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Old 08-24-2021, 07:58 PM   #102
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Re: Share your little know fact ..Here is mine

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee View Post
When you de-stroke a SBC 400 to 383, the 350 journals are smaller, that's why the main bearing shells are so thick.
I always thought a 383 was a .030” over 350 block with a 400 crank that the main journals were turned to fit the block.
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