you Fordians will love this....
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 774
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From: western washington
Originally Posted by Zaairman
Can
Hear
Every
Valve
Rattle
Oil
Leaks
Every
Time
^^^ Which is very true for our LT1. With no miles on it.
Car
Hardly
Ever
Vacates
Yard
Hear
Every
Valve
Rattle
Oil
Leaks
Every
Time
^^^ Which is very true for our LT1. With no miles on it.
Car
Hardly
Ever
Vacates
Yard
Cheap
Hardly
Efficiant
Vertually
Runs
On
Luck
Every
Time
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From: Louisanna
OK, I got to put my 2 cents in. You got to give credit to GM. They started this engine way back when 50's? They still use the basic idea of the engine today 50 years later ohv pushrod V8 although more modernized. Can we say that about Ford? Ford droped their good engines, 302, 351 in all config, 460 and left us with these "modular" engines which everyone has different ideas about. I'm not gonna bash any of the big 3. They all got their good points and bad points, I've learned this by working on them all but got to give GM credit for standing the test of time 
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From: western washington
Originally Posted by lastorms
OK, I got to put my 2 cents in. You got to give credit to GM. They started this engine way back when 50's? They still use the basic idea of the engine today 50 years later ohv pushrod V8 although more modernized. Can we say that about Ford? Ford droped their good engines, 302, 351 in all config, 460 and left us with these "modular" engines which everyone has different ideas about. I'm not gonna bash any of the big 3. They all got their good points and bad points, I've learned this by working on them all but got to give GM credit for standing the test of time
You mistake standing the test of time with bean counters not coughing up enough money for new engine development. Pushrods are a thing of the past because of the limitations. And don't give me this "if overhead cams are so good how come ford is underpowered" stuff. Just because ford hasnt used the design to the full potential doesn't mean it isn't the best configuration.
