Nascar engine sizes.

[73chgrSE]

Does anyone know what size c.i. V8 engines the "big 3" are using in nascar right now?

[RD]

358 ci

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/nascar4.htm

gotta love google hehe

[73chgrSE]

Thanks, that artical says the dodge engines are based on a 340 block bored to 358. Anyone know about ford and chevy?

[Highbanked Hauler]

   Fords are built off a 351 and Chevy off a 350 cu in. I think, also I have heard that  the race block was recast to take a Chevy crankshaft.

[Lightning]

actually, the R5 blocks are a unique design, and only the P7 heads can bolt onto them.  I hear that Ford and Chevy are doing the same thing: unique blocks and heads for their motors.


the days of NASCAR actually using production-based motors dissappeared back in the early '90's.

[myk]

What about Toyota? 

[Ghoste]

If the Big 3 can cast one off race blocks, so can Toyotee.
I thought I had heard someplace that NASCAR was talking of going to a single engine template for all teams to use not unlike their body conformity.  Anyone know if there is any truth to that?

[Shakey]

If the Big 3 can cast one off race blocks, so can Toyotee.
I thought I had heard someplace that NASCAR was talking of going to a single engine template for all teams to use not unlike their body conformity.  Anyone know if there is any truth to that?

Who are the Big 3 these days?   

Isn't Toyotee one of them?

[Lightning]

If the Big 3 can cast one off race blocks, so can Toyotee.
I thought I had heard someplace that NASCAR was talking of going to a single engine template for all teams to use not unlike their body conformity.  Anyone know if there is any truth to that?

yep, Toyota's the first one to use it, Chevy and Ford are having problems with theirs, Dodge I've heard is about 70% there.

[Ghoste]

The Big 3 will always be the Big 3 to me even when they become the Bottom 3 a little later next year.   (they actually vanished when Chrysler was bought out by Daimler)

[73chgrSE]

Big 3 U.S. is GM, Ford and Chrysler. Big 3 Japanese are "Toyota, Honda and Nissan" Which one is their dodge? and don't say mitsubishi. My guess would be "datsun" which turned into nissan.

[hemigeno]

If the Big 3 can cast one off race blocks, so can Toyotee.
I thought I had heard someplace that NASCAR was talking of going to a single engine template for all teams to use not unlike their body conformity.  Anyone know if there is any truth to that?

I haven't heard much about that since early last year.  Jayski had some stuff about that way-back-when, although I think that the test-balloon the France's floated didn't go over too well.  My interest in NA$CAR will complete its swan dive if they make that move.  I'm struggling to maintain a passing interest in it as it stands.

If that happens, just consider it IROC with a bigger Public Relations machine.

[Ghoste]

That's what I've considered it for a long time already now Geno.