What car did my 440 come from?
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03-06-2006, 07:26 PM
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03-10-2006, 10:58 AM
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RE: What car did my 440 come from?
Can't tell what it was in, but of the numbers you gave me, the block casting is for a 1978 440. Most likely a refugee from a big C-body, or maybe a truck? The head numbers don't correspond to anything '74 or earlier, so I suspect it 's not an HP engine of any sort.
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05-01-2006, 08:06 AM
RE: What car did my 440 come from?
Hi chris3385;
The best answer is an A(69 only)B,C,E bodies truck or van until 1978. It really does not matter all 440's were 4bbls or few 6 pac's most are 205 hp (76 to 78) to 375 HP (magnum) 6 pac is at 390 hp. The block and heads were same design (67 had a closed chamber head). The 452 casting is a late model cylinder head similar to 906 casting. These are 2 sites for some good info. http://www.allpar.com/squads/engines.html http://www.440source.com
Don't get hung up on what is came out of very few can tell really (mostly a educated guess). It doesn't make a difference it's just an engine parts could easily have been mixed over the years. The mot important thing is to build it for what you want and have fun...
Denny
The best answer is an A(69 only)B,C,E bodies truck or van until 1978. It really does not matter all 440's were 4bbls or few 6 pac's most are 205 hp (76 to 78) to 375 HP (magnum) 6 pac is at 390 hp. The block and heads were same design (67 had a closed chamber head). The 452 casting is a late model cylinder head similar to 906 casting. These are 2 sites for some good info. http://www.allpar.com/squads/engines.html http://www.440source.com
Don't get hung up on what is came out of very few can tell really (mostly a educated guess). It doesn't make a difference it's just an engine parts could easily have been mixed over the years. The mot important thing is to build it for what you want and have fun...
Denny
