I would go for the 380 Magnum crate motor myself.......alot less hoops to
jump thru .
There........<fizzle>
At 12:58 PM 8/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 12:57 PM 8/20/98 , you wrote:
>
>>that "truck engine" has been in many-a-hot rod long before our Daks!
>Remember
>>that. the 5.2 and 5.9 are strong enough for a truck, but made to launch
>>anything!!
>>Eric
>>
>
>What...only one response about my suggestion that a Magnum engine *might*
>not be the best choice for a hot rod. What's wrong, y'all's flame throwers
>out of napalm this week? Come on, I can take it.
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but our Magnum engines (which is what he was
>asking about in the original message) are different that other 5.2/5.9s in
>that they have the Magnum heads, right? They were designed for truck use
>(low end torque, pulling power etc.), right? Look at all the hoops y'all
>have to jump through to make drag racing engines out of them (come on, I
>can take it). All I was suggesting was that there might be better choices
>than a *truck* engine for a hot rod. 5.2/5.9 in the non-Magnum setup (crate
>motor)? Hey, go for it, they're great engines. Probably be a lot better for
>hot rod use is all I'm saying. Course, that's just my opinion...I could be
>wrong.
>
>....keep honking, I'm reloading...
>
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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