2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang

Lessmore wrote:

nevadanick wrote:
$ per horsepower

A lot of rodders get their engines, nowadays, out of wrecked trucks, at the salvage/junk yard. The cost should be similar whether it's a Ford, a Chevy or a Dodge, when it's out of a junker or a parts vehicle.

If anything the Ford engine should be the cheapest. Doesn't Ford crank out the most pickup trucks ? Volume...volume,,volume...equals less cost. More produced= more in accidents....just due to the higher numbers on the road.

The engines that more more expensive...are usually those with less miles on them. When you buy an engine out of a write off...you're buying unused, future miles.

Rodders also usually want the most powerful V8 engine they can get...high performance after all.

I have had a hot rod shop for over 30 years and can't recall ever looking for a truck motor for a car. You are partly correct in the fact everyone wants more power but the biggest bang for the buck is crate motors. You can buy these cheaper than finding a good used motor and rebuilding with high po parts. Back in the old days when we were doing mostly rods every one knew the Ford small block was just a little larger than the Chevy and thanks to Ford with their tight aftermarket restraints there were far far more parts available for the Chevys. Ford shot themselves in the foot in this market for years.
Looking back, I do remember looking for a specific truck motor in junk yards in the old days. Chev. used 427 tall blocks in some of their school buss's.

ScottG wrote:

Home Skillet wrote:
Pop quiz.
Where did the name "350" come from?

Carol Shelby after debating it for far too long simply asked the others in the comity "how far from here to that building over there"? Someone said about 350 feet and Shelby said fine lets use that.

You watched Barrett Jackson!!!

rjsd1 wrote:
Serial #1 just sold on Barrett Jackson for a cool $1 Million!

Wow that's better than the 1st Z06 convertible that sold for 800,000 to who else but Hendrick. A little side note "In total, Hendrick has managed to purchase every first new Corvette C7 model that has crossed the auction block including the first Stingray coupe, first Stingray convertible, first Z06 coupe and now the first Z06 convertible. The previous three cars that Hendrick purchased were all black with red interior and since the Z06 convertible was built prior to heading to auction, the American automaker did so with the same color scheme assuming that Hendrick would be the winning bidder." LINK

I guess if you got it flaunt it right!

Don

jus2shy wrote:


In reality, and OHC has far fewer moving parts and is less complex than an OHV motor. With an OHC setup, you only have 4 camshafts and the followers tapping down the valves. For an OHV setup, you have 1 camshaft, 16 push rods, 16 Lifters (Hydraulic or solid) and 16 rocker arms. More moving parts.

Did you count the number of chain links of a OHC vs a OHV engine? Aren't those moving parts too!

rjsd1 wrote:
Serial #1 just sold on Barrett Jackson for a cool $1 Million!

Thanks for the follow up.

For the LS versus Ford Mod argument. Have you looked at the physical size of a Ford OHC motor? OHC heads make things much larger physically (though they typically are smaller displacement wise). It's far easier to fit an LS (or now the newer LT) series motor. That's the beauty of an OHV setup, the smaller size.

In reality, and OHC has far fewer moving parts and is less complex than an OHV motor. With an OHC setup, you only have 4 camshafts and the followers tapping down the valves. For an OHV setup, you have 1 camshaft, 16 push rods, 16 Lifters (Hydraulic or solid) and 16 rocker arms. More moving parts.

In regards to the 2015 GT350, that voodoo motor sounds awesome, I love the sound of a flat-plan crank V8.

Serial #1 just sold on Barrett Jackson for a cool $1 Million!

BenK wrote:

Lessmore wrote:
snip....

Which 383 ? The Mopar 383, Mercury MEL 383....or my favourite the Chevy 350 with a 400 crank...383 ?

Mopar 383.

Dad ordered it on the family station wagon. A Dodge Custom 880, because
mom stopped or slowed down to almost a stop on freeway on-ramps. He
wanted something that would get her up to speed sooner... :B

Chevy 383's are okay, but they have a history of breaking the crank at
the dampener on everyone I've ever touched, but they were pushed way up
there and should have had a forged crank...not a cast crank

Sounds like a nice family car your parents had. We didn't get the Dodge 880 in Canada, although we did get the 383. Very nice engine, lot's of punch. Back in either '68 or '69 (can't recall, getting old ;)) I recall looking closely at a new Road Runner at a dealer. Basic...had the 383, 4 speed...am radio. I did want it, good price, but beyond my miniscule budget as a young man.

Les

Lessmore wrote:
snip....

Which 383 ? The Mopar 383, Mercury MEL 383....or my favourite the Chevy 350 with a 400 crank...383 ?

Mopar 383.

Dad ordered it on the family station wagon. A Dodge Custom 880, because
mom stopped or slowed down to almost a stop on freeway on-ramps. He
wanted something that would get her up to speed sooner... :B

Chevy 383's are okay, but they have a history of breaking the crank at
the dampener on everyone I've ever touched, but they were pushed way up
there and should have had a forged crank...not a cast crank

FishOnOne wrote:

The problem with the Ford engines (i.e. 302, 351 Cleveland, 351 Windsor) shared very little to no parts with one another.

The 302 mated with the 351 Cleveland heads made a nice engine.