What happened to the 350?

You know, I've been thinking about it a lot lately, and where did the venerable 350 go? Why did GM phase it out instead of updating it as the had done for like 35 years? I know that an updated 350 would essentially be an LS1, but I do prefer cast iron. Either way, GM coulda just droppd an LS1 into their trucks and called it a day. Just thinking out loud I suppose.

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Learned a new word today!! good question but dosent gm offer it as a aftermarket goodie??? and becides the silverado ss is packing some heat and in my opinion is a precursor to what gm has in store for there new trucks

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Learned a new word today!! good question but dosent gm offer it as a aftermarket goodie??? and becides the silverado ss is packing some heat and in my opinion is a precursor to what gm has in store for there new trucks

Yeah, but it's not a 350... the 350 was, to many chevy enthusaists, as standard as the bowtie in the grille

I also noticed something when did gm switch from blue emblems to gold??? I like the blue better

I also noticed something when did gm switch from blue emblems to gold??? I like the blue better

A LOOOOOONG time ago... I like the black emblems with the red outline better.

I remember thoses I belive made famous by the impala ss ??

I remember thoses I belive made famous by the impala ss ??

And the old Silverado SS, S-10 SS, Xtreme S-10, Lumina Euro, maybe more, but that's all that come to mind

And the old Silverado SS, S-10 SS, Xtreme S-10, Lumina Euro, maybe more, but that's all that come to mind


I dont think the xtreme s 10 had them I was a few autotraders away from getting one

lol my 73 c-10 has a GOLD bowtie, and the 350 was scrapped for more efficient design. Im not sure if they completely reengineered the block but im assuming they did because the numbers for smallblock stop at 1994

The 350 lives on, just not a factory option anymore. I talked to a guy at the drags last weekend who was running a small block 454. Yup...SMALL block 454 crate motor.

Lob

The 350 lives on, just not a factory option anymore. I talked to a guy at the drags last weekend who was running a small block 454. Yup...SMALL block 454 crate motor.

Lob

A small block 454 is out there, but it's not a "standard" GM engine... You can read about it here:

http://hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/113_0307_454/index.html

No question...nothing standard at all about it, but in terms of a heritage, if you hang around a race track or go to a cruise night, you're surrounded by small blocks :)

Lob

Just think the ZO6 7.0 liter has the same outside dimension as the 5.3 liter..

427 small block in my 02 Sierra :evillol:

350 was a good engine, but my little 327 would eat them for lunch on the street :biggrin:

Just think the ZO6 7.0 liter has the same outside dimension as the 5.3 liter..

427 small block in my 02 Sierra :evillol:

350 was a good engine, but my little 327 would eat them for lunch on the street :biggrin:

Are you talking about the 60's-era 327, or the LS-x based 5.3L? I've seen it in manuals and documents as a 323 and a 325, but never a 327

Are you talking about the 60's-era 327, or the LS-x based 5.3L? I've seen it in manuals and documents as a 323 and a 325, but never a 327


Actually everything that I have seen lists the 5.3L as a 327 although I did talk to someone today who said that up until '04 they have been 323 but the '04 and '05 are back to 327....don't know personally just my :2cents:

well, my haynes manual refers to it as a 325, and Advance Auto Parts refers to it as a 323

Well, damn... Consumer Guide calls it a 327... http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/Used/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/2487/act/usedcarreviewspecs/
I wish GM would come out and tell everyone

well, my haynes manual refers to it as a 325, and Advance Auto Parts refers to it as a 323


Found this website and it say 327....lol So much misinformation out there who knows what's really right?

http://www.new-cars.com/2002/chevrolet/chevrolet-silverado-specifications.html

The old 327's will undoubtably eat a 350 for lunch, in my own personal opinion so will a 283 after all the only real big difference is the stroke. So it will wind up faster and harder.

283 stock = 3.875 bore x 3.000 stroke
350 stock = 4.000 bore x 3.484 stroke

Also found this site stating it is a 327 as well.....

http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/New/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/20793/Act/Specs/

Also found this site stating it is a 327 as well.....

http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/New/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/20793/Act/Specs/

You must have missed my post earlier... I put that one up already

Are you talking about the 60's-era 327, or the LS-x based 5.3L? I've seen it in manuals and documents as a 323 and a 325, but never a 327

I was talking about my little 60s era 327 not my 5.3.




The conversion is 323 ci...but people just call it a 327

I was talking about my little 60s era 327 not my 5.3.




The conversion is 323 ci...but people just call it a 327

Yeah, those were pretty sweet... wish they could squeeze as much juice out of the 5.3. But, I guess you might actually be able to, if all the emissions crap was gone.

If you look at the head design on the Gen III engines, it is ripe for some serious high performance upgrades.
The engine itself stands up pretty well and I have only seen 2 with any mechanical problems.
1 was a police pursuit camero that ran hot and self destructed and the other was an 05 Yukon fresh off the transporter with a broken timing chain.

Think the last small block was actually used in the vans, and they are using the new design now. Still a popular crate engine though. The newer engines are some cleaner and more efficient, important these days.

You must have missed my post earlier... I put that one up already


Yeah I guess I somehow skipped right over that one lol. Sorry about the double post..... :banghead:

The 350 was still sold for the export trucks as a factoy option back in 2000, on the c/k truck platform still also sold as exports. Don´t know if you heard but the old body style is still being manufactured in Mexico and sold as a flatbed HD

We have a C/K style pickup we ordered at work. It has a 350 in it, and it has a utility box on the back. It is a 2002. You can still get them BUT they have to be special ordered, and you have to know which strings to pull!