Kind of makes me wonder where all those Corvettes without engines are.
One of my favorites is "it's a 289 HI-PO"
One of my favorites is "it's a 289 HI-PO"
The badges on my former 65 Mustang & my uncle's 64 Ranchero said:Duane lxiv said:Kind of makes me wonder where all those Corvettes without engines are.
One of my favorites is "it's a 289 HI-PO"
I have to agree with you,These still make me laugh too..DoubleVision said:A few weeks back on the engine board, a few of us got to talking about classic myths. I`m not sure if this applies to the rest of the country, but here in the south I can name the ones I`m familiar with. And they are:
When some guy is speaking of a Oldsmobile engine, no matter what year, or what cubic inch, it`s a "350 Rocket" cause the guy don`t know what size it is and never bothered to check, he was either told it was or he thinks it is just because it`s a Oldsmobile. Even in Olds that had small block chevy`s in them, he`ll still call it a "350 Rocket"
And the next one is the classic "3/4 cam" I`ve heard this one so many times it makes me laugh when I still hear it. Usually the guy talking about it wouldn`t know a real 3/4 cam if it hit him on the side of the head. "3/4" and "full race" cams were for flat head ford engines, but the guy doing the talking says his SBC has a "3/4" cam, so I say "Then you must have 3/4 of a engine"
The next one is "350 four bolt main" I`ve heard this one a million times, they say it with pride and act like the 2 extra bolts give it a 100 more horsepower or make the block something special.
Next is "Police interceptor" This myth drives me crazy. Some kid will tell me "oh it`s a police interceptor" I looked into the difference in power ratings in the 1993 ford crown vic`s, the stock version had 190 horsepower, the police interceptor had 200. 9 times out of 10 the vehicle they are referring to isn`t and never was a police vehicle, but they have to say it because they want you to believe it`s fast. When I say to them it wasn`t a police vehicle they say "oh when the original engine went out we had the interceptor installed, cost us a lot of money too"
And the last myth is the classic "it`s a corvette engine" I don`t even think I have to explain this one, I`ve met so many that will jack up the price and say "it`s a corvette block" and i`m supposed to give you more than it`s worth for a raw block because it`s a corvette block? it doesn`t matter what block it is, it`s not going to give it anymore power regardless of what it came out of. Or, if you ask somebody what they got under the hood it`s always "A corvette engine" It makes me wonder where some guys get this crap at, if they don`t know whats the point in lying about it?
Correct. Right above the little "289" fender badge, in small, about 1/8" letters, it said "High Performance" and copuld have been either the 271 horse, or, doubtful but maybe in a hardtop Mustang, the 306 horse.Bryan59EC said:The badges on my former 65 Mustang & my uncle's 64 Ranchero said:
High Performance
289
Both were solid lifter engines------noisy little things
My brother and I have joked for years that there is this field somewhere like the ones where they had all the war birds after WWII that is filled with Corvettes with their hoods off and motors gone, nose in the air.Duane lxiv said:Kind of makes me wonder where all those Corvettes without engines are.
One of my favorites is "it's a 289 HI-PO"
DoubleVision said:A few weeks back on the engine board, a few of us got to talking about classic myths. I`m not sure if this applies to the rest of the country, but here in the south I can name the ones I`m familiar with. And they are:
When some guy is speaking of a Oldsmobile engine, no matter what year, or what cubic inch, it`s a "350 Rocket" cause the guy don`t know what size it is and never bothered to check, he was either told it was or he thinks it is just because it`s a Oldsmobile. Even in Olds that had small block chevy`s in them, he`ll still call it a "350 Rocket"
And the next one is the classic "3/4 cam" I`ve heard this one so many times it makes me laugh when I still hear it. Usually the guy talking about it wouldn`t know a real 3/4 cam if it hit him on the side of the head. "3/4" and "full race" cams were for flat head ford engines, but the guy doing the talking says his SBC has a "3/4" cam, so I say "Then you must have 3/4 of a engine"
The next one is "350 four bolt main" I`ve heard this one a million times, they say it with pride and act like the 2 extra bolts give it a 100 more horsepower or make the block something special.
Next is "Police interceptor" This myth drives me crazy. Some kid will tell me "oh it`s a police interceptor" I looked into the difference in power ratings in the 1993 ford crown vic`s, the stock version had 190 horsepower, the police interceptor had 200. 9 times out of 10 the vehicle they are referring to isn`t and never was a police vehicle, but they have to say it because they want you to believe it`s fast. When I say to them it wasn`t a police vehicle they say "oh when the original engine went out we had the interceptor installed, cost us a lot of money too"
And the last myth is the classic "it`s a corvette engine" I don`t even think I have to explain this one, I`ve met so many that will jack up the price and say "it`s a corvette block" and i`m supposed to give you more than it`s worth for a raw block because it`s a corvette block? it doesn`t matter what block it is, it`s not going to give it anymore power regardless of what it came out of. Or, if you ask somebody what they got under the hood it`s always "A corvette engine" It makes me wonder where some guys get this crap at, if they don`t know whats the point in lying about it?
Oh, absolutely! That's a given!! LOL26Tudor said:Yeah, and all those "Duntov" cams were the infamous "30-30", too.....
ericnova72 said:"Pontiac Big Block" is a good one.
If you want to posture like you're in the loop AFA Pontiac's go- use "21", "28" or "55" when talking about the big Poncho's.Joe G said:I am guilty of referring to 421-428-455" Pontiacs as a Big Blocks - who knew.