Were gonna have to start a forum for the "misfits"

ramenth said
Well, he is a Ford guy. He probably wouldn't know how. :wink:

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.

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.

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.

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.

And I agree. I would never put another 318 in a truck if I had the option of easily putting a 360 in its place. Trucks need the torque. But in a 2900 lb A body, the 318 is the one with the higher fun factor here. Not too much torque to blow the tires all to hell, but plenty of high winding horsepower up top to keep a smile on your face, and surprise many a unsuspecting 318 skeptic.

Case in point, had a friend of mine who was big in to roadsters. One of the first ones he bought had an old wore out 305 chevy in it. If you tried to get on it, all it would do is spin and get sideways, but never would go fast in a straight line. He sold that car, and bought another one with a fuel injected 2.8 GM v6 in it. To this day, he says that car was the quickest, most fun hot rod hes had. Its all about the intended purpose. Why do auto makers make several different size engines that are all physically the same dementions and weights? Why dont they all just use the biggest "best" engine in their lineup in every car they make, if its no harder to install that engine vs the one with smaller displacement? Both engines cost the same to produce, regardless of its displacement. Its because an OVERPOWERED car isnt always the BEST performing car! In a street driven vehicle, overall balance is more important than all out horsepower.