Re: Packard V8 possibilities

Posted by Ronnie On 2019/8/11 1:26:33

I wrote notes as fast as I could will trying to process aswell so please acknowledge I might say some wrong things below but I tried hard to give you guys what he was saying....


He pondered with putting a 472/500 Cadillac crank in it. Having the rod journals taken down to 2 1/2 inch, grind off diameter of Cadillac crank 2/3 at the machine shop and having the
packard block bored to 2/3 too.

He also pondered getting the Cadillac heads to be mounted on the Packard block. Making them flow better... the Cadillac had a 4.3 stroke.

Using undersize Chevy bearings for extra stroke.