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Denny, a BUILT th-350 should be able to handle your 502. With limited traction on the street, the 10bolt w/3.55gears should hold up to occasional WOT. Though with slicks or ET Streets, you can say sayanara to your ring/pinion/posi/axles/u-joints. I purchased my 502 in 1996 and had to change the oil pan and oil pickup tube as it came with a reverse(marine)style pan...GM may have changed the oil pan to a conventional style on the currect 502's. No fuel pump boss either, have to run an electric fuel pump. Other than those two items, everything else fit/worked just fine. I say go for it. Emil"smiling 502 owner"Dusek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hello all� > > Know some on the list are running 502's. Need a little advice. > > I recently went through the 383 vs. big block dilemma and big won. The Ram Jet >crate 502 http://www.streetrodstuff.com/Products/179/ and the ZZ 502/502 have my >attention. Met a guy with a 66 Chevelle drag car, 8/71 sitting on his 502. Raves >about it. He has offered to help install one (sans blower) in my 71 Malibu. > > Entirely different applications. Since mine will be a restored weekend driver with >an occasional petal to the metal vs. a drag car, wanted to check with ya�ll. > > He is telling me my TH350 can be built to handle what I have in mind, and putting a >posi with mid 3 gears in my 10 bolt 8.5 (replaced in �80) will be OK. I tend to >believe this. Considering the Gear Vendor OD. With aluminum heads, intake manifold >and water pump, staying with my new SB springs. At my age, (59) there will not be a >lot, but some WOT. Not a daily driver ~~ (have to think about this). > > Anything I need to watch for? Planning on the March pulley system. PS, PB, Air. >All steering/suspension/shocks/springs/bushings has been rebuilt/replaced�boxed rear >w/sway bar, front disks. Spent a gob on bodywork/paint/upholstery. Hey, it�s a four >door, but talk about a really nice sleeper!!! It�s in my will. > > Any and all info and advice appreciated; reply on list or off, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Really enjoy the list. Have picking up a lot of good info..about Chevelle�s and >PC�s :( Hope to have complete and pic�s by this summer. > > Thanks for the 454 build info Tom, but these looks sweeter to me (but not cheaper). > > Tks, Denny/GA (Kansas farm boy, will move back someday) > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
