What is a RARE Chevy motor? (like the Ford Ardun)

Because that would ruin it.

 

How about chevys that came with Pontiac engines from the factory? I had one, and I worked with a guy who had one too. mine was a 4 his was an 8. He was pissed to say the least when he learned of it. But then some Buicks had chevy small blocks in them too, from the factory.

 

Didn't Studebaker build those?

 

I second the Smokey Yunick 302. I once saw a manifold for one that sold for more than I have spent on some decent cars/trucks.

I would also add the BBC with Feuling 3V heads (although a little OT because of date) and virtually any of the small block or big block engines that were run in the original Grand Sport Corvettes in the early 60s, which include all aluminum 377s, and early versions of the splayed valve big block design. There were several engine combos used in those, and all of them pretty sexy.

I don't know enough about the cool 6 cyl aftermarket heads to comment - but I know that I want one/some!

 

I thought the big attraction of Chev engines is that they are cheap and common?

 

General Motors Rotary Combustion Engine



From Wikipedia....

"The General Motors Rotary Combustion Engine (GMRCE) is an internal combustion Wankel engine which uses a rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. In November 1970, GM paid $50 million for initial licenses to produce their version of the Wankel rotary engine, and GM President Ed Cole initially projected its release in three years. Chevrolet, with impetus from Pete Estes and John DeLorean, as well as Ed Cole worked on the Wankel. Bob Templin was the chief executive in charge of rotary-engine research at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, but Ed Cole would leave his office in Detroit twice a week for the trip to Michigan taking charge of the program.<SUP id=cite_ref-0 class=reference jQuery1810911308663090035="14">[1]</SUP> The engine was initially targeted for an October 1973 introduction as a 1974 Chevrolet Vega option. Its mediocre fuel economy and the ill-timed Arab oil embargo were contributing factors to end the GM rotary program."

 

Not any cheaper or common than Windsors now days.
If you're talking assembly line engines there seems to be more demand than supply for QB 409s now days.

 

Guess you are not a "Chevy Man". 1 reason is yes they are cheap but other reasons for their popularity is: Interchangeability, abundant parts, easy to work on and modify and they are high winding and all-around good motor.

 

finding a pre 55 chevy without a small block in it. How bout a chevy trialblazer staight 6? At least its a inliner.

 

you were wrong.

 

All the guys that said Wayne had it right. If you want the Chevy equivalent of an Ardun it would have to be a Wayne.

 

One of the first posters mentioned the Blue Flame 53/55 Corvette.Used to know a man in Fl that had TWO of them(the complete Corvetts).He inheritaded them from his Father when he died.His Father purchased the pair new for him and his wife.Sweet pair of Corvettes.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Wayne head on a six for sure


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This....

 

Pontiac OHC 6

 

292 is the next generation engine than a 270-302. Easy to tell by first sight by the bigger side covers, confused people must be ignorant. Good enough torquey engine but rare?

 

I'd vote for a hopped I-6, too. But you might consider a mild version any of the Chevy II or V6 motors used in oval track racing. They sure look cool, anyway. If you have deep pockets and toss out the pre-64 notions, how about an Aurora / Chevy IRL engine?!?!?!Gary

 

Answer #1: Any "motor" would be rare, if you are referring to a method of locomotion. Maybe the new Volt? I suppose that has a "motor." Every Chevrolet I've seen has an engine. Of course, most would have a motor for the heater fan.
Answer #2: A rare one, would be one that has been bested by a Ford.

 

Back in the '50's, when a used GMC 270 was a lot easier to get than the newer ( '53-'59 ) 302, rodders would put a heavy over-bore ( 0.125? ) on a 270 to arrive at a 292.

Its just a quirk in sizing and engine design that the '63 and later medium truck inline six was also a 292 (with the six inch tall pushrod covers).


Later, Kinky6

 

The whole story's pretty convoluted. Go look on the Inliners home page under history.

 

The Hemi head 302 is pretty rare.

 

Here we go again. Here is the definition of "Motor" from the Oxford Dictionary. Of course, if your English is better than theirs, then, perhaps, you should publish your own version.

motor Pronunciation: /&#712;m&#601;&#650;t&#601;/

noun



1a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for another device with moving parts:

 

Isky made at least 1 set of desmodromic heads for an SBC. They worked fine but no one could afford them so they never made the market.

 

But whenever I ask what is so great about the Chev V8 I get an answer like this:

"Guess you are not a "Chevy Man". 1 reason is yes they are cheap but other reasons for their popularity is: Interchangeability, abundant parts, easy to work on and modify and they are high winding and all-around good motor. "

In other words engines and parts are cheap and common.

 

I don't know what they called it but chevy made a BIG v6 back around 64 or 65 Or was that a GMC only thing.

 

In times past a lot of these posts would have led me to say things like"ardun heads were designed for garbage trucks by the same engineer that made the sbc the greatest motor of it's time---but after what Obama did to the general there is no pride or fun it that type of comment for me---rare motor factory aluminum head 315 horse 283 fuelie

 

Yes that was a 302 v6 from GMC. Only in trucks and apparently very tough but not popular for some reason. I have seen two trucks this year at swap meets with them. Neither was running and neither price was right. They look cool though, like a 348/409 valve cover but only 6 spark plugs.

 

Here is a real one. Some Corvette or Camaro would kill for this motor......

 

My thoughts exactly...saw this Leo Lyons hemi Chevy at the Speedway Motors museum/collection back in the late '80s and it stuck with me.
Don Ferguson now makes an Ardun head for the Chevy.....
http://www.ardun.com/index.html

 

My guess is so that it doesn't have the whole "belly button" thing. I don't care how rare it is, but you can do a lot worse than a 375 horse 327 Fuelie.