Pontiac V8 engine

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<td><font face="Arial">Cubic Inches</font></td>
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<td><font face="Arial">'''DISPLACEMENT''' (ci)</font></td>
<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.0000"><font face="Arial">Bore (inches)</font></td>
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<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.0000"><font face="Arial">'''BORE''' (in.)</font></td>
<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.0000"><font face="Arial">Stroke (inches)</font></td>
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<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.0000"><font face="Arial">'''STROKE''' (in.)</font></td>
<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.000"><font face="Arial">Main journal size (inches)</font></td>
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<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.000"><font face="Arial">'''MAIN JOURNAL SIZE''' (in.)</font></td>
<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.000"><font face="Arial">Rod journal size (inches)</font></td></tr>
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<td style="vnd.ms-excel.numberformat: 0.000"><font face="Arial">'''ROD JOURNAL SIZE''' (in.)</font></td></tr>
 
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<td><font face="Arial">265</font></td>
 
<td><font face="Arial">265</font></td>
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==Cranks==
 
==Cranks==
The factory cranks are good. But if a crank is needed, it would be worth looking at a stroker to make a 400 into a small journal 455. Smaller main journals of the 400 make it a better foundation for building a high performance 455 than an OEM 455 block.  
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The factory cranks are good. But if a crank is needed, it would be worth looking at a stroker to make a 400 into a small journal 455. Smaller main journals of the 400 make it a better foundation for building a high performance 455 than an OEM 455 block.
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Detailed info on crankshafts can be seen [http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/pontiacdude428/pontiaccrankpn.html '''here'''], from Ken's Speed & Machine.  
  
 
===Pilot bearing===
 
===Pilot bearing===
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==Parts interchangeability==
 
==Parts interchangeability==
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Based on info from Ken's Speed & Machine.
 
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<tr valign="center" align="middle"><td bgcolor="#CCCCFF"><strong>PART:</strong></td>
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<tr valign="center" align="middle"><td bgcolor="#FFF8DC"><font size="4"> <strong>PART:</strong></font></td>
<td bgcolor="#CCCCFF"><strong>YEARS OF INTERCHANGEABILITY:</strong></td></tr>
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<td bgcolor="#FFF8DC"><font size="4"><strong>INTERCHANGEABILITY:</strong> </font></td></tr>
 
<tr valign="center" align="middle"><td bgcolor="#FFF8DC"><strong>Block:</strong></td>
 
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<td bgcolor="#FFF8DC">1955,1956,1957,1959-'60,1961-'64 (full size V8), 1964-'69 (Tempest/Grand Prix V8), 1970-'79.<br> '''Note:''' No block mount starter holes on pre-1964 blocks.</td></tr>
 
<td bgcolor="#FFF8DC">1955,1956,1957,1959-'60,1961-'64 (full size V8), 1964-'69 (Tempest/Grand Prix V8), 1970-'79.<br> '''Note:''' No block mount starter holes on pre-1964 blocks.</td></tr>

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