a corvette...it is a corvette junkyard. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Hey ya Tod :D
In the ORR world, all of us hardcore 60's -70's Detroit Iron builders and racers say that kiddingly, as over 1/2 of the field of 150 plus cars at most events are of the plastic variety. It takes a ton more effort, horsepower, and thought to make a big brick run as fast as a Corvette. :shock: :D From the factory a Vette is waaaaaay more aerodynamic ! Either way it's still racing and we all have fun !!

[Tod74]

Oh look,...it's just another Corvette...... :roll: :roll: :roll:

I believe every car in that picture is a corvette...it is a corvette junkyard. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Hey ya Tod :D
In the ORR world, all of us hardcore 60's -70's Detroit Iron builders and racers say that kiddingly, as over 1/2 of the field of 150 plus cars at most events are of the plastic variety. It takes a ton more effort, horsepower, and thought to make a big brick run as fast as a Corvette. :shock: :D From the factory a Vette is waaaaaay more aerodynamic ! Either way it's still racing and we all have fun !!

I have watched the video you have posted on your site...pretty cool stuff.

I am not a corvette fan

[DirkaDirka]

Oh look,...it's just another Corvette...... :roll: :roll: :roll:

I believe every car in that picture is a corvette...it is a corvette junkyard. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Hey ya Tod :D
In the ORR world, all of us hardcore 60's -70's Detroit Iron builders and racers say that kiddingly, as over 1/2 of the field of 150 plus cars at most events are of the plastic variety. It takes a ton more effort, horsepower, and thought to make a big brick run as fast as a Corvette. :shock: :D From the factory a Vette is waaaaaay more aerodynamic ! Either way it's still racing and we all have fun !!

I have watched the video you have posted on your site...pretty cool stuff.

I am not a corvette fan

Man and here I thought you were. :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol:

I like the old vettes not the new ones.

[TheYellaBrick]

Kinda like THIS one dirka !!! :D :D

http://www.gopusa.com/classifieds/index.php?a=2&b=2830

[DirkaDirka]

Yes like those. I even like the ones like this.......

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32567537@N00/164446580/

[hotrod1024]

Heres another 1 for ya.http://fayetteville.craigslist.org/cto/1459927858.html

[TheYellaBrick]

Yes like those. I even like the ones like this.......

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32567537@N00/164446580/

a tad heavy on the front end !