Chevy2nova's 1969 442 project

[chevy2nova]

Originally Posted by Soup

looks cool, were all 442s big blocks?

sorta, up till 1969 GM didnt put any motor bigger then 400 cubic inches in a 442, the old motto was 400 cubic inches 4 speed on the floor and dual (2) exhaust hence 442, but in 1970 they changed it and allowed 455's in them, mine is a 1975 motor

[97talon]

Wasn't that motto sort of changed?

[chevy2nova]

yea, i cant think of it right now, i know its gonna hit me like at 2 am, but its originally actually 4 barrel carb, not 400 cubic inches for the first 4

[97talon]

Found this:
Some people mistakenly believe that the designation "442" referred to the displacement of the engine in cubic inches. The reality is that a 442 has never had a 442 cubic inch engine. Rather, the genesis for the name 4-4-2 came from the attributes of the 1964 model:

1964 (Original meaning)
4: Four Barrel Carburetion
4: Four On the Floor
2: Dual Exhausts


With the 4-4-2 moniker established, later editions did not officially follow any adherence to features stemming from the numerals "4-4-2". However, in some later model years, the features did informally match the 4-4-2 numerals, as described below.

1965 (First year of automatic transmission option on 442)
4: 400 Cubic Inch Displacement
4: Four Barrel Carburetion
2: Dual Exhausts


1985 to 1987 (Last of RWD 442s)
4: Four speed automatic
4: Four barrel carburetor
2: Dual exhaust


1990 and 1991 (FWD 442)
4: Four cylinders
4: Four valves
2: Two camshafts

[chevy2nova]

Originally Posted by 97talon

Found this:
Some people mistakenly believe that the designation "442" referred to the displacement of the engine in cubic inches. The reality is that a 442 has never had a 442 cubic inch engine. Rather, the genesis for the name 4-4-2 came from the attributes of the 1964 model:

1964 (Original meaning)
4: Four Barrel Carburetion
4: Four On the Floor
2: Dual Exhausts


With the 4-4-2 moniker established, later editions did not officially follow any adherence to features stemming from the numerals "4-4-2". However, in some later model years, the features did informally match the 4-4-2 numerals, as described below.

1965 (First year of automatic transmission option on 442)
4: 400 Cubic Inch Displacement
4: Four Barrel Carburetion
2: Dual Exhausts


1985 to 1987 (Last of RWD 442s)
4: Four speed automatic
4: Four barrel carburetor
2: Dual exhaust


1990 and 1991 (FWD 442)
4: Four cylinders
4: Four valves
2: Two camshafts

damn yep thats it, what funny though is my car has a pontiac auto in it so it only has three speeds so the moniker for 1969 fits in with my car very well

[chevy2nova]

Originally Posted by chevy2nova

yea, i cant think of it right now, i know its gonna hit me like at 2 am, but its originally actually 4 barrel carb, not 400 cubic inches for the first 4

i said that it would hit me at 2 am and you put your post up at exactly 2 am central time

[97talon]

Damn I'm good!

[01mmmz28]

^ no, you just used google like every other tool bag does...lol






j/k skittle humper

[97talon]

But the timing was PERFECT!

[chevy2nova]

haha that was pretty damn crazy though

[97talon]

Anything else you need to know? lol

[chevy2nova]

haha no im good, but isnt it sad how the 442 went from meaning 400 cubic inches to meaning 4 cylinders
"1990 and 1991 (FWD 442)
4: Four cylinders
4: Four valves
2: Two camshafts"