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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 29 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 29 | Cant find anywhere, looked high and low. I am wondering the difference in engine dimensions between the 235 and 292 engine. How much longer than the 235 is the 292? What are both their sizes? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,742 | I just measured a 250 and a 216 which were sitting in my shop. They are both 31 inches long from the front of the crankshaft pulley to the rear block face where the bellhousing bolts on.
A 235 and a 292 should have similar lengths, but the 292 will be taller than a 250. It's probably close to the same height as a 235. I don't have a 292 handy to measure!
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 29 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 29 | Great thanks, any one have height measurements, sounds like lengths are the same then. I know they mount differently. Anyone every put one into a 1953 3800? How much work is it to use different mounts to install engine? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | my guess would be easy with a torch and a welder. Did you do a search for 292. I know there are a few of them. you do have to use the search feature to dig thru the archives.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2005 Posts: 45 | By looking at Leo Santucci book on Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder Power Manual on page 2 there is a picture of the 1962 vs 1963 six cylinder motors. Although their length appear to be the same from the pulleys fan belt to the rear of the block, the 1963 does show to be somewhat shorter from the front of the fan blade to the rear of the block. They do not list the lengths of either and do not say how much shorter the 63 is from the 62. The shorter distance looks to come from the water pump pulley itself being somewhat more shallow on the 63 than it is on the 62.
The book does state that the 292 is approximately the same height as the 235, and I assume the 235 is the same heigth as the 216. and the 292 is 19% lighter than the 235.
I guess if needed a guy could put a fan spacer on the 292 and then make it the same length as the 235. (??) But I know you are talking 216 here.
One thing may be of interest is that the picture does show that the 292 has the deep end of the oil pan on the front and the 235 has the deep end of the oil pan on the rear. So this may be something to check out for interference if doing an engine swap.
I don't know where the deep end is at on the 216. (??)
All in all it looks like the 292 would come out being pretty close to the same overall length of the older 216, because of the 216 shorter water pump, but somewhat shorter than the 235.
Just check and see if the oil pan will give you any probloblems. | | |
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