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Post by ca on May 12, 2006 14:42:44 GMT -5
here ya go = i even started a thread for ya  |
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Post by Joeyman on May 12, 2006 15:02:43 GMT -5
I,m sorry but I do not have poor taste in engines I choose not to be powered by a F or O nly R etarded D rivers sorry I just had too Rebuttal LOL
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Post by Joeyman on May 12, 2006 15:05:36 GMT -5
HOW MUCH WOOD CAN A FORD TRUCK HAUL IF A FORD TRUCK COULD HAUL WOOD?
As much as the Chevrolet tow truck in front of it.
SPEED KILLS DRIVE A FORD LIVE FOR EVER
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Post by ca on May 12, 2006 15:24:11 GMT -5
what Stu was sayin is that its always been cheaper to build a small block chevy cause there has always been a huge number of guys racin small block chevys so parts were always available at good prices plus with cheys back door policy parts are always bein upgraded,whereas Fords has always been off and on. just been in the past 10-15 years that the Ford guys have a good supply of parts at reasonable prices
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Post by Joeyman on May 12, 2006 15:30:07 GMT -5
I do not buy used parts I,m not a cheapskate
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Post by ca on May 12, 2006 15:46:15 GMT -5
used parts doesnt always equal cheapskate! wasnt the fastest small block chevy ever on an oval out of a school bus?
i just noticed yur birthdate so you may not remember
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Post by Meteorgirl on May 12, 2006 15:52:43 GMT -5
Well at least in the last 10-15 years an alternative has emerged. Pick any performance engine catalogue from hard parts to accessories.. Ten years ago, 100 pages wud be 90 pgs Chevy, 5 Ford, 5 Mopar. At least now most are 50 pgs Chev, 35 pgs Ford, 8 Mopar, 7 Pontiac.
Actually in the latest Summit catalogue, in the back where they hav specialty sections the breakdown is;
5.0 FORD - 16 pgs
LT1/LS1 Chev - 11 pgs
Mopar - 4 pgs
SPORT COMPACT (ALL MAKE) - 5 pgs
It seems there is less specialty stuff to bult a 340 Dodge than a Honda.
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Post by w2zero on May 12, 2006 15:53:06 GMT -5
Hmmm, I have a Camaro prop valve on my Fairlane. I get purists calling my 302 a 289 or 260 and then saying to put the six back in it. This is when the fender badges even say 5.0. Oh well, I let them think whatever they want. I'll get one saying to his buddy that it's 260 and get a reply of no, it's a 289. When they look at me I just say yep, that's what it is.
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Post by Meteorgirl on May 12, 2006 16:06:49 GMT -5
As for cheaper to build a Chevy, no question. It's all about volume. The Ford stuff has all come down but everything from custom valve covers, intakes and headers are less for a bowtie.
ANYTHING from Billit Specialties, March performance etc is 20% more for anything but a SBC. It's not they don't like the rest, its about volume.
In regular replacement parts the Chev isn't always the cheapest, its what sells the most. That can be anything from a Ford Tempo exhaust pipe to a Honda wheel cylinder. Why can you buy a disc rotor for a Tempo for 10 bucks but the same size for a Kia or Grand Prix 4 times more. They sell a ton more of the Tempo ones, thats why.
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Post by ca on May 12, 2006 16:26:27 GMT -5
so Joeyman,what did you do for motor mounts or was the engine in when ya got it?
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Post by ca on May 12, 2006 16:28:15 GMT -5
shame,shame i feel guilty about my GM alt  |
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Post by wbw2 on May 12, 2006 17:54:17 GMT -5
ditto about the motor mounts, could I see pics of those headers, that must be an awesome setup! where's the spray? I hear the price on blowers is dropping....  |
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Post by w2zero on May 12, 2006 23:30:17 GMT -5
I like tech challenges where I have to build my own stuff. So, pictures of the cool pieces that had to be fabbed would be good.
I do like that Mercolet, but shouldn't that be Meteorolet?
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Post by StephsMeteor on May 16, 2006 20:06:47 GMT -5
i saw the title to this thread and thought the poor taste comment was gonna be about the avatar
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Post by ca on May 16, 2006 21:06:15 GMT -5
OHHELLNO! that or should i say them things are very tasty lookin |
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