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Reply #15 – January 11, 2012, 10:22:18 PM

If you already had the motor, I guess that changes some things. Sbc ain't a bad way to go, but not the way I would.

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Reply #16 – January 12, 2012, 12:10:56 AM

Quote from: Shadow;377498

maaaaaan.. converting to carb is 1 thing.. but a plate can only mean 1 thing (because we all know he's not talking about a restrictor plate!).. that's almost as bad as putting a sbc in it :(

i'd love to get my hands on a 400 for my dad's cutlass when he hands over the keys.. problem is, they're hard to come by these days ;(

You should be looking for an Oldsmobile 400 (1965-1967 is the only one to use, if going 400) for that Cutlass, not a Chivy 400. Not that they're any easier to come by.

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Reply #17 – January 12, 2012, 12:16:43 AM

it's a 79.. it already has chevy drivetrain under it.. it's a 1st year g-body, or else i'd be looking for a 350 or 455 rocket

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Reply #18 – January 12, 2012, 01:31:44 AM

455 is way over rated.

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Reply #19 – January 12, 2012, 03:43:43 AM

i like em, but i wouldn't go crazy throwing performance parts at it either.. my 71 supreme had the 'red' motor in it.. i never got to drive it, as i only owned it a very short time, but with it just sitting there, idling, you could tell it meant business.. wish i never sold that car

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Reply #20 – January 12, 2012, 04:28:32 PM

455s are torque monsters. They're the only engine I've seen where the torque raises with the horse power, usually the horsepower will pass the torque but not with a 455. A freind of mine races a 68 442 (named RamRod II) with a 650 hp and 670ish foot pound 455 with a stock block and stock ported C-heads. So saying 455s are over rated is rediculous. And he runs high 9.80s low 9.90s 1.60 60 foot.

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Reply #21 – January 12, 2012, 05:13:29 PM

Quote from: Bruce M;377547

455s are torque monsters. They're the only engine I've seen where the torque raises with the horse power, usually the horsepower will pass the torque but not with a 455. A freind of mine races a 68 442 (named RamRod II) with a 650 hp and 670ish foot pound 455 with a stock block and stock ported C-heads. So saying 455s are over rated is rediculous. And he runs high 9.80s low 9.90s 1.60 60 foot.

Agreed. My 72 Cutlass has a high output version of the rocket 350 and that car runs like a raped ape.

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Reply #22 – January 12, 2012, 05:49:57 PM

Having personally run the Olds 455 and the 425, I can say it's over rated. Most people aren't even aware of the 425's existence. True, it "gives up" 30 cubes to it's bigger brother. But if I were to dump money into another Olds, I'd go find a 425 to build up. I simply like it better. I'm not saying you can't make a 455 run. I've run them, and I like them, I simply saying they're not my first choice. I like the larger diameter lifters, the long rods (7" forged) and the forged crank (something only a VERY FEW 455's ever came with). Unfortunately, be prepared to pay for a 425. Right now, I'd have to pay 5 times what I sold the last two for to replace them.
I've also ran the 330, 350, and the 403. I know they're power monsters. I'm just saying most people go gaga for the 455. It's not the only Olds big block, and in mine opinion, not the best, nor is it the worst (that title is held by the 68-69 400). At even at that, the worst one is still a killer street engine.

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Reply #23 – January 12, 2012, 05:59:08 PM

i love the 455, simply because i've already owned 1.. if i ever had another early 70's cutlass, that's exactly what i'd put in it, because i missed the chance to build the 1st 1.. i sold it only 3 weeks after buying it, so i could dump money into my old F150.. at the time, that was my number 1 priority, literally.. that truck came before work, sleep and sometimes cigarettes (which i turn into a major, grumpy a**hole without).. i know olds made other great motors, but the 350 rocket and 455 are my 2 favorites

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Reply #24 – January 19, 2012, 09:07:16 AM

Nice looking Mustang but I hate the idea of another Ford with a chevy in it.

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Reply #25 – January 19, 2012, 09:35:14 AM

Done right a 455 Olds is bad... A friend had one in a '70 Cutlass with a little head work, cam, headers, 3.90 gear, 3500 stall in the TH 400... Would run low 11s in that 4000Lb beast, plus had good street manors... Grandma could drive it down to the Piggly Wiggly to do her grocery shopping...

As far as the Chevy in the Stang, no big deal...

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Reply #26 – January 19, 2012, 10:20:12 AM

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;378088

As far as the Chevy in the Stang, no big deal...

mustangs are expendable, anyway lol

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Reply #27 – January 19, 2012, 01:23:17 PM

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Reply #28 – January 19, 2012, 02:54:34 PM

My neighbor's dog has more fleas than your neighbor's dog does...

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Reply #29 – January 19, 2012, 03:02:53 PM

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;378107

My neighbor's dog has more fleas than your neighbor's dog does...

nah uh! :flip: