Olds 350?

[i r teh noobz]

I'm looking into building a V8 Z in the next few months, and I want to go with a GM small block. From what I've read, a 350 or 400 SBC seems like the best way to go for me, but I was wondering how similar a chevy 350 is to an olds 350. I've always had a thing for Oldsmobiles and Nissans, and I think it would be neat to combine them in a Z, but I can't seem to find much on the subject. Does anyone know if the JTR motor mounts work with the olds?

[jbk240z]

HI, and welcome to HybridZ! As for the Olds swap, it's a decent motor.

Just type oldsmobile v8 into the search feature here on this site and you should find many answers to your questions.

Good luck!

[twoeightythreez]

Olds 350 is good, mock it up run it awhile and then look for a 455....will bolt right up to mounts and transmission (It'll even LOOK the same as the 350) and all you'll have to do is fab an upper alt. bracket (hint: a couple of 3/8" washers welded to the 350's upper bracket space it out perfectly) to compensate for the bigger motor's 1/4" taller deck height. Awesome! Once you search you'll find that the olds 350 is about as similar to a chev 350 as DQ chocolate ice cream is to DQ vanilla ice cream. (both are pushrod OHV V-8's built by GM, both are good choices, but all similarity ends there.) As far as the mounts, they'll be a good start. (you'll have to make different set back plates because the bolt pattern for the mount to the block is different from a chebby but it wasn't that hard for my buddy and I to mount a 425 rocket into a buick skylark so once again the JTR kit should get you well on the way to a wicked Z car.)