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#52421 11/15/2005 4:48 AM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7 | i have a nova clip and a 455 for my 52gmc, am i going to have to hack at the firewall and move it back some? i saw this done to a dodge once and i don't want to do it if i don't have too...
dare to be different, fear being the same
1952 gmc 1/2 ton
1998 chevy 1/2 ton
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#52422 11/15/2005 8:36 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 | I doubt that you would have a length problem. You're going from the length of 6 cylinders to the length of 5 cylinders.
Bob
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#52423 11/16/2005 2:28 AM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7 | fair enough, i just have seen it needing to be done before
dare to be different, fear being the same
1952 gmc 1/2 ton
1998 chevy 1/2 ton
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#52424 11/16/2005 2:28 AM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 | No, the 455 is an 8 cylinder, with 2 banks of 4 cylinders, so it would be the length of 4 cylinders, right?
You're going to love that conversion. I have a 455 in my Firebird and they are wonderfully torquey motors. That WOULD be a great truck motor.
52 GMC 3/4 ton pickup
68 Big Block Vette
68 455 Firebird
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#52425 11/16/2005 5:39 AM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7 | Originally posted by Hot Rod Dad:
No, the 455 is an 8 cylinder, with 2 banks of 4 cylinders, so it would be the length of 4 cylinders, right?
You're going to love that conversion. I have a 455 in my Firebird and they are wonderfully torquey motors. That WOULD be a great truck motor. i know how this motor acts, it was put in by my grandfathers mechanic into his ol stationwagon when the old engine crapped out on it...lets jsut say when m,y bro and i found out we had to see what tourque it really had...
dare to be different, fear being the same
1952 gmc 1/2 ton
1998 chevy 1/2 ton
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#52426 11/16/2005 6:40 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8 | Yup it's a V-8. but the cylinder banks are off set by the width of the con-rod big ends, about 2 inches so I guess the length of the v-8 engine would close to 4 1/2 cylinders.
I've got a 455 in a '58 Buick Century. She's a "tail finned rollin locomotive" for sure. I love that engine.
Bob
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