Forget 4-bangers and new wave street demograpghics in comparison to muscle car examples. It's like pop-tarts VS Prime Rib. What's your preference? Kellogs VS Angus?
I remember buying an old HOTROD magazine, late sixties. The article was headlined the same as the Title to this message. In summary, the write-up was about a six cylinder Ford truck engine, reportedly being a 300 ci. which, after being, done up with three 2-barrel webbers, cam, pistons, and roller rocker cam (apparently new at the time), etc. etc. would send many V8s home. Not the more punchy V8's mind you. Just think..a 300 ci engine thats an in-line six. There were V8'sthat were smaller. Pretty torque(y).
The Hotrod project car, with this engine, was dumped into a 1965 mustang. I recall that the writers were impressed with the end result and indicated that, at full tilt, the car sounded like an airplane taking off. (Remember its still the sixties & first impressions may have been impaired a little). Regardless......
Question: Did GM have a SIX that was comparable? I recall that the Firebirds of the late sixties had an unusual SIX cylinder package that had some "teeth". Personally, I was facinated by a hopped up six banger punching the pavement with V8s and getting noticed. (Love the underdog with a win at the end of the day)
Anybody?
RCE1962
I remember buying an old HOTROD magazine, late sixties. The article was headlined the same as the Title to this message. In summary, the write-up was about a six cylinder Ford truck engine, reportedly being a 300 ci. which, after being, done up with three 2-barrel webbers, cam, pistons, and roller rocker cam (apparently new at the time), etc. etc. would send many V8s home. Not the more punchy V8's mind you. Just think..a 300 ci engine thats an in-line six. There were V8'sthat were smaller. Pretty torque(y).
The Hotrod project car, with this engine, was dumped into a 1965 mustang. I recall that the writers were impressed with the end result and indicated that, at full tilt, the car sounded like an airplane taking off. (Remember its still the sixties & first impressions may have been impaired a little). Regardless......
Question: Did GM have a SIX that was comparable? I recall that the Firebirds of the late sixties had an unusual SIX cylinder package that had some "teeth". Personally, I was facinated by a hopped up six banger punching the pavement with V8s and getting noticed. (Love the underdog with a win at the end of the day)
Anybody?
RCE1962
