632 CID Chevelle start up

[@mekall57]

Boy do i miss the days of hearing that, that is music to my ears, i had that same car.

[@lluwd]

looking at cars like this and hearing them is such a healing to the soul of an american,the wonderful heritage of our country at a strong point.....thank you for building and and keeping it going...........hats of to you bro!!!!

[@mean70632]

Thanks guy. My goal was to make it as powerful as possible, while still operating on 93 octane pump gas alone, remaining naturally aspirated, (no power adders nor forced induction) & keeping the factory stock body & the stock hood since I never liked those big ugly boxy looking 4" & 6" fiberglass cowl hoods. That's why I chose the huge engine. So that I can get lots of torque and power. By 3,000 RPM it already makes 715 ft/lbs of torque, & 775 ft/lbs at 4,000 RPM, along with 800 HP at 5,900 RPM

[@coltlemmon8568]

William Gruce dude your a good the car is flipping fabulous I wish I had the money for a hot rod I started a family young but my dream is to have a car like this

[@zxtenn]

Wow, those are SERIOUS #'S, can the frame, etc. handle that and do you still use the 12 bolt ? Would that be a drop in for a 1st gen. Camaro? Some guy on here has a similar engine in a 72 El Camino and with 410 gears runs mid to high 10'sNice old Riviera in the background

[@GoldenBoy-zv5tk]

Colt Lemmon hill yaah

[@Fullmoonwere]

I need this video as an audio file to use as an alarm clock.

[@Profibasher]

That won't work because a good V8 sound is the best sleep ASMR ever.

[@dtv266]

Nice job! My father said"sounds like a cement truck"about every hotrod I had.

[@King-qv1pd]

Real V8s It's what sounds good.

[@SlipYoke6081x]

That is a massive motor, I love how the car doesn't have a fiberglass scoop, looks and sounds great!

[@mean70632]

Thanks. I was determined to keep the hood as well as the entire body of the car factory stock.

[@SlipYoke6081x]

@@mean70632 hell yeah thats awesome. Do you still have the car?

[@mean70632]

@@SlipYoke6081x yep

[@OdySlim]

That has to be the sweetest sounding engine I have ever heard

[@theonly9]

I could listen to this song all day!

[@sbobb5421]

Great sounding bbc. Nice work , hell of a job!

[@jrzy49]

Wow what a setup and dialed in nicely.

[@mean70632]

632 CI = 10.3 Litre

[@AaronHendrickx22]

This is a BEAST, that sound... gives me goosebumps ! o_O I love it !

[@Turbo72Chevelle]

803 on pump gas is just plain awesome !! I envy you and this engine! (thumbs up). You need to run your car and see what she can do. My car hasnt been dyno tested but (last week) the car ran a best of 11.3 @ 124mph. The car won't hook for anything. Once I get this figured out, she'll run low 10s on pump gas. The turbo seems to help me keep up with the bigger engine drag only cars! ;) ;)

[@tward93]

As a Ford guy myself, I must say...beautiful car!

[@TequilaKG]

Sounds a huge purculating coffee machine, i love the grumble.

[@musicinsane666]

I will admit it, I am jealous as all hell but I have the balls to admit it. Beautiful car my good sir.

[@rustyrodder]

Damn!! looks great! sounds even better. guy on HotRod in the good ol days had one he was building, i remember his arm fit in the exhaust... anyway, badass ride you got! cant wait to see more

[@James_T_Kirk_1701]

That's the oil pan I was thinking of. I knew linkage was a problem, cool that you got it too fit. I was reading the thread over on Chevelle forum about the tall decks under the stock hoods. Cool deal.

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

That's a bad ass machine you have there, I would love to have a 632 in my Chevelle!

[@mean70632]

thanks. What engine do you have in your Chevelle?

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

I have a 350 small block bored 40 over, decked 25 thousandths, hypereutectic flat top pistons, a double roller timing chain, a Jegs 500/505 lift cam, ported & polished 1.94 camel hump iron heads, headman headers, a Bowtie Victor JR hi rise intake ,a 600 holley cfm carburetor! 3:73 posi rears and a turbo 400 transmission, it runs good for what it is, I've ran a 13:80 at 102 mph before but I would like to be in the 12's!

