identifying a Chevy 350 block and Trans

Jim Davies jimd at vcc.bc.ca
Sat Mar 27 18:48:48 GMT 1999



On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Clarence L.Snyder wrote:

> I don't follow your logic, Clarence.
> 
> I have two C-50 Chevy trucks with 350 engines and both have 2 barrel
> Rochesters. Dunno how many bolts on the main caps, tho.
> 
> Up here most 350 truck engines were 4bbl 4 bolt, very few if any 4 bolts
> had 2 bbls. There were undoubtably some 350 2 bbl trucks, and likely
> some 4bbl 2 bolt truck engines as well, but odds are in your favour of
> 4bbl truck engines to be 4 bolt, and also for 4 bbl 4 bolts to be truck
> engines. For putting out moderately serious power without extensive
> modifications, the truck engine lends itself well to the task.
> 
Light duty and heavy duty 350s are different animals. HD 350s all had 2
barrels and were governed. Heads, walve sizes, valve stems etc etc were
all different.





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