11-25-2003, 01:27 PM
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Scott is 100% correct as to why the Chevy engine has been the engine of choice for rodders for a long time. The front sump of the Ford gets in the way of all the steering gear on most old hotrods.
As far as the Cleveland being the dominant sb, you must be dreaming. The chevy sb was and still is the dominant engine among all rodders but the diehard Ford guys. The Nascar sb Ford is the best of both worlds. It uses the priority oiling system of the Windsor and the Yates type Cylinder heads of the Cleveland. 358 CI Nascar engines have been dynoed at almost 800 hp at 9,500 rpms. And this year those heads are being updated with even better flowing ports to catch up with the SB-2 Chevy and Dodge sb heads.
Nothing wrong with being a diehard Ford guy but every once in a while you have to have a reality check.
RD
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