classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
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RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
Rod
RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
I chuckled at the Merc 430- that's one of the first motors I swapped into anything. (nevermind what!)
Jay Maechtlen
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Knew a guy in High School mid 60's, that had one in a '56 Ford Crown Vic. Apparently an easy swap.
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Rod
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A couple in there that I would be surprised if many got them. The one of Stude and one of a 312 were kinda camouflaged. The big Buick could easily have been mistaken for something else as the hot rodded early hemi. I am surprised that anybody recognized the early Plymouth V8. That's a rare bird in hotrod circles.
Rod
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I got some of the obvious ones (the Boss 429 and the Chrysler Hemi have distinctive valve covers) and I know that if the distributor is not straight up at the back then it is not a Chevrolet small block, but beyond that, I don't wrench on these, so I don't know those fine details.
No Mopar "slant six" to be found ... I could recognize one of those
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The photos of the Studebaker and Mercury 383-430 engines were a little tricky to identify, since these engines are a little obscure, but it was easy enough to deduce them by elimination.
Here's a followup questionnaire:
Which of these basic engine designs (i.e. from the quiz) (not necessarily exact displacement, model year or model) have you owned and/or worked on?
My answer:
Late Buick big block (400-430-455)
Early Olds (303-324-371-394)
Mopar big block
Mopar small block
Chevy smallblock (yes, really!)
late Olds (260-307-330-350-400-403-425-455)
RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
Holden V8 (I believe similar to a small Pontiac).
My father had his boss both had some Studebakers including an Avanti with the Paxton.
I am currently working on a so called Ford Windsor but it's a World Products or Dart block, Blown injected with a maggy. It bears little resemblance to anything Ford ever fitted to a new car.
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Pat
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It would be easier to list the ones I have NOT had a hand in messing with.
Olds 455 and Buick 455
Boss 429 and the cammer---Although I did get a real close up inspection of a rebuilt cammer at JBA in the 80's.
Pontiac 421
Any AMC V8 but I fooled about with my dad '58 6 and my 51 Rambler. Story here---Both mtr mts broke on the Rambler and dropped the front damper/pulley onto the crossmember. That engine leaked so much oil and had so little power that I drove it that way for several months!!!
A whole list of "imported" (to the US) and some motorcycles.
Current project is putting a 59AB in my 23T. I did not build it this time. Had a "professional" do it cause it was cheaper. He did the entire engine for less than the parts would have cost me plus the chasing about bit.
Rod
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RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
izzmus, kudos to you as well...
I've got a pretty healthy respect for the old school factory and shade tree mechanic developed hot rods. I think even moreso than brake horsepower most of the improvement in vehicle acceleration in the past 50 years has been due to improved traction, improved transmissions, and to slip management between the engine and the road.
BTW, my recollection may be mistaken, but the max wedge powered superstocks ran 12s or low 13s back in the day, as I recall... that's still a pretty respectable time for a factory car these days, I thought...
admittedly, unlike some of today's factory rods, the 60s superstocks weren't exactly daily drivers... but that's not the point I'm debating.
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I know Chevy was shipping street homologation engines with stacked head gaskets to drop the compression, unsure if Chrysler was doing the same. Nonetheless, there was an interesting blurb in the literature: Never use WOT for more than fifteen seconds!
RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
I also have owned/worked on (or at least tore apart)
poly head Mopar, Slant Six, Ford 170, Ford 240, Packard straight 8, Chev 6, Fiat 850, a Simca, and maybe others...
Jay Maechtlen
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I remember the Fenner/Tubbs Plymouth v Dick Harrell Chebby in Amarillo, '63ish Both in the low 12's...Amarillo is ~4000' AMSL.
My '61 283/270 Vette ran mid 13's at Amarillo and a best of 12.27/105.57 at sea level on cheater slicks and 4.56's. Street tires and 4.11's it ran in the low 14's at Amarillo.
My oldest is converting all our old 8mm and tape to digital, quite a project. If he has converted the drag reels I'll try to post some of it on YouTube.
Rod
RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
If the test had been for vintage (1970s/1980s) German motors, may be with some Italian motors thrown in, and some Brit cars, like Ford Capris and Rover SD1s it would have been alot easier for me!
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RE: classic/vintage US V8 ID tests
Jay, that's a very nice list. I'm jealous.
I'll add the non-V8s I've owned/worked on:
slant 6
Volvo 2.1 OHC
Renault/Volvo/Peugeot V6
Ford Cologne V6
Ford Lima 2.3
I hasten to add, for me, the passenger car engines have always been a hobby, so far I've not laid a hand on one professionally, but that may change one day.
I left out the non-automobile engines. Maybe we should start another thread for that.