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Originally posted by drg84
Geez guys, I go away for a few days and you have a 20 page thread going here, Whats the deal?:Whacked: Anyway, as for the small Vs big debate, theres something to be said for both sides of the fence. After building a 455 and a 403, I can tell you most of the equation goes down to bore Vs stroke. Want ground-pounding torque? Big block, long stroke, hands down. Want to be able to wind that motor out to 7grand with no visible dropoff? Small block, large stroke. Want a hauler with easily accesible power at low to medium Rpms and good mileage? straight 6. Yes, I said straight 6. :p Some of the most impressive motors ive seen have been oddballs. When you drive a 260 Oldsmobile with 307 heads ported, shaved and a decent cam, you'd be shocked how many 350s you can leave in the dust. And, you forget, my motor was in the car when I bought it. And as for the 302s, when you can pass a truck running a 454 uphill in a 3800lb car with a 302 Multiport-with only a better cool-air intake, air filter and EGR plate as your mods, theres something to be admired there too. We have to remember that mototr have come a long way since 1970. Theres enough technology that were getting 345Hp Net from 345 cubes. And still getting 20mpg. The 4.6L ford motor put out 305 in the marauder. The caddilac northstar regularly puts out 280+. Granted, 528 mountan motors are great for the track, but not all of us are on the track every weekend. Some of us just want to start our car and fill it once a week to get to work and back. And occasionally, burn the tires clean off it. Thats why we have smaller motors. Now, if youll excuse me, I have a 258 to work on;)
Ford 300 straight six is bad, Bad, BAd, BAD. I'm building a 4.3 V-6 just for fun now as time and extra money allows. I'm going to maybe put it in a 280 Z. Should be fun and different!!