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

I have videos on here, look for Bill's 70 chevelle

[@mean70632]

ok will do. BTW, I too have the 3.73:1 rear gear ratio, which I think is the best compromise for a street/strip car without having an overdrive trans. I too have a TH400, and with a transbrake and reverse shift pattern along with a ratchet shifter.

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

Cool, I was thinking about getting a set of 4:33's because I really don't drive the Chevelle to far from home when I take it out! I do love the feel of those low gears, I had the housing from my dad's GTO JUDGE under it back when I bought the car and they were 4:33's, I fell in love with those gears, they woke that Chevelle up in a big way!

[@paddoww]

Sounds like you've got more than 800 heart beats, I mean hp in that Chevelle. Had to turn down the bass on my speakers. Love that sound!!

[@procharged70cutlass]

awesome sounding. headers really make the crackle even better. i have a 454 with a procharger. my way of getting more on pump gas.... wish i had it when i had my chevelle.

[@nthngrunslikeadeere]

when i first saw the timing light flashing off the fender i though your batterey arced out or somethin haha. beautiful car man!

[@davidmykyte9025]

I still come back to this video like 15 years later to listen to this idle

[@mean70632]

Hahaha...thanks. I'm glad you like it. This car has been undergoing some changes. It still pretty much looks the same, and with the same size engine too, but I pulled the engine out of the car to address an oil leak from the rear main seal, and it snow balled from there. I bought new Brodix Dragon Slayer 365cc cylinder heads for it, and a bigger/more aggressive solid roller camshaft that will result in a total lift at the valves of .817" . It's going out to the machine shop to have the decks of the block shaved down to yield a 12 to 1 static comp ratio too. The idle should be even nicer sounding when I get done, with about 50 or more extra horsepower still on 93 octane pump gas. However, I'm also in the middle of other upgrades such as suspension.

[@PassionateGrandpa]

Nice ride and nice work William, I'm a die hard Ford guy but that is sweet. Happy Holidays.

[@CamaroSS2236]

Worth every cent. I would choose that beast over a ferrari any day.

[@Querencias7]

Terrific sound, tasty popcorn too. Sincere salute to American Muscle! Put it next to an Accura, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Kia, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Scion, Suzuki, or Toyota ... they will melt down completely, just melt to the ground. Vanish in shame, disappear in defeat. Kudos my friend. Well done.

[@mean70632]

@mekall57 I'm glad to hear that you're a fellow enthusiast. It seems that a lot of people have forgotten what true American muscle and the great V8 engine growl is all about. There's just nothing like it.

[@b3hr3nss]

I could listen to this idle all day...

[@andredmg]

AWESOME!!!!! Naturally aspirated beast now thats what Im talkin about, true American muscle NICE BUILD Brotha!!!

[@Brennonicolini]

THATS WHAT TALKING ABOUT BABY!!!!! 5 GALLONS A MILE!!!! LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM!!!

[@ericou812]

just one word describes the car....RADICAL!!!!

[@peterrizzo6966]

what a hell of a machine. just lined up a merlin hardcore 572 for my 68 chevelle. I'm abit nervous on if it will fit without to many complications. Absolute awesome car with one hell of a donk

[@tommyboy8984]

nice job on the loopty loop wiring on the firewall(halfass)

[@mrgeorgebailey1]

Nicely done. I would cut the hood and fit one of those Harwood scoops on so that badass Dominator can breath.

[@mrgears]

Nice to see somebody still uses a Holley

[@phatrides222000]

damn that paint is on point!

[@themfknightrider420]

thats one badass chevelle..wish this engine was on gran turisom 5

[@davidmykyte5531]

How is this video from 16 years ago!… I remember watching this when it was first posted and it blew my mind

[@deathr0ll]

holy fkn shit one of the baddest sounds coming out from that chev :D beautifull

[@Cobra30299]

Wow I'm blown away....NICE !

