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Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 2:18 pm
by J Top
Nick
I used to race against a guy with a 240 cu inch hemi in a class limited to 241.6 cu inchs.
Apparently it was out of an early 50s dodge 1/2 ton truck.
It ran with the top cars in it's class but had weight disadvantages .
In the end he went to a Rover V8, weight savings,available HP parts etc.
You cannot replace cubic inches if you high torque figures at low revs,
the jap V8s just don't do that.
J Top
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 3:37 pm
by spazbot
V8Patrol wrote:p/s
I first thought about a 265 hemi for a patrol some time back but availability made it a bit of a problem ...... interesting project that one might be ..... now what have I got laying around here I can use.... OOO OOO OOO there's a 265 hemi ...... and a 318 fireball motor to ...Ummmm Jeff, that white patrol, how bad is the motor ..........
Dellow auto have an adapter for hemi 265 into mq
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 4:09 pm
by hotrod4x4
hey LOWRANGER
dont forget the cheap alternative for the best FORD engine
a healthy Windsor with Clevo heads
making obviously a BOSS motor which were by all accounts , prob the best Ford engine
got a nice mild ( read , cam works from 4500-7900 ) version in my hotrod
very nice engine indeed......came outa my old V8 capri
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 6:01 pm
by Screwy
spazbot wrote:V8Patrol wrote:p/s
I first thought about a 265 hemi for a patrol some time back but availability made it a bit of a problem ...... interesting project that one might be ..... now what have I got laying around here I can use.... OOO OOO OOO there's a 265 hemi ...... and a 318 fireball motor to ...Ummmm Jeff, that white patrol, how bad is the motor ..........
Dellow auto have an adapter for hemi 265 into mq
Serious??
man that would be wicked.
The motor is good in it Kingy, but there is always room for improvement
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 6:49 pm
by V8Patrol
This is starting to look promising......, might just label the next project "HEMITROL".............
Castlemaine rodshop also have addaptors for hemis to nissan boxes
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 7:21 pm
by Screwy
Compare a 345 hemi V8 small block to a 265 Hemi 6???
any major reasons as to y i shouldnt re-concider the Hemi V8??
all of this talk about good they are makes me wonder............
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 8:00 pm
by spazbot
i think you should give me the hemi....
where ya get it from neway was it in that big white truck
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 8:12 pm
by Screwy
yeh mate it was in that truck.
I thought it was a ford motor but i was very impressed when i was mistaken.
Its worth $600 to me if ya want it negotiable, otherwise it will find a home in the shed for now
Re: v8 motors
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 8:35 pm
by CRUSHU
LowRanger wrote:I notice that most of the people that are talking about FORD v8's are talking Cleveland. They are ok if you want to just get a little more HP or are just an amateur boy racer type,very cheap to modify and reasonable power output at reasonable cost.But for anyone serious about building a FORD the only way to go is with a Windsor,Big HP is obtainable and most importantly they will REV in big HP applications,unlike Clevelands,that will self destruct.You don't find professional Drag guys in the U.S. that run FORD equipment using Clevelands
you dont find many using windsors either. unless you class a svo,fontana or dart, or other aftermarket block, a windsor. most pro class drag race engines are built from a catalog, and dont include any original parts. all aftermarket, whether ford, chrysler or chev.
btw, the stock stroke 351 clevo in my brothers capri makes peak power at 8000rpm, and crosses the line at calder at 8500rpm. until recently it was standard 2 bolt mains, not even line bored. we have never had a rev related problem with it.