502 build up vs 454 build up

[just one more]

might be picking up a chev 502 and i was just wondering if there are as many
build options as there is with a 454, or would i be better off building a 454?

[betterbeaters]

if you dont want the 502 I'll take it!! but you should be able to get a ton more power out of the 502 I think you can use the same parts like heads and cams and stuff like that on both.....



I would love to have a 502 to build!!!!

[solid 12]

there's no replacement for displacement!!!

[J.C.]

well if you stroke it a 1/4 inch and bore it .030 over its a 540. call john at northern chassis service, he could tell you anything you could ever want to do with that block, but i can tell you, get afr heads, pricey but worth every dime. 989 673 3516

[just one more]

if you look in jegs or summit the only 502 anything is the whole engine, no piston, cams, cranks etc.
so if i were to bore it out where would i get pistons, rings etc considering the 502 has a bigger bore
than the 454, and they list oversize pistons for damn near every motor but the 502?

[J.C.]

502 is a totally different block than a 454. 454 is a mark IV block, 502 is a mark V or markVI. i bet if you tried to call jegs or summit on the phone they might have what your looking for

[four_by_ken]

if you look in jegs or summit the only 502 anything is the whole engine, no piston, cams, cranks etc.
so if i were to bore it out where would i get pistons, rings etc considering the 502 has a bigger bore
than the 454, and they list oversize pistons for damn near every motor but the 502?

Calling Jegs or Summit is the problem.  Call a true engine builder and stay away from the big mail order.

[Dano]

there's no replacement for displacement!!!

well said!!

[trogdor48430]

my truck has a built 502 i love it