Quote Originally Posted by partyguy420
yea... your right...

and to the guy who sent me a half dozen MSN messages, about me not knowing shit about cars... first off.... ive grown up around more cars, then most people in their 70's and 80's... and i plan on owning a car garage... anyways.... heres a link to a brand new crate engine.... its missing a few parts.... but its at Brand New Chevrolet 350, 350 cubic inch, 249 horsepower Crate Engine... thats right at 249 HP... and thats with some basic parts added to make it complet... if you add the corect parts... it will boost the horse power... to 300plus... thats only a 350 SBC

hey look... chevys motor "502" big b;pck, wasnt named for the cubic inches in the motor... but the horse power it put out...

part number: CE14
cubic inches: 502 Cubic Inches
horsepower: 502 Horsepower @ 5,100 RPM
torque: 565 ft/lbs @ 3,200 RPM
compression ratio: 9.6 to 1
block: Cast iron, 4-bolt, 4.446" bore
crankshaft: Forged steel, 4.000" stroke
head, chamber size: Aluminum, oval port, 110cc chamber
valve sizes (i/e): 2.25" / 1.88", Stainless steel
camshaft, lift (i/e): Hydraulic roller, 0.527" / 0.544" hydraulic
cam duration (i/e): 224 / 234 degrees @ 0.050 lift



and of corse, theres the chevy 572 big block.... 572 Chevy 750 HP

after looking at all of that... i feel preaty damn happy, knowing that i can easly acomplish 300 HP... and those were the 3 most common with the exception of 2 that i can think of... the 383 SBC, and the 454 BBC

btw... sbc is the abrevation for small block chevy... and BBC stands for Big Block Chevy....
what am i missing here?