442ci Questions

Was going to start a project car. Wanted to make a 92 Camaro w/a 442ci BB. Is this an easy job, or would you recommend using a dif engine and/or year?

Dude..don't put a 442 into a f body , just get a crate 383 or 400 sb and do it up that way , the 442 is a big block which means it will eat up the limited space in there , you won't have room for shit else. I had a 305 and I swapped it with a 290 hp gm crate motor. plenty for a fbody...haven't really been beat yet. a 350 should be plenty but if you are power hungry for bang to the buck , get a 450 hp crate 383 and drop her in there , you ca get one for about 4G brand new and about 2.4G used .
I think though ( as do a lot of people.) that the 350 will carry your azz just fine. i have no regrets about putting it in. I don't really even neev another engne. You can get enough stuff for a 350 gm motor to pull some insane ponies out and keep it emission / street legal yet have a feirce and scary drag machine.Sides , if you go with a big block , as soon as you mash , you can watch your fuel guage drop. Drive that for about ten years and you'll put more money in gas into that car then mechanical parts and labor.

:iagree:

It really depends. On a big block you have to turn less rpms to make similar power numbers.. 400 HP on a smallblock might be at 4500 Rpms where it would be say 3k on a big block. If your wainting to drop a big block in your car, gas comsumption obviously isnt very high on your list of priorities. Even with that said, I would personally drop some kinda of stroker motor in the car and be done with it. Swapping to a big block is gonna be a huge pain in the ass if you decided to do it. :2cents:

Rob

LOL go buy a Motown small block 454 in there. you get all the power of a rat in a nice small block package. WHAT IS A 442?? Do you mean a 455 out of a 442? Where did a 442ci BB come from??