427 Ford on the Dyno - Nick Tests the Blue Oval
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Nick loves his Mopar, there is no doubt. But that does not mean that he doesn't have room in his heart for the other brands as well. Today, the Fords seem to be gathering at Nick's Garage. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Personally blown away by what an 1 inch spacer will do. Until now never would I think a spacer would help in horsepower and torque like it did..pays to have engine Dyno by great engine builders..👍
The builder of the 427sb did an excellent job. 503hp/530 ft-lb will definitely melt some pavement! And that Buick... be still my chrome plated heart! 😍
watching Nick is like going back in time with my dad. thank you so much nick. makes me cry:)
Here’s to all the dads. Thanks.
Dang today is the start my 67th year of birth and to see my fathers old 53 buick (his was black) sends me back to my youth.. The rope across the back of the front seat, for those guys in the back, no seat belts BIG room in the back. He kept that old car until 1960 when he bought a Ford station wagon, (6 kids by then).. ohhhh white walls too! What a nice start to my day.. thanks Nick... My father would have gotten a kick outta this! once again I thank you for your share and carry on my friend!!
@Grumpy468 Hey! thanks.. this is my first ethernet birthday well wishing... See even old dogs get to have new tricks!! Thanks again!
Nick, you won't believe what I recently bought, a 1974 Dodge W100 with a ford 428CJ and C6 trans, 205 transfer case.
I 'm going to put the 428 in my 69 F250 High Boy and I'm building a 413 and 727 for the 74 Dodge, good times.
Great video as always, keep it up and Thank you.
351 is a 9-5 deck and a 302 is a 8-2 deck so the 351 is a lot taller and wider than the 302 so unfortunately it's not usually a direct swap like people usually think it would be
jason. I told my client. The 351 has taller decks.
I am an F-15 Eagle engine technician and I wear my Nick's Garage hat proudly at work every day!
With that, my hat is off to you!
I love classic Mopar muscle cars!
Kevin. Thank you Kevin.
F-15 Eagles still running Pratt-Witney engines? After working Pratt's and then going to GE-110's You never want to work Pratt's again lol.
Kind of like working in a Ford Engine bay and then go to Chrysler. You never want to work on a Ford again lol. Who in their wright mind builds shock towers the size of the Empire State building in the middle of and engine bay and THEN!! surrounded the back of an engine with a fire wall so you can't even get to half of the back of the engine pray tell? FORD!!
All V8's sounds good, but I grew up with Fords all my life because my dad was with Ford for 33 years. Even my boat had a Ford V8 351. I love this channel.
Was the boat motor in backwards?
@@victorbitter583 no, it's a 2 stage Hamilton jet.
Dil Lee My dad worked at GM for 42 years. Corvette Assembly plant. I was around Chevys my whole life. The last several years they have turned me into Ford fans lol. Now I only own Fords while dad is constantly having his new GM suv taken in for problems. It really gets his goat that I haven’t turned a bolt on a Ford in 5 years that I’ve owned them 😎. His last 2 GMs have been a giant headache. Some people can never get past their bias even if it means walking lol 😂
@@danielb2145 351 what?? Cleveland?
There is a new acronym for GM …."Giant Migrane" XD
I love how thorough you are with everything Nick. Doesn't matter whether it's Gm, Plymouth, Ford, AMC ECT, you are the keeper of a great era of machines and are meticulous in getting everything right. If ever I wanted someone to build my dream car you would be my choice by far. Your expertise is amazing. How you can look at a motor or car and squeeze the absolute best it can be. Cheers mate 😊
that ford 427 is sweet,and I am a 100% Mopar guy,when I was 20 and living outside of Boston,my landlady had a ford galaxy XL 500 that had a 427,the car had the NHRA on the side,and when see would start the car the house shook,I am not sure of the year of the car,and it had line locks,thanx Dr. Nick,my Monday is now better.
its not a real BB FE 427 its a stroked windsor sb
I've gotta say, I'm not a Ford or Mopar guy. I've always been Chevy. This little Ford impressed me tremendously! This is why I love love channels like this. Makes me realize that there is alot more out there that can make it happen! Good on ya Nick!!
How do I send an email to Nick or get his phone number it's very important to me as I am very ill and need to speak to him
427 little Ford ?
Couple of more weeks and I'm going to show up at Nick's garage with my 41 Willys and see what he thinks of it and can't wait to see what he thinks of what's underneath the hood
Wow. Can’t wait.
