Re: Big bore builds and head gaskets

Posted by Randy Berger On 2011/11/8 20:55:40

I think the 352 is the best Packard V-8 because it is not as stressed as the 374.
I don't understand the term "stressed". Do you think the cylinder walls are thicker in the 352 than the 374? You do know they changed the cores when they made a 374 so that the cylinder walls are the same nominal thickness as they were in the 352?? The 374 does have a higher compression and the timing was advanced, but 10:1 compression and 10 degrees advance is not drastic at all.