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On 10/1/2024 at 10:01 PM, ABC Auto Industry said:

...I think it's cool they have 572 Big Blocks if I ever wanna build a monster truck model.

Eckchooally...the Chevy 572 looks pretty much like the familiar 396, 427, and 454 externally. The displacement differences are internal.

IIRC, with appropriate valve covers, intake and exhaust manifolds, and other minor detail differences, any Chevy "big block" in the family (not "W" 348/409 engines) can pass for any other up through generation VI in 1/25 scale (excluding the ZZ632, which has evenly spaced intake ports and very different cylinder heads).

 

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25 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Eckchooally...the Chevy 572 looks pretty much like the familiar 396, 427, and 454 externally. The displacement differences are internal.

IIRC, with appropriate valve covers, intake and exhaust manifolds, and other minor detail differences, any Chevy "big block" in the family (not "W" 348/409 engines) can pass for any other up through generation VI in 1/25 scale (excluding the ZZ632, which has evenly spaced intake ports and very different cylinder heads).

 

Regardless, I think getting a 572 would make for a more badass monster truck than a 454, though I'd get a 454 if I was trying to make an exact replica of a specific truck.

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9 hours ago, ABC Auto Industry said:

Regardless, I think getting a 572 would make for a more badass monster truck than a 454, though I'd get a 454 if I was trying to make an exact replica of a specific truck.

Do what you like, but you can't tell if an engine is a 454, a 427, a 396, or a 572 by looking at the outside.

I'm building a real '66 Chevelle with a 572 right now, and if someone wasn't told it was a 572, they wouldn't know if it was any of those engines.   :)

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