JC's Automotive Trivia Thread

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Howard
Man, how do you people memorize bores/strokes?

I bet if I asked for all the demensions of every piece on a 350 chevy, we could get all the numbers within 2 minutes. It is not that hard. They usually relate.

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Evadman
here is an easy one. 400 crank into a 350 = how many CI? (Chevy)

the general actually makes a crate engine on this now

stock bore: 377ci
+.030: 383ci
+.060: 388ci

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: Evadman
here is an easy one. 400 crank into a 350 = how many CI? (Chevy)

the general actually makes a crate engine on this now

stock bore: 377ci
+.030: 383ci
+.060: 388ci

Hehe. I knew it was too easy

 

[JC]

Besides Ford, who else made a 289?

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: JC
Besides Ford, who else made a 289?

stumped me I resorted to google, but I'll hold off for a bit.
It was hard to find through google, too

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: JC
Besides Ford, who else made a 289?

stumped me I resorted to google, but I'll hold off for a bit.
It was hard to find through google, too

I found it instantly on google. but I also will not post it

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: JC
Besides Ford, who else made a 289?

stumped me I resorted to google, but I'll hold off for a bit.
It was hard to find through google, too

Thanx for playing fair

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: godmare

Originally posted by: JC
Besides Ford, who else made a 289?

stumped me I resorted to google, but I'll hold off for a bit.
It was hard to find through google, too

I found it instantly on google. but I also will not post it

Now I don't feel so bad for having no clue who made it

 

[HappyGamer2]

studebaker, 1957

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
studebaker, 1957

Nice. They continued after '57, though. Best was the Paxton-supercharged R2 version, available in the Avanti :Q

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
studebaker, 1957

Did you actually know that, or did you cheat, too?

 

[Evadman]

ok, prove me right. Earlier I said memorizing engine numbers was easy.
lets see these dimensions from a chevy 350 engine:

Bore
stroke
deck height
rod length
journal diameter
valve size (what they are normaly enlarged to)
firing order
bore center to center (bonus)

Notfred can do a 5.0 if he does not know the chevy. I know he is a ford guy. Poor misguided soul.

 

[JC]

Ford made lots of sizes of the Windsor V8 engine (289, 302, etc). What was the smallest?

 

[HappyGamer2]

I knew it, on the 350 thread I held off for a while to give a few others a chance

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
I knew it, on the 350 thread I held off for a while to give a few others a chance

Cool, good deal

 

[HappyGamer2]

260? I know there was a 271 I think

 

[halik]

Yet another question...this one is more up to date:

When you look at a turbo, each side has a number on it thats usually less than one (.xx). What are those numbers and what do they tell you?

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Evadman
ok, prove me right. Earlier I said memorizing engine numbers was easy.
lets see these dimensions from a chevy 350 engine:

Bore 4.0"
stroke 3.48"
deck height doh!
rod length 5.7"
journal diameter rods 2.1"
valve size (what they are normaly enlarged to) 2.02"
firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
bore center to center (bonus) 4.4"???


Here's a bonus. 1967 350 rods had 11/32" bolts, 68 and later had 3/8" bolts

Notfred can do a 5.0 if he does not know the chevy. I know he is a ford guy. Poor misguided soul.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: JC

Bore: 4.0"
stroke: 3.48"
deck height: doh!
rod length: 5.7"
journal diameter: 2.1"
valve size (what they are normaly enlarged to): 2.02"
firing order: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
bore center to center (bonus): 4.4"???

Took ya 1 minute more than I guessed it would. Everything is correct, except you forgot the exaust valve size . I figured deck height would be more well known then center to center. Oh well.

Ok, who knows the other 2? (exaust and deck height?)

 

[JC]

1.60" on the exhausts.

No, I was off on the journal sizes. All 350s were 2.1". Earlier small blocks used 2.0" I was thinking of the '67-only 350 rods that used 11/32" bolts, not the '68-up 3/8" bolts.

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
260? I know there was a 271 I think

Yeah, there's a 260....but it's not the smallest

Don't think there was a 271 Windsor, though.....

 

[HappyGamer2]

I would have to look it up, I won't, let somebody else take a guess at it, they had a small one around 1979 or 1980 or so

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
260? I know there was a 271 I think

Yeah, there's a 260....but it's not the smallest

Don't think there was a 271 Windsor, though.....

220?

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
I would have to look it up, I won't, let somebody else take a guess at it, they had a small one around 1979 or 1980 or so

You're thinking of the 255. Still not the smallest!

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: HappyGamer2
260? I know there was a 271 I think

Yeah, there's a 260....but it's not the smallest

Don't think there was a 271 Windsor, though.....

220?

Close enough. It was a 221