My buddies dad has a boss 302 in his willys with an old 4 speed from a Montego used to pull the wheels up everytime we grabbed second at the silver lake sand drags smoked everything but a banshi on nitro methanol
If you want to get a little glimpse of it check it out on my Twitter page serge2491 it's the picture of it
We bought a 54 Buick Special new. It had the 264 cu in v8 with 139 hp. The trans was the old small 3 speed manual with the converted selector shift. The rear was a torque tube with lever shocks. To start, the carb had a switch on the the throttle that retracted by vacuum once the engine started. Ours had a heater core with hoses and switch in the back seat.
Nick is like a kid in a candy store when he's working in the Dyno room! Also, that old Buick is beautiful! Thanks for sharing !
Minimum cfm calculation is simple (max rpm X engine cu.in.)÷ 3456= C.F.M. for any engine.
Under carbing gives quicker hole shot where over carbing will give you a better top end pull.😎
Amazing what an extra 1 inch thick base plate does! Great numbers 503 HP with 508 TQ.
Would have been amazing if he had gone wide open throttle with the 830 carb. I bet it would have made more than the 750 with the spacer.
508? Moore like 530
530 tq
thanks now I don't have to watch.🤣
The video was excellent as always. What also caught my attention was the sound track. Really had a 70's Pink Floyd vibe to it. Muscle Cars and Pink Floyd. Perfect.
Working on cars like this is my dream job. Life would be good. These cars are like art, time capsules on wheels.
Wonderful and amazing horsepower and foot pounds of torque out of that nasty little Ford 427
My friend Bob Cross lost his life after spending Fifteen Years building a Cobra kit car that looked identical to the one in your shop. Bob lined up out front on the road and took off in first gear then hit second the car launched to the right went off the road and hit a corner chain link fence posted the car hit then rolled over to the left throwing another man Cliff. But Bob was belted in and the car rolled over a few two foot by two foot blocks of concrete were he suffered massive head injuries.Bob was part of GM performance division and designed the 502 grate motor among the NASCAR Racing Heads, he was a normal guy who i met and had no idea of his automotive designing skills and prominence among the Racing Industry, at his. Funeral were a ton of racers and engine builders all the top names from both NASCAR and Drag Racing World. He is sadly missed by his family and a multitude of Friends.
Don’t matter what brand you love. All brands have good and bad engines. it’s about what makes you happy.
Love seeing the giant Holly just dumping fuel into the engine.
I thought the fuel was pumped directly from the gas tank to the tailpipe in those engines.
D.O.A. 🤣👍
I'd like to see a legit big block 427 on your dyno. Love the channel.
Engine they tested the 2nd time after the 427 solid vs hydraulic lifters the 2 nd try sounded and made power like a nice 390 at .030 over.
Need to get a custom header kit for the cobra, they allow you to build them out of plastic segments them lock them in place and ship them back and they will make a metal set in the shape you have created out of the plastic segments.
There is available adjustable pushrods. Far from being a crappy solution, they are actually pretty good. Light and strong, not too expensive and made of chromoly I think. A mechanic friend of mine many moons ago when we were both apprentices built a Ford 351 and couldn't afford adjustable rocker gear so he bought these pushrods and ran a solid lifter camshaft. They worked great.
20 years after that I had an issue with a 318 with 360 J heads and tried to find some of this type of pushrod since I remembered that 351 build all those years earlier and they were easy to find.The ones I used were Mopar Performance. I was astonished at how light they were.
Thank you Nick.
Thank you.
Cheers Nick for yet another awesome video, that 53 Buick what a ride aye!!! The Ford 427 sounded pretty sweet to Nick thanks once again till next week.
Fordapalooza! About time!
As much as I love Mopar, it's GREAT to see the old Fords fired up! Can't wait to see more of that Boss 302! :@D
U know what I say & I’m starting to repeat it a lot more often is, “if man can made it, man can fix it” & that’s my story & I’m sticking with it !
Should have just built that 302 small block. Nick looks like hes having a blast playing with those Fords!
That 427 small block would feel at home in the A/C Cobra.
Super. Very true.
Aftermarket aluminum 427 FE.
Glad to see you got a sunny warm day finally
act. It was about time
Custom length pushrods, you want aprox .050-.100 plunger depth on a typical factory type lifter, this is how i personally remedy this issue on non adjustable hydraulic lifter valvetrains, or in some cases 3 piece adjustable pushrods fwiw, most stock push rods leave a lot to be desired anyways, i use Smith bros pushrods personally
The narrator said, "the customer brought the 427 in for a dyno run and that's what he's gonna get", well ..apparently not! This video shows how addicted Nick is to creating satisfaction by finding another 22 hp and 23 lb ft. of torque. 503 hp and 530 lb. ft. ..respectable numbers for a flow limited small block.
Great for brag numbers only. In a car in real life that much timing under light throttle with that advance will ping like hell.
