Using an inline 6 Chevy Stovebolt engine
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== Why a Stovebolt Chevy is a reasonable engine choice == | == Why a Stovebolt Chevy is a reasonable engine choice == | ||
| − | Flip open the center fold poster of your favorite hot rod magazine and take a look at the engine. More than likely you'll be staring at a Small Block Chevy, a 428 Cobra Jet, a HEMI or a high dollar crate engine. Truth is, most young guns can't afford those kind of mills, and that's | + | Flip open the center fold poster of your favorite hot rod magazine and take a look at the engine. More than likely you'll be staring at a Small Block Chevy, a 428 Cobra Jet, a HEMI or a high dollar crate engine. Truth is, most young guns can't afford those kind of mills, and that's OK, because you don't need a wild engine to have an outstanding hot rod. |
Right about now you may be thinking that a simple Small Block Chevy will do the trick and might work well with your budget, and while that may be true, I would like to remind you of the countless of thousands of hot rods that are running one as well. If you want your ride to stand out, and you're on a budget, it will be hard to make the engine differentiate your hot rod from others. That's where a stock motor comes into the equation. By saving yourself some money by going with a rebuilt and hopped up stocker, you can use the saved money for a better paint job, gauges, interior etc. Truth is, in the corporate world of hot rodding where almost everything in engine choice has been done before, you may need $8k to have an engine that separates your ride from the rest. By going with the stock stovebolt, you don't need the $8k to stand out. | Right about now you may be thinking that a simple Small Block Chevy will do the trick and might work well with your budget, and while that may be true, I would like to remind you of the countless of thousands of hot rods that are running one as well. If you want your ride to stand out, and you're on a budget, it will be hard to make the engine differentiate your hot rod from others. That's where a stock motor comes into the equation. By saving yourself some money by going with a rebuilt and hopped up stocker, you can use the saved money for a better paint job, gauges, interior etc. Truth is, in the corporate world of hot rodding where almost everything in engine choice has been done before, you may need $8k to have an engine that separates your ride from the rest. By going with the stock stovebolt, you don't need the $8k to stand out. | ||
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Nowadays, a Stovebolt Chevy engine is any inline six engine with 216/235/261 cubic inch displacement. | Nowadays, a Stovebolt Chevy engine is any inline six engine with 216/235/261 cubic inch displacement. | ||
| − | -''The 216 c.i. came out in 1937 and was produced up until 1953. If you | + | -''The 216 c.i. came out in 1937 and was produced up until 1953. If you acquire any Chevy car or truck within this timeline that has an inline 6 under the hood, chances are it will be a 216 (important when ordering parts). The drawback to the 216's are that they did not use pressurized oiling, and had babbitt bearings. |
-''The 235 c.i. came out in 1950 (along with the new powerglide automatic transmission and it was produced until 1962. It featured pressurized oiling system (introduced in '53, pre-53 were sill babbitt bearing) and hydraulic lifters. | -''The 235 c.i. came out in 1950 (along with the new powerglide automatic transmission and it was produced until 1962. It featured pressurized oiling system (introduced in '53, pre-53 were sill babbitt bearing) and hydraulic lifters. | ||
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