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[Tony Underwood]

At 02:23 PM 9/24/2007, JVHRoberts at aol.com wrote:
>
>I thought the OHC 6 block was unique?

So did I.   It's my understanding that the OHC 6 block has no 
provisions for a camshaft, lifters, or pushrods.


>I do understand that a 292 crank can
>be made to fit it, however.



That I didn't know...   :)


It's kinda one of those "corporate" cost saver things, kinda like how 
a 454 crank will drop into an old 409 block if you turn the mains 
down 1/8 or so and relieve the block a tad.   You end up with lots of 
cubes and a ton of torque with the right cam.

Of course a lot of Pentastar folks looking for torque and cubes use 
the ever-popular B-engine 400 ci block and drop a 440 crank into it 
after turning the mains a little bit...  451 inches with all factory 
parts except the pistons which are available from several 
manufacturers for cheap, relatively speaking.   Easy to get 500 hp 
and 500 lbs/ft with an idle you can live with in the church parking lot.


It would have been refreshing if the Corvair crankcase had been just 
a little more spacious to allow some extra stroke without having to 
resort to alchemy...



tony..