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396 block
i have a 396 block with a 1967 date code, did any trucks have a 396 in 67 ?
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Re: 396 block
it looks like maybe 68 was first year for a bb in a truck?
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Re: 396 block
68 was the first year for a 396 in a pickup. Remember that the 68's came out in the fall of 1967, so the date could easily be in 67 for a 68 model pickup.
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Re: 396 block
ok thanks, it is june of 67 st.louis block. did truck blocks have partial vin stamp?
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Re: 396 block
No vin stamp
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Re: 396 block
thank you all very much. must be a car block
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Re: 396 block
Does it have a suffix code stamped on the front of the pass. side deck?
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Re: 396 block
T0616IV. Part vin 7s218254
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Re: 396 block
T0616IV
T = Tonawanda engine plant 06 = June 16 = 16th IV = 1967 Impala 396ci, 325hp, 400 trans, RPO code L35, 4bbl carb.
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Bruceman thanks for info. All I could find on the iv was 325hp th400. I didn't know it was for Impala .
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Re: 396 block
396s came out in 1965 , in corvettes , impalas [second half of year , first half were 409s] and the ultra rare [201 units] z11 chevelles , the 65 model year 396s had a one year only oiling system and an oil grove in the rear cam journal . They were rated at 425 hp in the vets , and made serious power
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Also, '65 & '66 were the years for the oil grove in the rear cam journal. Not sure if this was exclusive to the 396/375 hp (or 396/425 hp in Corvette). |
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Re: 396 block
Rear grove went to 67
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Eagle , your right ,the z11's were Impalas with 427's , man to own a z16 , what a car , I know Hoss Cartwright had one , they should of gave one to Dinai Shore also .
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Re: 396 block
I know a couple of people that ruined their motors because they didn't know about the rear oil grove.
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Re: 396 block
Be careful identifying the old 396's by the grooved rear journal on the cam.
My 68 original 396 pickup engine had a grooved rear journal. Surprised me. Talked to my engine builder (he's a dedicated Chevy guy, built all kinds of racing stuff, etc, seen a lot...) he told me Chevrolet used those early cams past 1966 to use up the cams they had left over. The grooved cams CAN be used on later engines, but early engines MUST have groove, for oiling purposes... He told me the determining factor on this was whether or not the engine in question has a factory type spin on oil filter setup. My 68 has the spin on filter... It's funny that the 396 in my pickup has ALL the same parts (heads, valve size, cam, carb, intake, domed pistons, comp ratio...) That engine in a car is rated at 325 HP, but a bunch less in a pickup. Likely the internal political process didn't want a pickup with the same HP rating as a car, or wanted emissions folks to somehow think engine had "something" different about it... |
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Re: 396 block
1966 chevy truck I know the guy bought it brand new special order it was a 396.See that's one thing that most people don't know if you had the money you could get it any way you wanted it.What year did the corvette have the 396 or the 1964 chevelle had the 396.So what ever your book states it might of not been done at the factory but i hear weird stuff that came out of the Calif Plant Fremont.But i know of a few dealerships had not problem doing what ever the customer wanted Customer is always right.Its his way if he has the money.
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Re: 396 block
68 trucks could get a 67 block, 68-s were made late 67 and engine usually made before the vehicle
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Re: 396 block
Special order as in factory done or Dealer installed? I don't see any way that it would have been factory. Would have been problems with exhaust manifolds, cooling, mounts....... I could see a Dealer install for a wealthy customer maybe.
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Re: 396 block
366 maybe
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Yenko C10!
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