How come the 350 chevy is still made?

[The motor guy]

I guess they don't put them in automobiles anymore, but I'm surprised the epa hasn't made them stop production. Aren't they told to stop making them after a while? I know they're still heavily used in boats and such, so there is still a demand for them.

 

[mk378]

The emission limits for boats are not as strict as cars. Does the "demand" only exist because boat system manufacturers aren't motivated to convert to a more modern engine?

 

[The motor guy]

The emission limits for boats are not as strict as cars. Does the "demand" only exist because boat system manufacturers aren't motivated to convert to a more modern engine?

I don't even think you can get a brand new 5.9 cummins already. They've put millions of these 350s in boats for decades, so I'd imagine the demand is still there. I don't think the newer LS series will just bolt right up either.

 

[kschachn]

Why would the EPA force a production stop on an engine due to displacement?

 

[Cujet]

Who makes them? I had no idea the Chevy 350 small block is still in production.

 

[JavierH19]

Why not, It's a wonderful cheap simple bulletproof reliable engine that requires little, no need to reinvent the wheel. The non emissions constrained carbureted 350 crate engine makes 330 hp and 380 lb ft of torque with the factory stuff installed.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I guess they don't put them in automobiles anymore, but I'm surprised the epa hasn't made them stop production. Aren't they told to stop making them after a while? I know they're still heavily used in boats and such, so there is still a demand for them.

Cheap and plentiful. And they go into an emissions exempt chassis.

But the LS is becoming the New Gen 1 and replacing it.
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Too many dudes SADLY putting SBC and GM drivetrains into old Fords - and I am a 60's GM hot rodder !

Hey, you can still buy a complete fresh Big Block 502 from the Chevy parts counter 500HP and 580 lb-ft torque

 

[JavierH19]

Who makes them? I had no idea the Chevy 350 small block is still in production.

Chevy performance still makes them on their website. Plenty of builders remanufacture them too. I believe even the old weaker but still great 2 bolt main ones get rebuilt as a lower output more budget option with warnings to not mod it much.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Who makes them? I had no idea the Chevy 350 small block is still in production.

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[wpod]

They are good engines

 

[ARCOgraphite]

318/340, 302, 351W/C, 389, 429 ... all good - and not much love anymore
Chevy 350 is boring.

 

[4WD]

The aftermarket for them is hard to beat - there are so many choices on things like headers etc …

 

[4WD]

318/340, 302, 351W/C, 389, 429 ... all good - and not much love anymore
Chevy 350 is boring.

350 ? Nah, 383S …

 

[The motor guy]

350 ? Nah, 383S …

Those blow up

 

[PontiacHO]

Who makes them? I had no idea the Chevy 350 small block is still in production.

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[PontiacHO]

318/340, 302, 351W/C, 389, 429 ... all good - and not much love anymore
Chevy 350 is boring.

Until you’ve enjoyed a 1970 LT-1 Corvette…

 

[AdmiralYoda]

You must not be into classic cars The small block Chevy (and big block too) is alive and well! Every classic car project that needs a new engine has to get them from somewhere! Good, used blocks to be rebuilt are getting harder and harder to find...buying new is much easier these days.

There are hundreds of websites selling small block chevys of various displacements and performance levels. GM even sells a number of them. They were used in a variety of applications all the way until 1997 when the Gen-III LS engines took over. The SBC market will be alive and well for a long time into the future.

The aftermarket still supports these engines very well and will continue to do so.

 

[nate379]

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Dang! The one in my 83 C30 dumptruck made 160hp when new

 

[Exhaustgases]

I would never get an engine or trans from one of those outfits, that do more to ruin the parts than anything.
And most all of them will do what they can to weasel out of the warranty if there is one.

 

[OVERKILL]

I guess they don't put them in automobiles anymore, but I'm surprised the epa hasn't made them stop production. Aren't they told to stop making them after a while? I know they're still heavily used in boats and such, so there is still a demand for them.

I assume if they are still being put in boats it is down-market stuff, as most of the $$$ inboards are using LSx based engines nowadays.