Big Chief BBC in a 4th gen??
#1
Big Chief BBC in a 4th gen??
Anyone done it? I know you can put a BBC in there, but we are talking a port that is raised 1.5" over stock, this would be on a 9.8 deck block.
Pics would be nice
Pics would be nice
#2
Do you mean a Tall deck? As such a 10.2 block? Big Chief heads can be run on a 9.8 block or the 10.2. However the 10.2 is the most popular due to the larger cubic inches available. I have a Shafiroff 598 tall deck in one of my 69 Camaros. I kick around the idea of sliding it into my T/A. No problem as it has a BMR k-member with the no mount option. The biggest issue would be the headers. But this is old news as there are a few in here that are already running these .
-Dave
-Dave
#3
What i'm asking is can you put a big chief headed motor in a 4th gen f-car, as the big chief head is physically much larger then a std type bbc head. With the shock tower you only have so much room to work with, I really would rather not have to cut the shock towers to make room for headers. A 9.8 deck motor might fit, but with big chief heads and a 10.2 block, I would think thats to wide. I also need to be able to change valve springs with the heads on the motor in the car.
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#10
Steve, you can do it with out cutting the shock towers. You can also change the valve springs. The headers are a bitch but they can be made and if they are done right you can actually get a socket on every plug.
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It should clear, there is a guy here local that has a 502 stuck in a 96 lt1 car. He used a motor plate.
That car they hacked the cowl for some reason, probably for access to the distributor .
That car they hacked the cowl for some reason, probably for access to the distributor .
#16
Originally Posted by Got Me SOM
It should clear, there is a guy here local that has a 502 stuck in a 96 lt1 car. He used a motor plate.
That car they hacked the cowl for some reason, probably for access to the distributor .
That car they hacked the cowl for some reason, probably for access to the distributor .
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here's more info
here's what I've found so far from someone who's done it.
A motor plate or new motor mounts and a nice 4"+ cowl hood. firewall wont' have to be trimmed.
Thats a factory firewall, there is only slight trimming on the bottom drivers side firewall for header clearance. Just take a look at Jon Moss' 00 ZL1 572 CI Camaro . The only problem with the tight clearance is you have to drop the K member if you ever have distributor problems.
here's some pics i found
here's what I've found so far from someone who's done it.
A motor plate or new motor mounts and a nice 4"+ cowl hood. firewall wont' have to be trimmed.
Thats a factory firewall, there is only slight trimming on the bottom drivers side firewall for header clearance. Just take a look at Jon Moss' 00 ZL1 572 CI Camaro . The only problem with the tight clearance is you have to drop the K member if you ever have distributor problems.
here's some pics i found
#19
Those pictures that Got Me SOM post are of my car. I can change the distributor in mine without dropping the motor. I'll try and get some updated photo's up since this seems to be a big issue as to whether or not this can be done.