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Is 350 cubic inch engine freewheeling?

A 350 cubic inch engine's ability to freewheel depends entirely on its design and whether it's incorporated into a system that allows it. The engine size itself has nothing to do with whether it can freewheel.

* Freewheeling means the engine's output shaft can rotate independently of the engine's crankshaft. This typically requires a specific mechanism like a freewheel clutch or a similar device. Most car engines are *not* designed to freewheel.

* A 350 cubic inch engine is a common engine displacement, found in many vehicles like older Chevrolet small-block V8s. These typically don't freewheel. Their output is directly connected to the transmission, and the transmission is directly connected to the drive wheels.

In short, no, a 350 cubic inch engine is not inherently freewheeling. Whether *a specific vehicle* with a 350 cubic inch engine freewheels depends entirely on that vehicle's transmission and drivetrain design.