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When was the 307 V8 discontinued on Chevy's? Didn't the Chevelle have the 307 as the standard V8 until 72, then in 73 the 350 was the standard V8?
Was the 351 V8 the standard engine on Gran Torino and Country Sedan wagons in 73?
Do you think the standard 360 V8 on Plymouth Suburban wagons in 73 was too small to haul a car that weighed at least 4600 lbs?
Do you think that the 318 V8 was too small on the Plymouth Fury Gran Sedan in 73(weighed about 4200 lbs)
Was the standard engine on the 73 Chrysler Town and Country the 440 V8 or 400? Come to think of it, there was no lesser Chrysler wagon in 73 than the Town and Country (equal to a New Yorker sedan) like there was for Plymouth (Sport Suburban was equal to a Gran Sedan whereas a Custom Suburban wagon was equal to a Fury I-III wagon)
Well that's not very helpful. I would answer these questions if I could.
some motors you listed are hard to compare the 400 is a small block and the 440 is a big block and the 351 had 3 versions in the early 70`s are you looking for performance or just a cruiser
When was the 307 V8 discontinued on Chevy's? Didn't the Chevelle have the 307 as the standard V8 until 72, then in 73 the 350 was the standard V8?
The 307 was discontinued after the 1973 model year. I am not sure as to why...it could have something to do with emissions passing or maybe Chevy felt the base 350 2bbl was more of an efficient engine than the 307?
The 307 was the "economy" V8 engine. Just as the 283 was until the 307 replaced it in 1968. Then of course in 1975 Chevy came out with a short lived (2 yrs only) 262 V8 that was used on the Monza and Nova until the 305 came out the next year. 1979 saw the arrival of the 267 engine which lasted until 1982; it was axed because of issues with getting it to pass emissions standards. Like the 307, 305 and 262, the 267 was supposed to be an economy engine.
Yes the 1972 Chevelle came factory with an inline 6, but if you wanted a V8 but with economy in mind, the optional 307 was the next step up, followed by the 2 bbl 350, then the 4 bbl 350, then the 400 small block, then the 402 big block and finally the big dog of them all, the 454 big block. However by the time you got into the 350 4bbl territory, fuel economy obviously was not as much of a concern.
No I didn't. We are talking about engines that were available in the 1972 Chevelle. 409's were last used in 1964-65 on the Impala.
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