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Old 09-27-2014, 12:44 PM
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440 Crate Engine From Dart!!

Check out this article about putting a small block 440 cubic inch Dart crate motor into a 1991 Camaro RS

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/project...d-generartion/
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Re: 440 Crate Engine From Dart!!

Great article!
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Re: 440 Crate Engine From Dart!!

Never saw anything in the story but I doubt you'll want to see the price of the fully assembled engine. You can also get a 454 SBC but to feed that much displacement, you need a set of the more expensive heads. It can be easier and cheaper to build a small BBC that will have more potential for less money.

Can it be done, yes but this is also a magazine article and not what you would consider a real world swap. Is it cost effective? Not really when a 434 with a little shot of NOS could get the same results. What does someone see when they look under the hood? Just another SBC. You could tell them it's a 305 or 440 SBC and they couldn't tell the difference.
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Re: 440 Crate Engine From Dart!!

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Never saw anything in the story but I doubt you'll want to see the price of the fully assembled engine. You can also get a 454 SBC but to feed that much displacement, you need a set of the more expensive heads. It can be easier and cheaper to build a small BBC that will have more potential for less money.

Can it be done, yes but this is also a magazine article and not what you would consider a real world swap. Is it cost effective? Not really when a 434 with a little shot of NOS could get the same results. What does someone see when they look under the hood? Just another SBC. You could tell them it's a 305 or 440 SBC and they couldn't tell the difference.
This is obviously a great build, only if money is not an issue. I just thought it was a pretty cool article though.
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