strdmn aka Wally Kimberlin in Akron Ohio is a liar and scam
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Not A 406?
I would think if your into cars it would have taken you only a moment to look at the balancer & Know you didnt get a 400? I have also built & Traded a few engines in my lifetime but I guarentee you couldnt sell me a 350 as a 400?? JMO..The seller also knew it wasnt a 400..
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Re: Not A 406?
Originally Posted by wlpatterson
I would think if your into cars it would have taken you only a moment to look at the balancer & Know you didnt get a 400? I have also built & Traded a few engines in my lifetime but I guarentee you couldnt sell me a 350 as a 400?? JMO..The seller also knew it wasnt a 400..
As I said, shame on me for not doing my homework, but No, I didnt know how to tell the difference in the blocks until my builder showed me the other day... I still dont know how to tell if an 010 block is a 302, 327 or a 350.... but i do know how to tell if its a 350 block vs a 400 block now...I have always looked at casting numbers which i couldnt see because of the booster and valve covers and how far back the motor sat in the truck.... even with the valve covers off i had to take a camara and squeeze it in there and take pictures until i got good pics of the casting numbers
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Don't want too get in a pissin contest, but there's not way in hell you can tell if it's a 406" by the balancer in a built motor. Every crank manufacture sells the crank with neuteral balance or external balance cranks. I've got 2 406" motors and a 434" motor, i can assure they all run 350 balancers (neuteral balance) you have too look at the block too know the difference. Even the cheap rotating assy's come either neuteral balance or external balance, your choice.
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Originally Posted by zipper06
Don't want too get in a pissin contest, but there's not way in hell you can tell if it's a 406" by the balancer in a built motor. Every crank manufacture sells the crank with neuteral balance or external balance cranks. I've got 2 406" motors and a 434" motor, i can assure they all run 350 balancers (neuteral balance) you have too look at the block too know the difference. Even the cheap rotating assy's come either neuteral balance or external balance, your choice.
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Originally Posted by zipper06
Don't want too get in a pissin contest, but there's not way in hell you can tell if it's a 406" by the balancer in a built motor. Every crank manufacture sells the crank with neuteral balance or external balance cranks. I've got 2 406" motors and a 434" motor, i can assure they all run 350 balancers (neuteral balance) you have too look at the block too know the difference. Even the cheap rotating assy's come either neuteral balance or external balance, your choice.
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Originally Posted by tonylittell
Originally Posted by zipper06
Don't want too get in a pissin contest, but there's not way in hell you can tell if it's a 406" by the balancer in a built motor. Every crank manufacture sells the crank with neuteral balance or external balance cranks. I've got 2 406" motors and a 434" motor, i can assure they all run 350 balancers (neuteral balance) you have too look at the block too know the difference. Even the cheap rotating assy's come either neuteral balance or external balance, your choice.
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Bottom line Tony is that the ad was misrepresented and you should expect to get what you were told you were getting.
But i'm a high performance engine builder and a racer. I don't build many street motors, but have sold 4 rotating assy's in the last 6 mos. both 406" and 383's.
I feel more comfortable building a 383 or 388 than i do a 406 because the 400 blks have a tendency to crack between the head bolt holes and the cyliners or the steam holes and cause many overheating problem, plus the cylinder walls are very thin on the 400 blks.
I personally would rather have what you got than what was advertised.
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Originally Posted by wvhippie
Originally Posted by zipper06
Don't want too get in a pissin contest, but there's not way in hell you can tell if it's a 406" by the balancer in a built motor. Every crank manufacture sells the crank with neuteral balance or external balance cranks. I've got 2 406" motors and a 434" motor, i can assure they all run 350 balancers (neuteral balance) you have too look at the block too know the difference. Even the cheap rotating assy's come either neuteral balance or external balance, your choice.
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Im missing atleast 50 cubic inches .... using the same parts to build each motor (as in same length rods, same compression pistons, same heads ect)
how much horsepower would you say that 50+ cubic inches would translate too?
Im missing atleast 50 cubic inches .... using the same parts to build each motor (as in same length rods, same compression pistons, same heads ect)
how much horsepower would you say that 50+ cubic inches would translate too?