348 Chevy value???

[bucknfeller]

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That may have be true from the factory, but 50+ years later, t'aint necessarily so...


info I have and found on the net is that the XXG code is a 348 motor...

Do you have a link? Everything I've seen says 409...

 

[Uncle John]

Just found out the oil pans are interchangeable so the dipstick being on the passenger side doesn't mean it has to be a 409.

 

[WidowMaker]

Correct Uncle John. Everything that bolts to the outside of a 409 will also bolt to a 348
and Vice/Versa

I have a QD 409 with all external 348 parts..


Buckenfeller

If you google 348/409 suffix codes you find lots of ref's

 

[Uncle John]

XXG denotes a replacement truck engine.
So if they had an excess of 409 oilpans laying around.........

 

[Uncle John]

In the list of suffix codes XXG is the only one that doesn't tell what size engine.

So could it possibly be a 409?

 

[brokenbudget]

In the list of suffix codes XXG is the only one that doesn't tell what size engine.

So could it possibly be a 409?

the only real way to know is to open it up and measure.

 

[WidowMaker]

The XX designates replacement block

The G designates 348

 

[Uncle John]

The XX designates replacement block

The G designates 348

Where did you find that?

I couldn't find what the G meant.

 

[Uncle John]

I learned some things off this thread. I thought the first 427 was a bigger 348/409 but I wasn't sure. Now I know. And they only made 157 of them total?

 

[Uncle John]

57 Z 11s made not 157

 

[hanniedog]

Uncle John are you referring to 57 1969 ZL1 Camaros that came with a non ferous 427 rat under the hood?

 

[Uncle John]

Uncle John are you referring to 57 1969 ZL1 Camaros that came with a non ferous 427 rat under the hood?

1963 Impala Z11 427

It was a stroked 409

 

[bucknfeller]

For all the skeptics out there, here's what I've got...

Block# 3857656
Year used: 1965 (some late '64)
Model: Car or Truck
Engine: 409
Horsepower:
Bore:
Stroke:
Main Journal:
Rod Journal:
Notes: While this was mostly used for 1965, some may have been used late 1964. This number was used for both car & truck applications. Truck blocks would have reliefs cut into the cylinder walls to lower compression

 

[Uncle John]

For all the skeptics out there, here's what I've got...

Block# 3857656
Year used: 1965 (some late '64)
Model: Car or Truck
Engine: 409
Horsepower:
Bore:
Stroke:
Main Journal:
Rod Journal:
Notes: While this was mostly used for 1965, some may have been used late 1964. This number was used for both car & truck applications. Truck blocks would have reliefs cut into the cylinder walls to lower compression

At last!............I guess that settles it!

 

[bucknfeller]

At last!............I guess that settles it!

Yep, sure does. Sold it this morning.

 

[Uncle John]

Yep, sure does. Sold it this morning.

Good deal!

 

[johninky]

What did you sell it for if you don't mind me asking.

 

[bucknfeller]

What did you sell it for if you don't mind me asking.

$1000. The man was standing here with cash in hand, I couldn't turn it down. Never even cleaned it up. Probably could have done a little better, but I was happy with that. I bought the truck for the bed, the tank, and to junk the rest, the 409 was really a bonus

 

[Guido Salvage]

$1000. The man was standing here with cash in hand, I couldn't turn it down. Never even cleaned it up. Probably could have done a little better, but I was happy with that. I bought the truck for the bed, the tank, and to junk the rest, the 409 was really a bonus

I would not junk the truck, it is far too nice for that. I suspect you could still get a decent price for it as a cab and chassis unit sans engine. If someone wanted one to restore, it would be a great starting point.

 

[beerbelly]

I had this for you, but by the time I got through the thread, it was gone.

anyway:
www.348-409.com