Re: Standard 8 or Super 8
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Unless the motor has been replaced, a 740 by definition would be the larger, Super 8 engine. If in doubt, the motor number will identify. And lacking that though you'd need something to compare with, the Super has a larger cylinder bore and thus a longer and wider cylinder block.
Posted on: 2021/12/13 14:48
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Re: Standard 8 or Super 8
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Very simple. The Standard 8 motor will not even fit into the 740 chassis.
The question becomes - What car is it? The Standard is on a 133 inch wheelbase, the Custom 8 is 140 inches. The Standard has louvres on the hood sides (or 3 vent doors optional) the Custom 8 has four vent doors on the hood. Those parts will not interchange between models. Headlights can be swapped but not the hood. Quite a few Standards got headlights taken from the Custom 8 parts cars. And I have seen such cases being palmed off as a Custom 8. Performance wise those big lights are a significant source of drag. Another trend that didn't exist when I was young is this nonsense of trying to make the eight cylinder cars look like the V-12 by hanging V-12 cosmetics on them. If you go to the ghetto you will see late model Chevy compact cars with SS emblems stuck on them. That isn't a league I want to be in. Lately I see once restored cars being turned into junkrods by putting junk V-8 crate motors in them. However, they usually leave the trim stock which is more than I can say about the restored cars of late. The whole scene is like something out of Hunter Thompson's worst nightmares.
Posted on: 2021/12/13 20:25
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Re: Standard 8 or Super 8
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Great info….thank you.
Love this forum and all the great info and knowledge here….
Posted on: 2021/12/13 20:33
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Re: Standard 8 or Super 8
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When I was looking for a Super 8 head, I found they were approximately 35 inches long and the standard 8 was approximately 30 inches long. The longer Super 8 was through 1936 (series 14).
Posted on: 2021/12/14 11:41
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