[AMC-List] 401x Race Cylinder Block

["Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Nick ALFANO wrote:

> I would tend to go along with you that they didn't
> really exist except I inspected it yesterday.  It does
> have the 401 cast into the side of the block, there
> definitely is an "X" stamped above the casting and it
> is a 3.750 bore.  The water jackets are much larger
> than a normal AMC V8.  Looking at the size of them, I
> doubt this engine could be bored more than .060 over
> the 3.750 bore.  The oil return holes in the intake
> valley are plugged and it had 4 bolt mains at some
> point in it's life.  The part number shows it is a 401
> but the bore is definitely not.  There is also "401"
> cast into the valley section of the block.  This is
> not some homemade job.  It is definitely cast into the
> block.  The casting marks are much more pronounced on
> this block than normal.  The block has been tanked and
> blasted down to a bare casting so there is no hiding
> what is there. 


From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>

Wow, that's pretty spectacular. Where did you get it? Where
did it come from?

Where there heads that came with it?


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with the lifter valley returns plugged - she sported
a dry sump with a scavenging system at one time.

biggest valve would be a 1.9 ? - based on a 304 
head / bore size.

does the owners have any trackable background on
the block ?

would make a great TURBO motor - what do the 
current owners have in mind ?

[ one nutt or two, left hand, right arm, first newborn ? ]

  
        =Bt=
  milnersXcoupe
   "The Heretic"

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