Topic: Found a monster under a tarp

[Young_Rat]

You'd never believe what I found today....I've been cleaning out my dads back yard. Trimming trees,plants,raking.I remember this motor as a teenager but I thought it was long gone.Dad had some wild plan to put it in the back of a corvair.Instead he used a caddy 500.Its been sitting outside,under a tarp for 15-20 years.A 1970 olds 455 toronado motor/trans.

In that year it had 400hp and 500ft lbs of torque.10.25 to 1 compression ratio.

It turns over by hand.{with a big bar.lol}

I may put some fuel and fire to it this week just for grins and giggles.





Will need rebuilt.But a cool find.

[lowboy]

Kool find and it's free WOW put her to good use!!! Make a trike outta it? Get on,hold on,and shut up!!!

[Blackwater]

My little brother was getting 550 hp out of a MILD build on one of those twenty years ago!!  Very responsive to proper modification!!!

[Xlarashun]

They used to use those 455 in a LOT of boats, way back when! 
Always made plenty of power and were pretty easy on fuel use!
Also, You could go to just about ANY salvage and pick one up for around $150!