427 or 6.0

[menace121978]

cool thread! i love hearing everyones opinion on this subject.

obviously i'd go with the new technology myself... i honestly believe that anyone who is voting for the old school big block hasnt had the opportunity to own or drive the new generation of muscle. i'll never go back

[69BBsuburban]

Originally Posted by menace121978

i honestly believe that anyone who is voting for the old school big block hasnt had the opportunity to own or drive the new generation of muscle. i'll never go back

I've driven BRAND NEW Corvettes, etc....
I still prefer the brute force and crudeness of my old jalopies....it's more than just the performance....there's a certain style and "coolness" factor no newer, plastic car can ever dublicate. Just my old school .02.....I'm an oddball

[okieraptor]

I agree the old just has that "coolness" to it. I forsee it as nothing less than a 496 when its all said and done. It will be just the cruzzer so load and lopy are deffenitly in the mix for it. I love the old skool but the way the new motors are proven them selves is making me like them A LOT!

On a side note my dad told me my uncle parked his 70 up on the hill to roat. So I will be paying him a visit in the next few days. I've tried buyin his truck since I was 15 so we'll see if he will finaly come off of it. It will get a 6.0/4l80 if I can get it.

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by 69BBsuburban

I've driven BRAND NEW Corvettes, etc....
I still prefer the brute force and crudeness of my old jalopies....it's more than just the performance....there's a certain style and "coolness" factor no newer, plastic car can ever dublicate. Just my old school .02.....I'm an oddball

Brand new corvettes are a poor measuring stick unless they've had an aftermarket tune to eliminate the torque management. In bone stock form, those cars feel neutered.

Take a look on ls1tech at some of the dyno graphs of some of the modified 6.0s... they've got a torque curve that would embarrass some big blocks.

[JEM]

Originally Posted by menace121978

obviously i'd go with the new technology myself... i honestly believe that anyone who is voting for the old school big block hasnt had the opportunity to own or drive the new generation of muscle. i'll never go back

I'm kinda thinking that with a late-model aluminum 6.0 and some attention to component choice and location it might be possible to build a '66-72 that's not too far off 50/50 weight distribution.

Not only are the newer engines far lighter, the whole FEAD including alt, AC compressor, PS pump, etc. doesn't weigh a whole lot more than an old A6 AC compressor by itself, never mind bracketry, pulleys, etc.

[okieraptor]

Ok for those of you running the 6.0's. Heard a lot about 20mpg's. Really? I know a couple of guys with vmax's that are pullin the same mpg's as my titan, 15! How are guys gettin 20 out of them. I know they are detuned from the factory but that was the help fuel mileage not hurt it.