@@someonewhatever611 True, ..if build to factory specs but engines from this era, are usually built with hardened valve seats and dish pistons to drop compression to ~10.3:1 ..for modern pump gas.
@@BobbyOfEarth
The true test is the street and /4 mile tuning
Rev Up Your Engines!
I had a 1941 Buick with a straight 8 compound carburetion ; it was my daily driver for about 3 years. So easy to drive anywhere.
Any car is easy to drive in reality dude 😆.
@@Omararmendariz9565 without power steering or power brakes, some old cars are difficult to drive. I've owned about 250 vehicles, some were awful to drive. My 1926 Dodge brothers is really difficult.
427 is a magical number for engines.
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Thanks Nick
I love this channel because it shows the average car guy all the little nuances of building a modified muscle car, almost nothing is plug and play and it takes a lot of experience, knowledge, patience to do it right, something as simple as putting in a 351w where a 302 stood isn't quite a bolt in deal when the 351 deck height is 9.5" vs 8.2" for the 289/302
You will be lucky if deck height is the only issue. The likelihood that motor mounts or getting the clutch, bellhousing, trans, driveline all bolting together is just not as smooth as to be a given. Something not much of an issue on a Chevy can be a different ballgame on a Ford.
@@gregorytimmons4777
Yep The 351W and 302 is uses different bell housing patterns depending on whick model small block you use and the much taller deck height on a 351w causes all kinds of issues in a chassis designed for the short deck, hence why Most people built a 347 or new frpp boss block with the big bore, 363+ other than a stonger stock block design the 347 is a easier way to go, i didn't list every issue but you get my point that its a good channel showing you cant just throw things together expecting things to just bolt right up, especially in a kit cobra jmo
And ford interchangeability isnt the friendliest, like putting a 455 buick in a 350 buick car, lots to change over, hence why i love the Pontiacs i specialize in, same externally unless you use an after market block, some motor mount difference between years but overall pretty easy
427 is considered a small block?
What a sweet sound it's making!
@Grumpy468, thanks for the explanation!
Great video Mr Nick thank you for sharing your projects with me.
I remember as a kid helping my dad and brother. My dad bought i believe it was a 56 long bed pickup that was trashedb bought it from a salvage yard in Escondido California and had a 428 police interceptor built, had it blueprinted and balanced and i believe it had a 411 rear end in it at it wwas a fast son of a buck. Thanks to my dad, to this day i work on all my own vehicle's. Except for teaching me right from wrong (the hard way) i think that was the best gift he ever gave me was the ability to do my own mechanic work. Thanks dad, he passed in 1986
Hi Nick! I had a Cobra in a few years ago for a engine rebuild (302). We put on shorty headers on backwards and custom fit to the side pipes. Still had room at the footwells. The stock fox body alt, P/S system won't fit. I think I still have pics of the set-up if ya want a look.
I will figure it out, thanks.
I built a 331 ford stroker and it makes more than enough power. Especially with a 84 ranger behind it.
"Next year every car in America will have three holes in each fender " ( a buick TV commercial from the period )
Most of the best mechanics & tuners I've known give love to all makers of high performance
65 to 67 Ford Mustangs with the 289 the alternator sits down low I would look for some brackets for that style and switch all your pulleys over to a V belt instead of a serpentine
Can't wait to see the car done
Nice work Nick!
Love the 427 small block Ford. Dart block with good heads and you have a lightweight and compact package with big numbers. Throw one in your Foxbody and watch it go !
On my 354 Hemi I ran a Isky #444 Roller cam and Adustable push rods. I got them from Hot heads(before it was hot heads) . I was their first OZ customer years ago ha ha
On the cobra, Fit the power steer with remote reservoir ,down below with the alternator on the other side . Mercedes did this in the 60's to fit their wide V8's into their cars designed initially for sixes.
my 399ci Windsor made 500 hp on the dyno but I was only 490 on torque and the 427ci made 530 lb/ft toque . I run a 750 holley quik fuel and 28 degrees on timing. nice , thanks Nick.
love the straight 8
The "EH's" were strong in this one.
Finding Nick's shop on the street is no problem, just look for the shop with all the rubber tracks laid down on the street in front of it.
Nicks garage will make any motor a better motor, cause Nick built it
That 427 is a rare bird
It's only a bored & stroked Ford small block, and not a FE big block Ford, or it's be a a rare beast,indeed.
That's a fine Buick!
I needed custom pushrods for my 315 dodge red ram . Great running engines !
@John Johnson . Yes, I have.
Great to see a Blue Oval episode good on you Nick
He had a sour look on his face. He’s definitely not a ford man.
