Sb/bb?

hotrodder said
Nice sounding motors. I have a question though about SB's.... Like I said, most of my knowledge, performance wise, is in BB's, so... What would you say are the advantages and disadvantages between the 318, 340, 360? I would say one disadvantage about the 340 is the rareity, where as the 318 & 360 blocks can be obtained fairly easily, heck they were made for so long, so.... Hince why I can get a 360 motor for $125.

And to stir things up a bit, and get a wide range of opinions, what would you say are the advantages/disadvantages of SB -vs- BB? And same question but in these cars? I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say about this, who's first? LOL.

The 360's are all over, used in Trucks and many larger cars since mid 70s. Only real disadvantage was the larger crank size, but it is stronger, well can be, but more of a torque motor than a high RPM motor. Also the 340 with the larger bore has less valve shouding than the 318 and even the 360, so it can flow a little better.

Anyway if you are not spending a ton of $$s get a 360, decnt heads maybe stroke it, or if you dont mind the work on the frame, steering components etc get a 440 they are pretty cheap too! Either way the car will screem! Enjoy