paradime Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 There was a time when Cadillac meant something, and I'll never forgive GM for selling it short. 2 Quote Link to comment
810wagn Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I may be partial to this but hot-boats have the best engine porn around: 580 C.I. single dominator, plate nitrous system (no longer have this motor in the boat though) red boat is also ours, green/black boat is a friends (blown gas w/ carbys) Sonnys Racing Engines 802 C.I (This is a STREET driven PUMP GAS sub 8 sec car) Gasser Porn: When you see it :w00t: Alfa 1750: Sundance Datsun powered boat: Ratty homegrown turbo build: Up close and personal w/ a NHRA pro stock car: 1 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 One Horse Power? Quote Link to comment
ratpatrol66 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 One Horse Power? But this one is going to make more torque than the others. Quote Link to comment
captaingamez Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 haha, the performance of the pushrod v8 doesn't lie, there is nothing 50's technology about an ls engine I got my laughs for the day. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Define technology. Pushrod anything, have been around forever. The Ls may be the latest refinement but it's full of old technology. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 But this one is going to make more torque than the others. Ah, now I get it, One horse power, and 2000 ft lbs. of torque. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I got my laughs for the day. Was it the username (chevysrule83), or the fact that the LS uses an I-head OHV pushrod design developed by David Dunbar Buick in 1902. The Oldsmobile's 1949 Rocket V8 has the same valve train as the LS. Materials and manufacturing may be different, but fundamentally it is the same internal cam, pushrod, rocker arm, two valve per cylinder "technology" as the 49 Olds. The fact is, Chevy isn't using the I-head OHV design because it's the best, they use it because it's cheaper to produce than the superior DOHC 4 valve design. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Just to clarify a horse actually produces about 15 HP at peak output. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Shit, just when I thought I had it figured out. Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Fuck yeah. My car made 1440HP Peak power when stock! I like science 1 Quote Link to comment
cr83 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Was it the username (chevysrule83), or the fact that the LS uses an I-head OHV pushrod design developed by David Dunbar Buick in 1902. The Oldsmobile's 1949 Rocket V8 has the same valve train as the LS. Materials and manufacturing may be different, but fundamentally it is the same internal cam, pushrod, rocker arm, two valve per cylinder "technology" as the 49 Olds. The fact is, Chevy isn't using the I-head OHV design because it's the best, they use it because it's cheaper to produce than the superior DOHC 4 valve design. Its also the most reliable platform ever made, there is no question about it, ohc is not "superior", its reliability is not up to par, sure some dohc designs are well designed, and they work, till they blow up, fords dohc problems go back for 2 decades, they cant seem to get it right Quote Link to comment
cr83 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Define technology. Pushrod anything, have been around forever. The Ls may be the latest refinement but it's full of old technology. the concept is the same, not the technology Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 The fact is, Chevy isn't using the I-head OHV design because it's the best, they use it because it's cheaper to produce than the superior DOHC 4 valve design.[/size][/font][/color] And with large displacements it makes plenty of power below 6K. Its also the most reliable platform ever made, there is no question about it, ohc is not "superior", its reliability is not up to par, sure some dohc designs are well designed, and they work, till they blow up, fords dohc problems go back for 2 decades, they cant seem to get it right Ford made all aluminum block and head, 4 valve DOHC engine 70 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment
cr83 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Ford made all aluminum block and head, 4 valve DOHC engine 70 years ago. that is right datzenmike, i guess it is also old technology, lol Quote Link to comment
cr83 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 at about 53 seconds, catastrophic failure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t2ZLOdYIH4 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Fuck yeah. My car made 1440HP Peak power when stock! I like science Non it didn't, the measurement of horsepower is the same. Its just that 1 horse=15 horsepowers 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Non it didn't, the measurement of horsepower is the same. Its just that 1 horse=15 horsepowers Killjoy. Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Damnit. Non it didn't, the measurement of horsepower is the same. Its just that 1 horse=15 horsepowers Now I need to go to those Chevy forums I was just bragging on. I thought I had my intel direct from the Horses mouth. sorry 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 i hate underpowered antique pushrod engines ,, alot of "enthusiasts" think that they are still relevant in todays high performance world but i find no evidence whatsoever to support that way of thinking. . 3 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 i hate underpowered antique pushrod engines ,, alot of "enthusiasts" think that they are still relevant in todays high performance world but i find no evidence whatsoever to support that way of thinking. . Pfft, only like 8000hp, no big deal Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Damnit. Now I need to go to those Chevy forums I was just bragging on. I thought I had my intel direct from the Horses mouth. sorry More like horses ass......at least that's what people tell me Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Now when we say horse power are we talking measurement units produced by a draft horse or a Shetland Pony? Quote Link to comment
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