Chevy vs. Ford

[Hawgin4x4]

Who cares as long as it gets you from point a to point b?

Also we all know the built Ford Tuff with Chevy Stuff.

[Dr.Dirt]

never say never but i will never buy a foreign car.
i am not an economist but although they may be built here, all the profit goes to them d@mn japs.

the asians are slowly but surely taken over the world.

You think exactly the same as my dad does. 

[Dr.Dirt]

I have seen names besides Chevy and Ford in here so I guess I am going to go off topic also and reset and add new options to the poll. 

[Old_School]

Here's one for you Ford guys..  

Looks slow.   I think my lawnmover has bigger exhaust ports than that 383 does.    

On a side note, I have heard that chevy's like to bend pushrods and consume a little earl.  -Mark

[gery350]

never say never but i will never buy a foreign car.
i am not an economist but although they may be built here, all the profit goes to them d@mn japs.

the asians are slowly but surely taken over the world.

You think exactly the same as my dad does. 

your father is a smart man. wish i had a dad like that.

[05greengriz]

Here's one for you Ford guys.. 

That's what I'm talkin about.I had a 82 S-10 with a 350 in high school. Mild cam and headers would run mid 13's all day long.

[BCConviber]

Old School... Look close at that motor pic...  3 freeze plugs in the side of the block means it's a 400, not a 350 block.   No 383 here buddy...   That's  12.5:1, 406 CI, Fully ported & Polised AFR headed, Full Roller, Biggest small block cam Crane builds, over 600 hp bad ass right there!!  

[big-daddy]

Bart, what did you use for a crankshaft?

[backinsaddle]

Here's one for you ford and chevy guys:

http://www.off-road.com/dodge/deserttank/2002_05/

I especially like the part where he says: "what do you really see in a FORD? I see a bunch of bucktooth belly grinding southern boyz sitting around talking about how the FORD used to rule the road. Well, no more! They may sell the most trucks in the truck market, but as far as I'm concerned, that means they have snowballed most of the general public."

Just kidding, the big 3 all make great trucks these days.

[Old_School]

Old School... Look close at that motor pic...  3 freeze plugs in the side of the block means it's a 400, not a 350 block.   No 383 here buddy...   That's  12.5:1, 406 CI, Fully ported & Polised AFR headed, Full Roller, Biggest small block cam Crane builds, over 600 hp bad ass right there!!  

Sounds good. At the track I usually see either a buttload of 383's or they skip the 400's go straight to big chief's.  What's the specs on the cam? I'm gonna try and guess and say .500 lift with .28X duration? Are AFR's as good of a head in Chevy's as they are for Fords? I run into a guy at the track with a 408 in his yellow s10(older body style). I tree'd him and we were even through the 330' then his 408(double the hp compared to my street car) started to book it.

-Mark

[gery350]

Old School... Look close at that motor pic...  3 freeze plugs in the side of the block means it's a 400, not a 350 block.   No 383 here buddy...   That's  12.5:1, 406 CI, Fully ported & Polised AFR headed, Full Roller, Biggest small block cam Crane builds, over 600 hp bad ass right there!!  

that is a bad @ass small block. its not easy to get 600hp from a small block.

[BCConviber]

All the testing I read about Dart vs Brodix vs AFR say AFR flows far better. Of course until recently, they were the only one that you could get off the shelf full ported & polished. So I went with 'em. They probably would make more power if I had bought them plain, and had them custom ported & polished for my application, but that runs into more cash than I've got to spend. As for the cam it is a .670"/.625" lift, 290/306 degree duration what Crane calls "Pro Stock Profile". Was that 408 powered truck tubbed? Sounds like you've got a bad little street car there.
Big-Daddy- On the crank, its a Eagle forged 4340 unit, as are the rods. Come to think of it, The crank I bought has 4.00" stroke compared to the stock 3.750", so this thing is actually 415 cubic inches, not 406.

[BCConviber]

Sorry for hi-jacking the thred Dr. Dirt....

[Dr.Dirt]

Sorry for hi-jacking the thred Dr. Dirt....

Hey, no problem. I enjoy reading all this motor stuff. 

[big-daddy]

go to googles and type "gm engine noise"  and see what happens

[gery350]

go to googles and type "gm engine noise"  and see what happens

its a conspiracy i tell ya.

[big-daddy]

Sorry chev guys!!!    "Knock, Knock" who there? Chev starting Hehehehe 

[gery350]

i dont know what your talking about i dont hear a d@mn thing.

oh wait, i do. its another ford blowing up. i mean found or road dead.

[Old_School]

Was that 408 powered truck tubbed? Sounds like you've got a bad little street car there.

Yes. The guys name was Randy. I believe he was on 31"s and welds but they were bigger than 28". He went 10.77@124. Probably a motor pass to clean out the bugs.  -Mark

Ditto on the thread jacking. Ford rules!  

[big-daddy]

First On Race Day....or Fix Or Repair Daily

[yunt2ride]

Here is a link for you. This is dated August 2005

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0508/10/C01-276094.htm


Judge tosses it out.

A federal judge in Oklahoma City has granted General Motors Corp.'s motions to dismiss 10 counts in federal suits filed on behalf of hundreds of pickup and SUV owners who claim their vehicles have defective engines.

[big-daddy]

but later reversed his ruling and granted the suits national class

[backinsaddle]

I see there is even a website: www.pistonslap.com.  The caption: GM engines are "Like a knock"

[yunt2ride]

Now do a google on Explorer rollover. Don't say it was Firestones because GM was running firestones also with no problems. They tryed to blame it on the tires because it was cheaper to replace the tires then buy back all of those Fords. I say it was partly due to the tire pressure that Ford recommended to get a better ride and partly do to Suspension.

[Old_School]

sorry last highjack I swear.  

BBC- As much as I hate to show this here's me racing the yellow s10. Temp was 90* with humidity 80% or so. The car normally in good weather runs 12.0's. Stock N/A longblock. 3200+lbs. -Mark

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=BitemarkFrontWheel86

What's that term..."brought a knife to a gun fight"   I had him till about the 330' mark.                 -Mark