To get 434cu in in a small block you need a 0.030" oversize 4 1/8" bore with a 4" stroke crank - To keep the stroke to rod ratio reasonable you should run a 6" conrod, which will mean you will have a very short piston that will have the gudgeon pin in the oil ring groove, that requires special oil rings with support rails. You will also have to machine 4 of the rods to clear the camshaft and the camshaft itself will have to be a special grind with a very small base circle. It is a very tight squeeze to get everything to rotate with clearance, but no problem with the right components
BIG BLOCK OR SMALL BLOCK DOES NOT DEPEND ON CUBIC INCHES . IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE BLOCK ITS SELF.
It wasnt a 400 big block it actually was a 402
You can get a 454 c.i.d. small block Chevy with a 4.185 in. bore and 4.125 in. stroke on an aftermarket block with a raised cam
Volume of 1 inch block is 1 cubic inch Volume of 1/2 inch block is (1/2) x (1/2) x (1/2) = 1/8 cubic inch Therefore number of 1/2 inch blocks in 1 cubic inch block = 1/(1/8) = 8
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You need 8 cubic blocks of sides 0.5 inches to make a 1 inch block.
5.0l small block 302 v8 or the interceptor with a 5.7l ==================================================== The 5.0 liter ( 302 cubic inch ) or the 5.8 liter ( 351 cubic inch )
"The v8 350 is a small block Chevrolet motor.....................it became a big block at 396cubic inches......so anything smaller is a "small" block" this is a little misleading. a 350 is indeed a small block. a 396 is indeed a big block. but you can have a small block that is (internally..cubic inch wise) actually larger than a big block. for example GM made a 400 cubic inch small block. internally it is a larger engine than a 396, but the outer dimensions of the 396 are larger than the 400 small block. and the external dimensions and cylinder head design are what make a small block a small block, and a big block a big block. a small block engine simply has a physically smaller block...a big block is called a big block because it's block is bigger than that of a small block.
If my math is correct , almost 293 cubic inches ( using a 4 inch bore that is bored out .030 and a 2.87 inch stroke )
The 77 has better metallurgy. Any advantages of the 68 318 are not specific to the block.
From Chevy, in the current vette, 427. In the race world, that I have heard of, 511cid.
If my math is correct , almost 410 cubic inches ( using a 4 inch bore and a 4 inch stroke that has been bored out .040 )