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- #GM INLINE 6 CASTING NUMBERS 877127 GM 86 FULL SIZE#
- #GM INLINE 6 CASTING NUMBERS 877127 GM 86 MANUAL#
#GM INLINE 6 CASTING NUMBERS 877127 GM 86 FULL SIZE#
The valve train was changed from a shaft type & an increase from 1.5 to 1 ratio was increased to 1.75 to 1 like the big block chevys used, Chevrolet passenger cars used the new style engine until 1977, In the Camaro,Chevy Nova & full size trucks it was used until 1979. A new wedge type combustion chamber like the V8 was also used. Other changes on the 3rd generation engine was the crankshafts now had 7 main bearings not 4 like the earlier straight six, Chevrolet decreased the stroke from 3.9375″ to 3.25 to produce a 230 ci engine.
#GM INLINE 6 CASTING NUMBERS 877127 GM 86 MANUAL#
Both auto & manual bell housings & starter motors became interchangeable with Chevy small block and big block V8s. Third member of the Chevrolet inline 6 family was introduced in 1962 to 1988.The new engine was lighter and had a different bell housing bolt pattern. The 235 and 261 truck engines were also used by GMC for truck in Canada. The 235 ci Corvette used the same highlift camshaft as used in the 261 truck engine and triple side draft Carter carbs & a Powerglide transmission & a dual outlet exhaust manifold. A 150 hp 235 engine was used in the 1954 Corvette and into 1955. The 1953 Corvette engine had the high-pressure 235-cubic-inch engine equipped with mechanical lifters. From 1956-1962, all 235-cubic-inch engines used in cars had hydraulic lifters. Two versions were used in 1954 cars – a solid-lifter version with 123 hp (92 kW) for standard transmissions and the hydraulic-lifter 136 hp (101 kW) version (The Blueflame) for Powerglide use.įrom 1954 to 1963, the high-pressure 235-cubic-inch engine with mechanical valve lifters was used in trucks. The 216-cubic-inch (3.5 L) continued to be standard powerplant for cars with the 3 speed manual transmission until 1954 when the 235-cubic-inch (3.9 L) became the standard powerplant on all its cars. The 235-cubic-inch (3.9 L) was introduced in 1950 to give a bit more power for the new 2 speed Powerglide auto transmission, In 1953 Hydraulic lifters were added & a pressurized oiling system for cars ordered with the Powerglide auto trans. The 235.5-cubic-inch version was released in 1949 it was used in large trucks.