not really a 350?

[oldraven]

I bought a 350 with a brand new propane system on it from Jimmie's boss for $500. I'm having it resealed and put in my Supertruck durring the body resto.

I went to get some brass o-rings from Jimmie (my brother) at the shop last night. (yeah, I practically live there) He said "btw, your motor's not a 350."

WTF?

He showed me the engine, all pulled apart. Brand new pistons, and set up for propane. He's guessing 1-10G Km since it was completely rebuilt, so it's pretty much a new lump. But that's not the cool part. Looking at the harmonic balancer (I believe) he said "This is way too big for a 350. And 350's don't have two piece mains. And see how they machined the block here?"

Turns out it's either a 383 stroker or a 400 small block. He'll pull numbers when they get the oil pan back on, and the lump flipped back over. If it's got 350 numbers, it's a 383, if not, it's a 400!

Boo-****in-YAH!!

500 bones for a rebuilt 400 is NOTHING!