Thread: Cubic Inches = Ahead In The Game

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Thanks Pat, you made my point for me.... A small block has no place in either a 4000 pound car or a 49' boat. And that was my point. You do not need a 4000 pound car or a 49' boat to go fast.

I've ran big blocks, small blocks, and everything in between. What I do know is that a small cubic inch motor (400 CI or less) in a light weight car 2800 pounds or less) is cheaper to build and less costly to maintain the a 600" motor in a 4000 pound car!!!!

As far as your big block boat, come on out to the Missouri River down around Gavins Point Dam on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and you can see all the 75 mph small block powered boats you would care to see.

I would contend that if you have never seen small block motors go fast, then you haven't spent much time looking......

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Thanks Pat, you made my point for me.... A small block has no place in either a 4000 pound car or a 49' boat. And that was my point. You do not need a 4000 pound car or a 49' boat to go fast.

I've ran big blocks, small blocks, and everything in between. What I do know is that a small cubic inch motor (400 CI or less) in a light weight car 2800 pounds or less) is cheaper to build and less costly to maintain the a 600" motor in a 4000 pound car!!!!

As far as your big block boat, come on out to the Missouri River down around Gavins Point Dam on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and you can see all the 75 mph small block powered boats you would care to see.

I would contend that if you have never seen small block motors go fast, then you haven't spent much time looking......

First of all who has a 4,000 lbs. car?My last bracket-car with a bbc and a glide only weighed 3,100 with me in it.A small cubic inch sbc 400 or less cubes will require a lot more work?The problem is everyone I know tries to turn their sbc to 9,000 or more r.p.m.'s and I would throttle stop my old 598 at 6,200 and the only up keep after racing every weeked the entire summer was I would run the valves every other weekend.The guy's with the sbc's where putting in new valve springs every month and running their valves every race.

Yes but this is so nice

and this one to did you say somethingsorry i like my big blocks and for small blocks they are ok i do work on them

Originally posted by pat mccarthy
Yes but this is so nice

I can smell the h.p. already.

yup, and so is this

Originally posted by pat mccarthy
and this one to did you say somethingsorry i like my big blocks and for small blocks they are ok i do work on them

For you sbc boys .Yes, it say's 4.594 on those buckets.

Originally posted by erik erikson
First of all who has a 4,000 lbs. car?My last bracket-car with a bbc and a glide only weighed 3,100 with me in it.A small cubic inch sbc 400 or less cubes will require a lot more work?The problem is everyone I know tries to turn their sbc to 9,000 or more r.p.m.'s and I would throttle stop my old 598 at 6,200 and the only up keep after racing every weeked the entire summer was I would run the valves every other weekend.The guy's with the sbc's where putting in new valve springs every month and running their valves every race.

I don't know who has the 4000 pound big block car, Pat brought it up!!!! I'm the one who had the small block car that weighed 2800 and change. The new car will be at least a couple hundred pounds lighter!!!!

Oh, by the way, I don't run small block chebbies either..... I shift my big block and small block Fords at 7200. The small blocks are a lot cheaper to build and maintain. Maybe not so in a chebbie, haven't run one for years.....

hay i did my gto is heavy and i like big girls to so what

Nothing wrong with big girls, Pat!!! They keep ya warm all winter and give ya good shade in the summer!!!!!

Nope, Pat. I've never gone 75 mph in a Sea Ray (kind of a slow hull, aren't they?) But I have gone 75 mph in a Remak 24' drag boat hull with a 408 Windsor stroker with a 671 blower for power...... Maybe that doesn't count though, it ran on methanol with just a small touch (4%) of Nitro to help with the tune up..... We don't play much with pleasure boats out here.....

Originally posted by pat mccarthy
i was at my shop today and took some picks had to show someone ?this is my hand made hone for honing blocks it dose not have any thing to do with this post but it will hone bigblocks and small what do you guys think??

I like the whole idea, but how do you keep the block mounted?

Originally posted by Dave Severson
If I wanna race with electronics, I'll just stay home and play video games!!!!!!

exactly!...............besides my throttle stop is my EAR!

Originally posted by gassersrule_196
exactly!...............besides my throttle stop is my EAR!

Wow,you sound just like my dad.