Originally Posted by
Matra et Alpine
erm, you said it .... CHEAP !!!
Hard to get that much power with no hassle for an installation.
It doesn't make it the "best" all round and why so many fanboys end up in "flame wars" abotu it.
Push-rods have their benefits. Specific fuel consumption is one.
GM thanks to push-rods has been getting the best SFC in all segments except compacts. With 200hp Buick v6 getting 30mpg and 400hp vettes getting 27mpg on freeways.
Again, what is the point in SOHC orDOHC engines in trucks? They need 500hp at 2000rpm and not at 20,000rpm. Are you going to race them in some class where you need to wind the motor into twilight zone? The push-rod 'vette derived Vortex v8. Best SFC.
John Buffum was the man.
UCP's most violent member; a lump of destructive energy.
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