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Thread: Got any info on a 430??

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    Question Got any info on a 430??

    Hello Buick enthusiasts, I have a 430 out of a 69 Riv that i'm planning on swapping with my 350... Is there any info you guys could give me as far as specs, making it into a 455, and doing a rebuild on as little money as possible? I'd really appreciate it.

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    there are two things which differentiate a 430 from a 455
    a. most obvious, the bore size
    b. the valve train is oiled by weeping through the shaft that the rockers are mounted on while the 455 oil by pumping up through the pushrods like an SBC



    making it into a 455
    have the machine shop sonogram it before you attempt to bore it that far. some 430 blocks can take that big of an overbore but many can't.

    to swap this with a 350 you will need new engine mounts/frame pads ( it's possible the frame pads from the Riv could work ), and a big block fan shroud
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