Were gonna have to start a forum for the "misfits"
Heres where the debate comes into play: My Ford/AMC buddy is giving me a bunch of flack about wanting to build a 318. He keeps telling me that he would "never build a 318 when a 360 is the same size and weight".
Well, he
is a Ford guy. He probably wouldn't know how. :wink:
TheCraigMachine said
He seems to think that the 318 engine itself is just a stupid concept, and cannnot wrap his mind around why it even still exists, much less why anyone would build an engine that was only "300" cubic inches.
That's rich. All he has to do is take a look here or on slant.org and look at some of the slant builds or - being a Ford guy - he can surf on over to Fordsix.com and take a look at some of the inline builds. And all those are only "300" inches and
smaller.
For a Ford guy he must have his head up his ***.
Only 300 inches? Ford built one of those
only engines and it wound up being one of their best engines... and it was
only 300 inches.
But, yeah, I see where you're coming from. I'm building a dual quad 300 inline for my '78 F250. If I had a quarter for every Ford guy who told me just pull it and put a 460 in it I'd have enough money to build the truck. I usually tell 'em to go buy one like it and put a 460 in it. This one's my truck and I'll build it the way I want it.
TheCraigMachine said
I throw out the usual "well what about the 302 ford?" But before i can even finish my sentence, he pipes up and says "Oh, theres NO comparison between a 302 and a 318!" I dont know about you guys, but most STOCK 302s ive driven were complete and total DOGS! So yeah, Id say that there is NO comparison there.
This tells you he's a cookie cutter guy. The 302 is perfectly acceptable because every guy with a Fox Body builds one. He's telling you to go with a 360 in your car because it's become popular.
TheCraigMachine said
the "just go get a 360" guys start running in like dogs in heat and overrun the original topic at hand. The same thing happens at the big block camp anytime somebody so much as whispers 383, and the 440 guys start barging in.
There's a time or place for each. And there's a debate where each makes sense. Take, for instance, my Ramcharger. The 318 has self changing oil. I pour oil in the valve cover and it pours at all the other leaking gaskets. I have an LA 360 sitting on an engine stand in my garage. Dollar for dollar the 360 makes sense to build for my truck. I have to pull the 318 anyway just to be able to re-gasket it. I'd never be content with doing that... a rebuild would be in order. So, why not go with the engine with more torque, dollar for dollar, in a truck?
You put a Magnum 360 in your E-body. Like I said, there's a time and place.
As for the B vs RB argument... I like my 383. I've like the 440's I've owned. I like what I like.
TheCraigMachine said
I want to build a 318 because its what I want for my car!!! If I wanted to build a rocketship, Id use a 360, or build a stroker. But thats not the direction that i want to take this particular project.
This hobby is supposed to be fun people. It doesnt have to be monkey see, monkey do. Not everybody wants a fire breathing 440 in their 64 dart. Its all about making the car "yours". Its all about what YOU want to be able to do with it.
Like I said above. For all those who are telling you how to build
your car, tell 'em to go buy one of their own and build it the way
they want to.
