New Ford 7.3 V8
I see people calling this a “big block” engine. Is it part of a series of engines of different displacements based on a common “big” block?
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noteven wrote:Dave H M wrote:
I do not get this throw back to the good old days when we had mouse motors and rat motors and little blocks and big blocks. Personally i think that those terms have gone out of style with grannie's high button shoes.
I think modern day motors are what their displacement is. :h
I agree. It’s why I was wondering why it is being called a “big” block...
I read a Ford advertisement. They didn't refer to the new engine as a Big Block.
I'm guessing it's the general public and probably some writers who don't know any better using the term Big Block.
It took me a while to get accustomed to seeing engine size in liters and not cubic inches.
But, Big Block sounds impressive and cool.:C
Maybe the term will be around for a long time.
