Alright i talked to an instuctor more about the motor he has. It has 80 miles original on it. He says it's a mopar long block 420a. I was wondering if anyone knew the specs on these motors. I'm wondering if it's gonna be hp like mine or hp like a r/t or better. He's asking 600 but will go cheaper although he won't sell me just the block and head with no internals. Any help would be appreciated. Also will a 2.4s valve cover work on a 2.0?

 

Whats wrong with your engine?

 

Well this is my daily driver and i'm wanting to build it 2.2 N/A so i can have more power till i get out of college and etc. Then i'll work on the small block v8.

 

as far as i know the vcs r different........ as for the block i have no idea.... if it is forged internals and low compression pistion i would take it off ur hands!!!

u still coming to ny smallblock? i am hoping startup will be this weekend, but i am sick today so that may hurt anychances of that happening....

 

yeah i'll be there the 27th. I'll ask the instructor about the motor some more. That sucks about the vcs because i found an awesome mopar one.

 

well at this rate u may be at my house to hear it start!!! not sure if all the lines r going to be here or not by the end of the day

 

i didnt know anything about a long block.... what does *long block* accually mean?

 

it means a complete engine unlike a short block is actually just a block no heads or etc.

 

ahhhhhhh i see thanks man

so that brings me to another question.. whats teh diff in small block and big blocks lol

 

A long block is not a complete engine.

A complete engine is a complete engine.
A long block is complete up to the heads.
A short block has the bottom end basically, pistons, rings, etc.

As for the small block vs. big block, simply put, size of the block and components. For example, the 351W small block and the 351C big block.