>Richard Doherty Could not resist replying when he saw Alexander Bilan say
>THIS!
=)
>>Good assumption. =)  I'm not trying to start a war of engines here.
>>Just relating my own experiences/observations. 
>Thank gawd, I have seen all to many get their back to the wall on the
>topic.
I know the feeling... There was a guy I worked with at one time who was a
diehard  fanatic.  You couldn't even hold
a non-partisan technical discussion, without the guy getting defensive for
about his favorite brand.
>Like what? That we are to polite to scream insults? Or that we tend to
>sound like a victorian wedded couple? ;>
Maybe Both! =)
>To many people get power hungry for CID and overlook or insult motors
>with less CID. A 350 is nice sure, but either a 327 or 302 will walk
>over it without noticing. It's the difference between a motor built for
>power and a motor built for racing.
Agreed.  It all comes down to the apples and oranges thing.  
>>Maybe. =)  I might be switching the truck to propane.
>>However, while I don't like the high gas prices we have, I don't
>>mind feeding my 350's the Shell Gold at every fill up.
>
>Brrr....  Just slightly cheaper than runnng champagne!
But still cheaper than a short lived pinging motor. If I put timing back to
factory specs I might get away with the regular grades..Nahhhh.... I like my
advance.
But propane does offer me half-price fuel, and I calculated that in less
than two years (factoring in worst case propane mileage) the entire
conversion will have paid itself back.
> Wreckers you can ignore safely, most will probably only have about '75
>and up. Look for backyard junkers from the 60's and 50's. Or even better
Many do, but since I have a '73, I tend to look for old stuff anyway.  But
still, its a matter of going about this two different ways; If I built it
myself in the garage (which necessitates a core) Or, just buy one through
UAP replacement engines, or ACDelco replacement engines.  
 | AmiQWK 2.7 - S/N 0261 |
... I'm not crazy; I'm just a sane person trapped in the body of a lunatic.
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