[@mean70632]

I do use an air cleaner, & that is from that same place you've mentioned. Universal spinners. I had them fab a 2" drop in the base with a 16" overall diameter since the 16" dia. is needed for the 4500 series Holley Dominator carb. The Milodon 38811 oil pan was the best one I tried, but I still had to end up cutting the front cross member of the frame and using custom steering linkage pieces to clear it. I only had to cut the top of the frame about a 1/2" & then welded a steel plate on top of it

[@kcolby77]

10.4 L V8 She beautiful and sounds good.

[@extreme4647]

That thing eats tuners for breakfest, exotics for lunch, ford for dinner, and mopar for desert!

[@mean70632]

Thanks DT. I can appreciate your comments. I'm not a big MOPAR fan either, but I also love seeing a 70 or 71 Hemi Cuda now and then, since they're really nice body styles.

[@40TurkeySandwiches]

beast motor , i wanna put one in my '71 Monte wicked ride! man

[@mean70632]

@captainghost82 Yeah, you go in stages with this hobby/sport. I started off taking my brand new 2003 Mercury Marauder to the dragstrip back in 2004 and I was running low 15's with it. ofcourse that wasn't enough, so I progressed through the 14's 13's and then finally into the low 12's once I installed one of those small under hood roots superchargers from Magnuson. I ran 12.007 seconds with 1.6 second 60' times on DOT radial tires with only pump gas in the tank. Now I'll be in the 9's w/this car

[@GorillaWriter]

@mean70632 whew... Tommyboy must of really pissed you off huh? Love the car by the way. Nothin like old school power. Nice work.

[@lt1nightmare]

beautiful car man great job!

[@ysf210]

love the stripes on the 632

[@mean70632]

Plenty of builders make 632 CID engines. Its made from an aftermarket block which has thicker cylinder walls, so that you can take the bore safely out to 4.600" & it has a tall deck like a truck block which has a 10.2" deck height, so that the maximum stroke can be brought up to 4.75" but it really depends on how much money you want to spend, & if you want to fit it underneath a factory stock hood, because Sonny's now makes a 1005 CID engine, but that's about $90K & wont fit under a stock hood

[@94XJ]

That is a lovely noise.

[@robhill1988]

5.7 litre chevys are great for cruisin. I have a 91 Silverado with a 350 and it has plenty of torque to get you moving. she'll smoke the factory tires from a standing start easily even tho it's a pickup with little weight on the drive axle. not too shabby tho for a grocery getter.

[@himars2004]

that is awesome that it runs on pump gas

[@mean70632]

yes, agreed!!! And the 66-70 Chevelles, as well as the 63-72 Corvettes, 70-72 MonteCarlos, and the 67-73 Camaros are all some really great body styles too.

[@ChevyAdrenaline]

yes please. it sounds fricken amazing!

[@bradberan]

No replacement for displacement very accurately represented here...

[@robertaskme1338]

Sweet sounding motor and great throttle responce

[@alaskanasassin1]

Oh my God! That think sounds so amazing

[@tonigarcia7871]

Gaaaaawwd !! I'd love tht sound for an alarm to wake me up !

[@mean70632]

Yep, that WOULD be a nice alarm clock. I don't think the Mrs would like it, but I guess that's too bad.

[@lilj7072]

+William Gruce no problems in fitting?

[@lilj7072]

+William Gruce savin up for a blueprint 632 for my 70

[@mean70632]

I'd watch those cheapie Blueprint brand engines if i were you. The started off using Edelbrock heads which aren't great but are ok, and now they use their own cylinder heads. I'd be very leary about that. They also use a very mild camshaft in those engines. Too mild even for the street for a big engine like a 632 in my opinion. If you're going to go that mild with a 632 cid engine, then it kinda defeats the purpose of having something with so much displacement. In that case, you might as well choose something like a 540 cid engine that is built with better parts and that would produce more power.

[@lilj7072]

+William Gruce wat if i buy the short block version and build it myself?

