The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop So what's the difference

Im wondering what the difference between a 54 235 out of a car and a 54 235 out of a truck is. When I bought my 52 i was told by the person that i purchased it off of (a reliable source) that the previous owner who was working on restoring the truck before having to sell it, installed a "rebuilt" 235 that was originally from a 1954 chevy car (unsure which). My question is what would the difference be between a engine out of a car and out of a truck.

Also does a powerglide tansmission automatically add 10 extra horsepower or what? Im confused on this powerglide stuff. If a powerglide is a trans then why would it be apart of the engine id number on the ledge of the distributor?

here are a few sites i ran across to id my engine (id: XXXXXXXT54Z)

http://chevy.tocmp.com/models/engine.htm#54eng
http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/370.cfm

Best i know?
The head will be the big difference. Truck motors are about torq, Car motors are about HP.
PowerGlide is a two speed automatic.
Fast and Faster usually gets the job done.
Drag racers like them alot.

On the difference from a 'Glide 235 to a stick shift car 235 or a truck 235 is in the cam. A 'Glide engine has a hydralic cam with a bit more agressive lift. The reason for the need for the 'Glide engine needing more power is that the 'Glide takes more poer to operate.

My ’61 had a 235 out of a car in it, and it was a very powerful engine. It would take you uphill at 70 miles an hour – and still be able to push you to the back of the seat! And it wasn’t wound out. Whenever my great-uncle would drive the truck he would say, “are you sure you don’t have a V8 hidden under there?!” I never could figure why it did that, as everything I have ever heard as said that those trucks just shouldn’t be able to do that - but it did. When I went through the truck, I found out that everything in it was original – except for the engine.

So, anyway, that must be why my motor was so powerful – it was from a car.

The main difference between a 1954 car 235 and truck 235 is the car engine has hydraulic lifters with the Powerglide transmission. There were a few other "cosmetic" differences.

The standard truck 235 was about 112 gross hp and the various versions of the car 235 were about 115-150 hp (Corvette at 150, I think). The Corvette 235 had mechanical lifters, a 261 cam, and 3 side-draft carburetor.

All the 1954 235s developed about 200 ft-lb of torque

is there anyway to tell exactly what it came out of. How can i tell if it has hydraulic lifters?

One book says the 1954 car Blue-Flame 123 (hp) was standard and the Powerglide came with the Blue-Flame 136 (hp).