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Originally Posted by Sinister10
dont forget the 4:02. Had one in my 72 Monte. IIRC back in late 70s, early 71 the warehouse that Chevy stored the engine blocks in, either flooded, or somehow had water damage which pitted the cylinder walls of a lot of 396 blocks. in order to fix the issue and not waste a ton of usable 396 motors, GM bored the 396 and made the 402. there are 396 badged cars from that era that actually had 402s not 396s.
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Got a one owner SS 72 Chevelle that has one! Cool story. Beancounters wouldn't let em do that today!!!