While chasing information on other things I came across the fact that the bore spacing on the Studebaker V8 was greater than any other American V8 engines. This means with a new block casting it could have been machined on the Studebaker block tooling at displacements approaching 400 ci without major changes. Obviously it would require new head castings and crank forgings. Another time Studebaker would have lasted longer if they had the money to update their product line. It makes you wonder what could have been if they had $100 million dollars to work with.
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Last edited by enjenjo; 07-27-2024, 04:34 PM. -
Better do a fact check on your search. The Studebaker V8 4.500" bore spacing is just average.
However, if one is not looking carefully, he might get tangled up and miss it is the Packard V8 which has a 5.00" bore spacing, larger than most and matching the late Cadillac 500".
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You are right. The chart I was using listed the 352 as a Studebaker engine and not a Packard. The Studebaker V8 is still easily opened up to 400ci with the correct block castingOriginally posted by PackardV8 View PostComment
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Agree. Move all of the head bolt holes and make it into a 400" small block Chevrolet with siamesed cylinders.Originally posted by enjenjo View Post
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If only.........
Many things !
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They never moved the head bolts the SBC from a 265 to a 400 . And Studebaker never made a block that could go to a 4.125" bore. The Mopar A engine was re-engineered in 1963 into the LA using the same tooling Mopar started with in 1950. Which if the funds were available could have been done by Studebaker with the V8.Comment
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