The 194 c.i.d. was in the early Tempest models . Some of those Tempest models became A/FX 421 Super Duty wild child ! GMC used Pontiac V8's in their light duty trucks going back to c.1952 , when Chevy trucks still were limited to I-6 motors . GMC trucks used to be a heavier-duty pickup until c.1966 ( ever see a GMC Big Block V6 ? 305 / 351 c.i.d.'s . Then there's the oddball GMC "Twin-Six" , a 702 c.i.d. V12 . Then there's the "Toro-Flow" GMC diesel ... )
The 421 sure was wild. They were very good competition for a max Wedge car. Yep, I've seen the GMC big Block V6. Not very often though.
The "335 Series" ( 351 Cleveland , 351 M and 400 ) look quite similar to the "FE Series" ( Ford-Edsel , is what the "FE" stands for ) , especially the later incarnations .
Hum.. I never thought the 335 series looked much like a FE. The FE is an oddball the way the valve covers cover part of the intake. the good thing about them is if you swap to an aluminum intake you shed a good 40 lbs. off the engine.
The "Windsor Series" ( 221 , 260 , 289 , 302 and 351 W ) look much different from their "335" brothers .
The way to tell a Cleveland from a Windsor is to look at where the upper radiator hose routes :
- Windsor : Hose mounts to the intake manifold
- Cleveland : Hose mounts to the Timing Cover-area
Another way to tell a Cleveland from a Windsor is Cleveland's have real wide valve covers where-as the Windsors have narrow covers.
Then there's the "385 Series" ( 429 wedge and 460 ) , which look like the old "FE" motors .
Did old FE engines look different than a mid 60's and up FE? A 65 FE is the earliest FE I've worked on. If all FE's look the same, a FE and a 385 look very little alike, IMO.
Believe me , it's easier than it sounds . I picked-out that 430 M-E-L
( Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln ) in that sweet Mercury Turnpike right away.
Its induction utilises that exact same Holley 2300's as the beloved 340 & 440 Six Pack / 6Bbl motors :toothy7: , a good 10 years prior to MoPar's use of these these beauties .