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View Poll Results: BBC vs. SBC
BBC 32 31.68%
SBC 68 67.33%
Straight 6 1 0.99%
Don't care as long as I can spin them. 0 0%
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Old 6th-November-2009, 06:39 PM   #1
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BBC vs. SBC
BBC vs SBC
What are you running?
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Old 6th-November-2009, 07:02 PM   #2
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stock 350 here
stock for now this would be a great sticky im curious to what all the others are running
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Old 6th-November-2009, 07:11 PM   #3
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stock 327, 200 HP out of a first gen camaro. air cleaner says 300 horse, all in due time. down the road im going to build either a 396 or 427 for it. but for now im happy with the small block.
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Old 6th-November-2009, 08:56 PM   #4
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Ran a 355 for 10 years, now installing a 461" with a T400. Will let you know the difference in the spring.

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Old 6th-November-2009, 09:51 PM   #5
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307 here.

Not fast enough. I want to have my eyeballs sucked in the back of my head when the pedal is on the floor
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Old 6th-November-2009, 10:59 PM   #6
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Old 6th-November-2009, 11:09 PM   #7
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Old 6th-November-2009, 11:32 PM   #8
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Old 6th-November-2009, 11:37 PM   #9
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Old 6th-November-2009, 11:40 PM   #10
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SBC. Standard .03" over. Edelbrock EFI. Decent HP. I like the lighter weight up front compared to a BB. But..... If I were to do it over, Id go with a BB. I really love BBs. Specially in a small car, mine is a 62. I just dont know if I could get it to handle like I like with the added weight.

But if I were to get a BB this is the one I would get. ZZ 572. 700hp, turn key. It has a nice line up of parts. And 14 grand isnt bad for what you get. Heck, Im into my SB for at least 7 grand.

http://www.sdparts.com/product/12498...ateEngine.aspx

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Oh, a nice vid of a camaro with a 572. Waste of thin rubber but fun to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2oS1xywSNo

Oh, and a another funny vid of the farm boys plowing the dirt. Hmmmm?? Wonder why he didnt send the power to the front tires??? Weak jeep X-fer case prolly. Farmers???? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhNPJX3ZAZM
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Old 6th-November-2009, 11:45 PM   #11
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A well built small block 406 can take any nova into the 10's on motor and on pump gas...
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Old 7th-November-2009, 03:15 PM   #12
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A lot of us have more than one Nova.

I run both small block & big block.

But since there were a lot more small blocks made than big blocks, the answer as to how many people have each will always go to the small block.
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Old 7th-November-2009, 09:04 PM   #13
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307 here.

Not fast enough. I want to have my eyeballs sucked in the back of my head when the pedal is on the floor
put a decent solid cam in that , 513 gear ,, then tell us how ya like it
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Old 8th-November-2009, 09:36 PM   #14
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I have a small block car, a big block car, and want a LS small block engine in the next one. Another member says it best that "one day ls engines will rule the world."
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I just went from a 355 sb to a 383.

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