[@mean70632]

LOL...that's pretty funny bigsky. I appreciate your interest in my ride.

[@MASTERSKITLEZ]

Those damn runners on the headers are bigger than the whole exhaust on my car, wow.

[@MetalGuitarist1991]

Oh and thanks a lot for all the info, ive been misinformed like you wouldn't believe.

[@ronaldnorman8786]

I my self know that a 632 is big time not trying to run it down I have first hand knowledge of how fast it can break loose. I have seen so many go bad when on the streets trying to impress people. I'm sure you know how to feather the gas I don't drive anymore. Just don't ignore the signs of it getting loose. Oh man it's beautiful killer car .

[@mean70632]

ok Ron, I'll heed your warning about that. I hear what you;re saying. I've had some close calls with lesser cars in the past. I've learned that we have to respect the power under the hood, because it sure isn't going to respect us. I also do not ever engage in organized street racing. There are too many things that can go wrong

[@1ambyrd]

that is one tough chevelle chevy power all the way

[@James_T_Kirk_1701]

I thought I remembered some carb guys talking about using those MSD ignition boxes hooked up to their computers to program their timing curve. I really should learn more about the old school stuff. Sometimes I'm blown away by how much timing some guys are running on these street engines with pump gas. They are just to different beast. I want to buy my dad either a Chevelle or old Buick GS and I dont want to switch to LS/EFI unless I have to, I want to keep its soul intact.

[@timothywyant5337]

sweet sounding 632

[@mean70632]

@matthew702917 No wheel tubbs. I didn't want that. I have P315/60/15 drag radials on there. I had the body place roll back the rear fenderlips as much as possible, and I ordered the aftermarket rear wheels with custom back spacing to fit the tires in there. The rear wheels are 15x10" wide with a 5.5" backspacing which is the maximum that can be used on 70-72 Chevelle. It puts the inner side walls of the tire within 3/4" of the outter frame rail wall. I also had to cut off the fenderlips

[@anglesteel]

Hi I owned 455 71 buick but thats chevy rock! 632 yeah grazy cubic! nice work!

[@weiandblower]

Got any times with it? Sounds like a BEAST!!! You need videos of it on the street.

[@MrMurphy1025]

man it sounds sick!! i love it.

[@andrewschmitt5792]

Old school... The best and the missed

[@mean70632]

I was originally going to install this engine into a 70 Monte, but I then found the Chevelle I had been looking for. With a 70-73 Monte, the stock hood will likely not provide enough clearence for the single plane Dominator type intake manifold and carb that you'll need to run with a 632 CID engine. So you would need to use an aftermarket 2" cowl hood at the very minimum. And even that's only if you have a custom made air cleaner assembly with a 2" drop base like I did from universal spinners

[@mean70632]

@OSH313 Thankyou for the compliment about my car. I'm still working on it to get it completed. it's been a lot of hard work, and it's been very expensive too. Compliments like yours help to keep me motivated to finish this project.

[@mean70632]

Hey that's a pretty cool idea you have there about the ringtone. That should make a pretty good one

[@riceUSMC]

I love how the timing light is just sitting there hooked up and going off.. hahaha

[@UnavailableUserID]

Sweet Jesus! It's an eight cylinder symphony!

[@matts6887]

gawd I just LOVE the sound of pure american muscle!!!!.....the loping of the cams back and forth...music to my ears!!!!; however its more like gallons to the mile., not miles per gallon LOL

[@ultimategamerZERO]

Music to my ears...!

[@mean70632]

@paddoww Thanks. I luv the sound too. In addition to having a hair over 800 HP, this big block has lots of torque. Not only does the torque peak @4,000 RPM come in at 775 FT/LBS, but @3,000 RPM it's already at 715 FT/LBS and it stays above 700 FT/LBS from 3,000 RPM to 5,000 RPM. You sure won't do that with any smalblock engine unless you use a generous supply of nitrous oxide, or a means of forced induction.

