To tell if your engine is a 2 bolt main or a 4 bolt main. Turn the engine upside down on an engine stand. Next, count the number of bolts on each main bearing cap. if there are two, then its a 2 bolt main. And if there are4, then its a 4 bolt main.
This applies to the three center caps. The front and rear are always 2 bolt.
The main bearing caps will have four ( 4 ) bolts instead of two ( 2 ) they will be side by side. A four bolt 350 engine is more common in the bigger truck series ?
It should be a 2 bolt main, but without looking at the engine I can't say for sure. if it's a 4-bolt main, it should be cross-bolted and you can tell that without dropping the oil pan.
a four bolt main is far superior and longer wearing. Less vibration and stronger.
Almost certainly would be a four bolt main block.
both. in the earlier days the two barrel models were usually two bolt main and the 4 barrel models were four bolt main, but even that wasn't necessarily so.
Are you referring to the main caps? If you are some had two bolt mains, and some had four bolt mains.
The primary difference between a two-bolt and a four-bolt 350 refers to the engine block's design, specifically the number of main bearing bolts used to secure the crankshaft. A two-bolt 350 has two bolts per main bearing cap, while a four-bolt 350 has an additional set of bolts, providing greater strength and stability. This makes the four-bolt version more suitable for high-performance applications, as it can better withstand increased stress and power. Overall, the four-bolt design enhances durability and performance potential in demanding conditions.
The only way to know for sure is to remove the oil pan and look. In reality, I'm pretty sure all of the 427's used in Corvettes were 4 bolt.
No, nearly all 1970 455s are drilled for four bolt mains, but fitted with two bolt caps. Only a few high performance models actually got the four bolt caps from the factory.
Call your local machine shop....only they can tell you their price to drill and tap the block. You'll also have the cost of the 4 bolt main caps, bolts or studs, and to align hone the block with the new caps. Unless you are planning on turning 6,000 RPM plus on a regular basis you really don't need 4 bolt mains on a street vehicle.
In 1994, General Motors did not offer a four-bolt main engine in their standard production vehicles. Most of their small-block V8 engines, like the popular 350, typically came with two-bolt main caps. However, four-bolt main configurations were available in performance and heavy-duty applications, primarily in the Chevrolet small-block engines, but they were not common in regular passenger vehicles during that model year.
with oil pan off,look at your main bearings on your crank shaft,the cover of the bearing will have one bolt on each side this is two bolt main or two on each side this is four bolt mainAnswerTo tell if a motor has 2 bolt or 4 bolt main caps, you must remove the oil pan and inspect the main bearing caps for the crankshaft. If 2 bolts are present, it's a 2 bolt motor and if 4 bolts per cap are present, it's a 4 bolt motor. Most truck engines are 4 bolt - most low perf car engines are 2 bolt - this isn't always the case, but a good place to start if you're hunting for a particular engine.this is a inboard marine engine still working impossible to remove pan without removing engine . That's why the s\n