Vote 428 or aluminum 427FE??

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

You can't be tired of people lying about about theirs and others HP can you?

You can tell I'm telling the truth by the fact that I have a hundred or more less than what everybody else claims they've got.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

You can tell I'm telling the truth by the fact that I have a hundred or more less than what everybody else claims they've got.

Yep, your lie, er guesstimate, is probably closer than most at the 1 HP per cubic inch figure you quoted.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Yep, you're lie, er guesstimate, is probably closer than most at the 1 HP per cubic inch figure you quoted.

If you think of the big 454 rat motor from Chevy, and a couple of the big horsepower jobs (Mopar, Ford and others), one HP per cubic inch used to be a very fair benchmark.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by patrickt

You can tell I'm telling the truth by the fact that I have a hundred or more less than what everybody else claims they've got.

Now THAT is funny.

[RestoCreations]

Holy cow, 199 posts!

The other day I was dropping off some metal at the recycling yard and an employee asked me what two doors were from. I told him a mustang and he looked at me and said, my diddy has a nova with over 700hp, no supercharger, nitrous or nothin. I asked, what type of motor, to which he replied, i dont know.
I had a guy move some duct work around in my basement this past fall and he noticed some parts, which prompted a conversation about cars. He informed me that he and his father have over 70 novas in a field and they restore a few each year. He then proceeded to tell me about the 327 they installed in one of his novas. Its blueprinted, cast iron double hump heads, 350hp factory cam, naturally aspirated, and has 500 hp to the rear wheels. The motor is so powerful that the car can hop cans.
Im guessing the 327 has about 250hp to the rear wheels max. The stories just never end with these people. It seems to make them happy, so i usually just say, that's incredible, and let them finish the story. If i go by their logic, or lack there of, then a few of my motors must have produced at least 1,000hp.

[HI Cobra]

Yep - smacks of the uncle or friend who had a "real" Cobra! Never ends and usually gets you when you least expect it! LOL

[undy]

hmmm.... factory spec 350 hp motor with 500 to the wheels It sounds like he's been hopping cans, beer cans....after concerted attempts to vigorously and repeatedly empty them.