The 165hp version has lower compression, milder cam profiles, more
restrictive intake/exhaust, perhaps? Not to mention more that I could be
missing? Displacement and bore/stroke ratio are not the entire story.
Scot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrc01@flash.net>
To: "Jason H. Liao" <jhliao@qpt.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Vehicle eligibility...
> That's news to me. Seems unlikely for two reasons. How does an
> oversquare engine with 302 ci displacement make only 165 hp? That
> sounds more like a diesel than a gasoline engine! How did they
> double that power output without changing the stroke/bore ratio
> or the pushrods? Where did you find this information?
>
> "Jason H. Liao" wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Michael R. Clements wrote:
> >
> > > Since the 350s that make 165 hp and those that make 330 hp have
> > > different stroke to bore ratios and different valvetrains, the
> > > reply does not address the question. It's a bit harder to find
> >
> > How do you figure? The traditional small block Chevy 350s (ranging from
> > 165-330 hp, according to my 2 minutes of reasearch) all have the same
> > bore/stroke (4.000" bore x 3.48" stroke), and are all pushrod motors.
> >
> > Jason
>
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