[@theutherknight017]

Very, very nice job there. You define bringing sexy back! haha . I love how it purrs then roars like a lion king

[@shanesmith817]

Nice car my friend

[@Suzukikatana6]

thats a beauty! How much compression does it run at?

[@EpicMusicWorld_Official]

WoW O_O This is amazing! How much liters does ist consume on 100 miles? Greetings!

[@Armory52]

@mean70632. What is the lift and duration of that cam. Great machine-well done

[@free_electron]

@mean70632 smiles per gallon as they always say. and the comments and compliments, as well as the learning curve thereof of the feat itself is well worth the money invested. i plan to build a 632 67 box nova someday. thanks for posting a video, and good lick with the build! BTW - whats the dynamic compression? any motor stats you're willing to share?

[@joeyf504327]

Aint no replacement for displacement! Man, that thing sounds like a thing of beauty. Whats the idle? Sounds really smooth for the large cam and large open intake. Also. Could you make a follow up vid?

[@1man1epictv]

love the riveria in front too haha

[@tipetu]

look at nr1 cylinder go!! awesome car.. One day I`ll have something like this..

[@AlicesWondereland]

@mean70632 hahah Yeah man, I hear ya. I built a 92 camaro a while back. Gas was $1.60 and I couldn't afford that car back then. Great ride man!

[@James_T_Kirk_1701]

I agree about the needle bearing, I'm an LS guy and the stock rockers get rebuild almost immediately because we have the same issue with the needle bearings. I was curious how carb guys ramp their timing, I never understood if it was a RPM based window or off throttle position (something similar to power enrichment for EFI guys). I guess you program the ignition box on your computer and then plug it into the car or is it all dials on the box itself? Nice car/build seems thought out well.

[@teenagebenz]

dear lord thats amazing

[@niebuhr6197]

How many miles per gallon? Or perhaps gallons per mile.

[@jeepTJMurdered]

who fucking cares. go buy a prius if u give a shitt

[@niebuhr6197]

I'm fucking tired of guys like you. "Who cares about mileage." Well, I do. What's the point of a car which cannot be driven due to poor mileage? Is driving a car twice per month fun for you? For me it is not. If you get better mileage, you can drive it more often. Better mileage = more fun. It's simple. If you had a poorly tuned 632, which could get better mileage, wouldn't you try to fix it, and get more bang for the buck? Moreover, smog regulations are getting strict. One day, only really old cars would be able to use those engines. That, is not fun either.

[@masoncaputo4150]

Don't be a smart ass with the gallons per mile. I got a '64 Impala with a 327 that gets 13 mpg, all I need. better than some trucks today lmao

[@anthonyhermes3593]

How in tarnation do you have a 327 that gets 13 mpg, sure its an impala but still!. do you have high rear gears or a ridiculous cam perhaps?

[@masoncaputo4150]

Tony 282 Well, it has a 4bbl carb, dual exhaust, and some low compression issue lol. I heard 327's got about 18 mpg but the fact that I burn gas insanely fast it might be a bit lower.

[@TheGbaker555]

If you ever get bored with that beast ill take it

[@sootyvoo100]

Wow,, that was great. What is the gas mpg on that???

[@Sky1]

Nothing says "Get the F$%K out of my way" than a Chevelle SS in your rear view

[@mean70632]

LOL yep :D

[@kreigsmann]

@mean70632 very true. may sound stupid but do they make a fuel injected version of the 632?

[@01jeepgc]

Dude that thing sounds awesome!!! Where did you get that motor?

[@Cool_chevy]

I spent the money on lemons...well worth it ...take the tip & get em coated also..

[@mean70632]

You can go as big as 572 cubes on a standard deck height block, and as big as 632 CID on a tall deck block that's 10.2" like what I have, but now they have deck heights as tall as 12.1" and you can go 900+ cid if you have a reallot of cash to spend, but with the type of intake manifold a 700+CID engine will need, you'll never get it underneath a factory stock hood without cutting a hole in it or getting one of those big boxy looking 4-6" aftermarket cowl hoods to fit everything in.