An interesting offer: put a 428 in an '88 Corvette.

[bsprowl]

An old friend has both.  The Corvette was running when parked several years ago and the body and interior are in excellent condition.  The engine was also running at about the same time.

If I promise to put the 428 into the 'vet I can have them and misc parts to warm up the 428. 

Is that possible? I know nothing about the size of the Corvette's engine bay. 

I suspect mating the 428 with the vet's transmission will be a challenge. Probably have to build headers also, I doubt that Jegs or Summit has an off the self set. 

But pissing off a bunch of Chevy folks really appeals to me. 

Comments please.

[jayb]

Do NOT let that opportunity slip away, Bob    FEs in a Corvette are not new, in fact I recall one in a 1960s car magazine.  No shock towers to get in the way, and the headers are do-able.  If the Corvette is an automatic, an adapter can certainly be made to work, perhaps with a different torque converter.  Or, find a C4 or C6 and swap engine and trans.  I think it would be cool to pop the hood on the ol' Vette and see something a little more respectable than some brand X small block.  Pissing off the Chevy crowd is just icing on the cake LOL!

[bsprowl]

A C4 transmission sounds like would be less work.

I'm thinking about a tunnel ram with carbs above the hood.  Only open the hood at the track for tech inspection if possible.

Bob

[Nightmist66]

How 'bout a cammer?

[thatdarncat]

[GerryP]

Corvette owners generally don't care what you do with your own stuff.  Yeah, a very tiny fraction are vocal about mods, but nobody pays attention to them.  I own a '72 Vette and think you should do it and hit the car 'n' coffee.

Don't forget that GM cars have a drivetrain offset to the passenger side.

[Dumpling]

This (literally 'in the weeds') El Camino had a 428.

[machoneman]

Yeah, that's the '63 Vette (corrected!) I believe Jay mentioned and I remember too as it was very unusual.....for sure! What was the year/month of that S&C article btw?

[Val406]

Like Jay said, waste no time in making this project happen. Lord knows the Chevy world deserves some payback for all the scrub motors that ended up between the frame rails of most Model A's. Get busy Bob!

https://themustangsource.com/forums/f647/corvette-powered-ford-463464/

[C6AE]

I have an M-22 behind a 428, no problem.
A machined ring (spacer) pressed around the front bearing retainer, a redrilled Lakewood bell and a custom throwout bushing. The clutch disc was off the shelf. Going on 15 years now, street use, (I like the all aluminum bit and preferred the 1st gear ratio.)

[Falcon67]

Corvette owners generally don't care what you do with your own stuff.  Yeah, a very tiny fraction are vocal about mods, but nobody pays attention to them.  I own a '72 Vette and think you should do it and hit the car 'n' coffee.

Don't forget that GM cars have a drivetrain offset to the passenger side.

So you're saying the are not Pontiac people.  Knew a guy that put a 351C in a Firebird - had to watch his back, that generated lots of hate at shows.   

[GerryP]

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So you're saying the are not Pontiac people.  Knew a guy that put a 351C in a Firebird - had to watch his back, that generated lots of hate at shows.   

The world is filled with people who focus on the wrong things and therefore lead disappointing, unhappy, unfulfilled lives.  In the Grand Scheme of Things, what does any of this matter?  Yes, I know; what a melodramatic, dire view of the world.  Not that way at all.  I prefer to see a FoMoCo engine in a '32, but if you want to drop a Cummins 4BT (4 cyl diesel) between the rails, have at it.

Everyone I know and the general sentiment in auto forums is that the worksmanship is more important than the novelty of the idea.  If Bob does a shitty job on the swap, then that's what will be the impression.

[shady]

Yeah, that's the '64 Vette I believe Jay mentioned and I remember too as it was very unusual.....for sure! What was the year/month of that S&C article btw?

That's a '63 split window, the holy grail of Vettes. Nobody wanted them in'63 as most thought they were ugly. Some even cut the center brace out & put the one piece glass in from a ''64.

[wayne]

I think popular hot roding had a 428 cj in a vette go for it but be aware the chevy boys are thin skined and not like ford and mopar boys.

[ntheogen]

One of my father's closest friends shoe horned a 460 into a 25th anniversary Corvette way back when and used to take it to Vette shows just to piss off the corvette boys. Fights happened frequently.

Jack