I recently went on a fan boat ride in the Everglades. The boat had two
500ci Cadillac engines on it. WOW what a rush (noise, power, etc ).
Jon '53 3100
jelerath@us.ibm.com
"SHAWN & JO" <yooperwannabe@prodigy.net>@autox.team.net on 01/13/2000
05:00:28 AM
Please respond to "SHAWN & JO" <yooperwannabe@prodigy.net>
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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 454-502 big blocks
Caddy used a 500 Big block and nothing will interchange with the 454
although the Caddy is touted to be the superior of the 2 engines. (Gasp!
Sacrilege!) The Caddy is supposed to get better gas mileage, cheaper to
build. Etc, etc. Street Rodder magazine had a year long build up on one in
98. There are a couple of major players in the Caddy performance industries
and I can provide names if anyone is interested.
I'm eventually going to try one in my 81 Chevy Ambulance as it only
gets
7mpg (gasp, wallet burning a tattoo of itself on my leg as the money
catches
fire every 10feet down the road.) The Caddy is reputed to get 5-6mpg better
than the 454 and provide better lowend torque for pulling.
Shawn
----- Original Message -----
From: Tibbers <tibbers@earthlink.net>
To: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>; oletrucks list
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:22 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 454-502 big blocks
> I'm not all that familiar with what was installed on the heavier
> rigs....like a fire truck.....but I believe the Caddy's used a
502....should
> be able to get someone from that "neck of the net" to shed some light on
the
> subject.
>
> Gt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of J Forbes
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 7:23 PM
> To: oletrucks list
> Subject: [oletrucks] 454-502 big blocks
>
>
> I didn't know that Chevy ever put a 502 in anything....as far as I know,
> the big gas powered trucks got the 366 or 427 truck motors, which are
> tall deck blocks, 4 rings per piston, dual thermostats, steel cranks, 4
> bolt mains, oval port small valve heads. The heads may work on yours,
> in fact they might be better than 454 heads, as they were designed for
> hard work.
>
> Jim
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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