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A whole lot more interesting than Ward's.

Have at it

1 posted on 10/02/2015 12:59:05 AM PDT by Cowman
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I’ve had several Fords with 302’s that I’d rather they’d have been 351W’s. Or Clevelands. But the Windsors were 302-size blocks, and runnin’ MF-ers. Whine...


2 posted on 10/02/2015 1:06:13 AM PDT by W. (I piss on the militant muslims & their horrid koran! GTFO of my America!)
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Of the 10, two are 6 cylinder gas engines so the survey respondents were not totally biased against smaller engines. Since each respondent used their own criteria, I’ll throw in my own and question leaving off the Jeep 258 c.i. 6-cylinder and the Toyota 22R 4-cylinder, simply for utility and durability.


3 posted on 10/02/2015 1:16:34 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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GM LS1, hell yeah.

Mine still runs like new, with enough miles to go to the moon.


6 posted on 10/02/2015 1:43:34 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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Thx for posting


7 posted on 10/02/2015 1:48:13 AM PDT by thinden
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Does anyone remember the Flathead Ford??


8 posted on 10/02/2015 1:58:28 AM PDT by tightwadbob (There is no right way to do the wrong thing. Hardcore Angry Conservative for Pres in '12)
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(#7): Cummins 5.9L I6 Turbo Diesel


Engine would still be purring but Dodge truck would be completely falling apart around it after 300k. Owned several of the 24 valve.

If the battery was good, the engine would start, period.


9 posted on 10/02/2015 1:59:58 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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I have Chev 350s in my 57 Bel Air and 67 Camaro. Have an extra 305 and 327 as backup. Most parts interchangeable and cheap. Amazing amount of difference in performance depending on how you set them up. My Camaro is now wound up tight and a lot of fun.


10 posted on 10/02/2015 2:09:39 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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Chevy 427

Kind of hard to argue against that one.....


13 posted on 10/02/2015 2:15:36 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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I bought a new 72 Nova when I came back from overseas.

Stripped down 2 door - had a 3 speed on the floor and a 350 engine. It had some muscle for a $2700 factory model....


18 posted on 10/02/2015 3:24:21 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Chrysler 440, the staple of cop cars for years.

Hard to argue with the 350 Chevy as #1.

I also loved the 225 slant six. Great little workhorse with surprising power for a small engine. Owned a few Darts and Lancers back in the day.


21 posted on 10/02/2015 3:35:59 AM PDT by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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The 225 slant 6 was nearly indestructible. The Ford 300 straight six was amazingly durable, too.


25 posted on 10/02/2015 3:50:46 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
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No mention of the Ford 289 V-8?


29 posted on 10/02/2015 4:10:23 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hunga Tonga-Hunga.)
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I have three e28 BMW 535i cars with nearly 250k miles on each.

They are still going strong and passing the California smog test.

This is the best engine ever in my opinion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M30


30 posted on 10/02/2015 4:22:36 AM PDT by CalTexan
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How bout the 10 worse ones?


31 posted on 10/02/2015 4:28:59 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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I guess if you stick to “car’ engines. RR Merlin needs to be on a list of “best”.


34 posted on 10/02/2015 4:51:27 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Section 20.)
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Most influential gasoline engine of all time...

First engine I ever completely tore down and rebuilt.

36 posted on 10/02/2015 4:57:52 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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The Mopar 318 needs on the list, but don’t know which I’d replace.


38 posted on 10/02/2015 5:21:43 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (Hey Pope Francis- The Gospels are not Matthew, Marx, Luke and John.)
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Harley Davidson 74ci V-Twin
I'd pick the Panhead version

42 posted on 10/02/2015 5:36:19 AM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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Numerous Slant-Sixes (Darts) and a fantastic LT1 350 (’94 Caprice).

This is a good list.


43 posted on 10/02/2015 5:42:31 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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Are many of you aware of how “2” crazy Ford was? That is many engines displacement ended in a “2”:
272, 292 (my favorite), 302, 312, 352, 332 & 402.


48 posted on 10/02/2015 5:55:26 AM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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