Hey Brian, Will I have the same problems putting my 496 bbc in my 79 camaro. Thanks Mike
As Brian said, a lot easier to put big blocks in 2nd gen camaros...mostly a bolt in.. I seem to remember early 701/2, maybe 71 or 72 you could order the camaro ss with a big block, 402 I think it was.
I put a 427 in a 75 camaro years ago, motor mounts were the only thing you need to have the right ones. Front end went down a bit, but we did not change the springs. They were the original small block springs.
And of course you can buy headers for these things off the shelf.
The biggest problem you will have is that with a high rise intake, the carb will not fit under the hood, so a hood scoop will be needed.
As far as the 3rd gen camaros, well these days you can put any motor in anything if you want to work at it a bit... I cannot seem to remember anyone around here that has done it, but I am sure there are many bigblocks hiding in 3rd gen camaros out there.