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Hi all, Evidently, Chevy made a 224 cu.in. 4 cylinder engine with a 3 11/16 x 5 1/4 bore and stroke. This engine was made from 1918-1922. I was wondering if the crank and rods from this engine would work in the 171 cu. in. 1928 Chevy 4-banger (3 11/16 x 4 bore and stroke). This setup (the older crank and rods in the '28 engine) would yield more compression, therefore a few more horses. Any thoughts? Thanks, Dean Meltz (check out my 1927 Chevy truck (Lurch) in the Gallery at www.stovebolt.com)
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Up kind of late Dean.Did that guy ever tear down that Chevy 4 banger?--Thanks again for that information you sent me.I will keep my eyes open for any oldtime 4 banger info.for you. EvilDr235
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Originally posted by EVILDR235: Did that guy ever tear down that Chevy 4 banger? EvilDr235
The 1925 racing 4 cylinder that you refer to won't be opened up for at least a couple of years (that's what the owner said). I'll try to convince him to do it earlier. Cheers, Dean
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Any companies out there producing parts for '28 chevy engines? I might have just not been looking in the right places in my searches,....
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www.kanter.com has replacement parts starting with the year 1930. Are any parts are interchangable to 1928?
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Oh I totally forgot about kanter,..probably because they're soo expensive on all of their rebuilding kits, I know Ihad looked into another engine kit a while back,....great thanks!!
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Egge list parts for the 171 http://www.egge.com/
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Some have used a counterbalanced Model A crankshaft, machined to fit, in the Chevrolet high performance engines.
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Dean,
I have a copy of "The New Secrets magazine", from October '96, with an article about building 1914-1928 Chevy 4-bangers, titled "The Early Chevy 4".
The next article is titled "Chevy 4 Racer".
If you'd like, I'll copy these two articles and mail them to you, maybe you can glean some useful info from them.
E-mail me at drhut40@ptd.net, sending me a mailing address and I'll shoot it to you. I KNEW I was saving this magazine for some reason!
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I think I've seen an ad in Secrets for a guy who makes a conversion to put the '28 chevy head on a Ford block. Just shows it's a good one. I don't get that magazine anymore since I sold my old Ford, but they have interesting stuff on their web site: http://www.secretsofspeed.com/ Also, they guy who does the magazine, Charlie Yapp, is always helpful; he might know where one of these old bangers is hiding.
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D.H. Check out http://www.secretsofspeed.com/MAG-INDEX.htm There's an index of Chevy 4-banger related articles and an address for getting reprints.
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Originally posted by Leif in Oakland: I think I've seen an ad in Secrets for a guy who makes a conversion to put the '28 chevy head on a Ford block. Just shows it's a good one. I don't know if it's the same setup, but here's a guy building one, with a video of it running without the valve cover on. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201943
My, what a steep learning curve. Erik II#5155
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Ja sure that's it! I remember the "thunderbird" name. I tried searching for it on Google but just got the "other thunderbird".
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Originally posted by Dennis: Dean,
I have a copy of "The New Secrets magazine", from October '96, with an article about building 1914-1928 Chevy 4-bangers, titled "The Early Chevy 4".
The next article is titled "Chevy 4 Racer".
If you'd like, I'll copy these two articles and mail them to you, maybe you can glean some useful info from them.
E-mail me at drhut40@ptd.net, sending me a mailing address and I'll shoot it to you. I KNEW I was saving this magazine for some reason! Dennis,...anyway i might also be able to get a copy of both those articles?
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