=========================================================== Let University of Phoenix make 2004 your year. Evening, weekend or FlexNet® classes ? over 130 locations. Look into our programs and get the degree that gets you going! caab6aBb7yoMza/ UOP =========================================================== OK, this is sure to stir up a hornets nest, the lowly low block, the 400. It is hard for me to find the 440, i have only found one around here,but at the same time I know where three EARLY 1971 or 1972 400 engines are and one ofthose still has its original bore. The price is much less too. In one book I have "Big block MopAR PERFORMANCE" BY cHUCK sENATORE he says some pretty intersting stuff about the lowly 400. A) The block is stout and can take the punishment of over 650 horsepower, whereas the 440 cant. B) He claims " any engine that can be built in a 440 block can be built better in the low-deck 400 cid block. This is due to the 400s shorter deck height, which allows for a lighter piston". C)You can turn down a 440 crank and get a 451, turn down the rod journals and yield a472 or use an aftermarket 4.15 stroke crank and get a 496. D) He says the 451 combo is basically a 440 with a lighter set of pistons, and therefore "expect to gain about one to two tenths of a second over the same combination in a 440." E) The 400 is slightly lighter and affords u more engine compartment room and hood clearance because its slightly smaller What gives- I always thought these were crappy motors that your grandpa had in his Cordoba. Neal Zimmerman, Eugene oregon -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail =========================================================== Your opinion counts! We?re conducting a survey for a computer service/repair company. When you complete our survey, you will also be entered into a drawing for one of ten $100 prizes. Just click caab6PVb7yoMzf/ Val Rad =========================================================== ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. b7yoMz.