394 question

chip_gikey · 07-01-2008, 09:32 AM

ok right now i have a 63 88 that im trying to get rid of that has a 394 in it, my question is, if for some reason i cant sell my car what cars will the 394 fit into without any heavy mods? if i cant trade or sell it then i want to pull the motor and drop it into something else, maybe a bit smaller, any ideas if anything is even possible thanks a lot.

rocketraider · 07-01-2008, 10:07 AM

A 59-64 big car, or a traditional hot rod are the easiest.

Being as only a Hydro or Slim Jim transmission will bolt to a Rocket block without modifications to the case, you might want to consider what it would take to transplant it.

59-59-59 · 07-01-2008, 08:17 PM

You could bolt up that engine to anything that had a 303 324 371 or 394 in it as the front mount is the same for these cars..Transmission mounts, well, are a different story

88 coupe · 07-02-2008, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 59-59-59

........ Transmission mounts, well, are a different story

Fusick's catalogs show front and rear mounts, for '39-'64, except 330.

My Grey coupe was a fun car to drive with the 394/Hydro. Replacing it with the 455/TH400, was one of my many misakes.

Norm

Oldsguy · 07-02-2008, 07:12 AM

Norm, was it the difference in the gearing of the transmission, or something else. I know that both engines feel very torquey, or were both of the built up and the build on the 394 was just a better one?

Texascarnut · 07-03-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88 coupe

Fusick's catalogs show front and rear mounts, for '39-'64, except 330.

Norm

That stands to reason the 330 ci displacement Olds V8 engine was only manufactured for F-85's between 1964 and 1967. Fusick's is not into parts support for F-85's if my memory serves me correctly.

88 coupe · 07-04-2008, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texascarnut

........ 330 ci displacement Olds V8 ........

'64 330, being the first of the modern V8s, used the same (available everywhere) rear mount as the rest.

Very different than the '61-'64, as shown on page 16 of this Fusick Catalog, and the '35-'60 as shown on page 41 of this Fusick Catalog.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texascarnut

........ Fusick's is not into parts support for F-85's ........

Quite the opposite:

They are in the other Fusick catalog. The one that covers F85/Cutlass/442.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texascarnut

........ if my memory serves me correctly.

You are probably getting senile. Or, as they said in the thirties, enjoying your second childhood.

Norm

Oldsguy · 07-04-2008, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88 coupe

You are probably getting senile. Or, as they said in
the thirties, enjoying your second childhood.Norm

I like that one, it is kinder, nicer, euphamizm (sp). I think I can relate to that, my brain does think what I want to say or type, it just never gets out all the way, sort of like a constipation problem...

KQQLCAT · 07-07-2008, 09:31 AM

1964 Full size Jetstar 88 had the 330 in it.

Oldsfan · 07-07-2008, 10:52 AM

^

Good catch!

Run to Rund · 07-09-2008, 12:45 AM

63-4 had the aluminum front cover on the engine vs. iron on the older 394s. I don't know if the engine mount arrangement was revised at the same time; it might have been a little different and the mating to the block might have changed a bit also.

07-01-2008, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
chip_gikey Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 43	394 question ok right now i have a 63 88 that im trying to get rid of that has a 394 in it, my question is, if for some reason i cant sell my car what cars will the 394 fit into without any heavy mods? if i cant trade or sell it then i want to pull the motor and drop it into something else, maybe a bit smaller, any ideas if anything is even possible thanks a lot.

07-01-2008, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
rocketraider Oldsdruid Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Danville Vajenya, the Last Capital of Dixie Posts: 405	A 59-64 big car, or a traditional hot rod are the easiest. Being as only a Hydro or Slim Jim transmission will bolt to a Rocket block without modifications to the case, you might want to consider what it would take to transplant it. __________________ I know absolutely nothing about Oldsmobiles. Just ask the owner of Oldspower.com

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Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 3,167	Norm, was it the difference in the gearing of the transmission, or something else. I know that both engines feel very torquey, or were both of the built up and the build on the 394 was just a better one? __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door

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59-59-59 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 224	You could bolt up that engine to anything that had a 303 324 371 or 394 in it as the front mount is the same for these cars..Transmission mounts, well, are a different story

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Oldsfan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 224	^ Good catch!

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Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 157	63-4 had the aluminum front cover on the engine vs. iron on the older 394s. I don't know if the engine mount arrangement was revised at the same time; it might have been a little different and the mating to the block might have changed a bit also.