In Australia we say "bonnet" and "boot" instead of "hood" and "trunk", and have the steering wheel on the right side ha ha!
I'm not a Ford guy, but that 427 sounds very happy !. what a rumble !!!!
It may seem unusual but I know what you're talking about. If you haven't already, go watch Nick's video from late 2017 or early 2018 when he dyno'd a SBC that Nick built that is going into a 50's Olds dubbed "Bride of Frankenstein" That is a happy motor, my friend.
Ford's 427 was so bad that's why it was out lawed in NASCAR, a bad mamma jamma.
@@briandavis35 yes all respect to the designers of that beast !!!!!
Brian Davis you do realize that the 427 that was outlawed is a completely different engine than this 427. About the only things they have in common is the displacement and number of cylinders.
Not that this SBF 427 isn’t badass and all but a true FE 427 is the beast of which legends are built on. Especially the SOHC design, way ahead of its time.
Yes, i am aware of the different engines. i'm an old gearhead , i once owned a 72 Cutlass S with an LS7 under the hood. talk about a sweet rumble lol
the Black 69 was freaking Nice, In the Blue Cobra, I'd have run a 302 over a 351 Windsor everyday of the week. the 427 was Bad Ass, would like to see the Eleanor Car it goes in!
Yes i love them all but can't get away from the performance of the original 351 Cleveland
Another fantastic episode Nick !
Joe has a beauty on his hands...history on wheels!
My FE 394 ci, .020 over that I built 30 years ago made 503 hp and 488 with a flat tappet solid and a 750 off of a 396 Chevy BB 375 hp. There are a lot of tricks to make it run. It started out as a 69 390 2V, but I had it bored .020, forged flat tops, and ARP rod bolts and a polish and peen and lightened the crank a lot and balanced it. I ported the heads and the Holley SD. I added a 1.5 spacer under the 750. 2.11 intakes and 1.6 exhausts with 2 inch primary pipes and 3.5 collectors 18 inches long. I looked at the torque wrong, it was 498 ft lbs and 503 hp and it pulls from 3200 to 6600 like magic and it will keep going to 7200. And not lay down. Idles at 1000 with 14 psig oil with a 9qt Canton deep sump with the trap door baffling and the 3/4 in Sump. I t jumps to 85 at 5500 and stays there. I wish I had put 2.19 intakes in. The heads are C4AE-G really good shape after I worked the short side and bowl. Ford knew what they were doing with the FE. My next one if I get to will be a 4.1 bore and 4.1 stroke for 433.0444 ci. I have a hyd roller from Bullet that with 2.19/1.6 valves should do close to 600 ft lbs and 700 hp according to pipemax. At 63, I need to get with it!
On the 351 belt. U can try n do the 1967 289 motor set up. It would clear the hood for it.
Jason. I know. But my client brought in the 351 to be installed.
If I’m not mistaken the 289 and the 302 and the 351 engine block pattern r the same on the front of the block so if that’s the case just use the brackets for a 289 from 64-67 or a 302 bracket from 68-84 should bolt right up to it. It would move the power steering down about 6-8 inch n the alternator down to 4-6 inches. If it the one wire alternator.
👍 Thank you again nice video show ! 😎. Good narration and music choice by your cameraman 👍🏼
Denis Lefebvre agreed Cameraman’s Top Notch 😀😎👍🏼
Denis Lefebvre i love this show, no personal fluff up dramas
Amazing 427 Ford and Nick And Crew You Guys Are The BEST 😀👨🏼🔧🧰 Best Automotive Channel PERIOD 😀😊👩🏻💼👨🏼🔧
That 427 sounds really sweet... and extremely smooth. The builder I would suggest has a good package sorted.
@Jugger It ran extremely smooth... proof is the flat torque curve. Good day to you.
@Jugger Yep... that's because a flat torque curve = smooth running engine. It's science fact, not opinion. Good night to you.
This 427 "small block" ... is it the same block as the 351 W? Just stroked and bored?
I thought that the older Ford 427s were the FE block with the higher deck height, and was the basis for the 1963 NASCAR 427s and the 1965 427 SOHC??
@@FalconXE302 good antifreeze =smooth running
@@dinojay8410 nope.those were custom.
His is a true 427 Ford..small block.
If it's a big block it's not a 427
Great channel Nick. You guys do great work. Regards from a 66 GT mustang driver in Adelaide, south Australia😊
Really enjoy these videos. I get to thinking, watching these, that is must be so nice, to be able to go to work everyday, doing something exiting that you love to do, that's got to be huge.
You’re kind to say so. But it’s not all glory. Right now, Nick is hammering on the ignition of an old Honda.. just to make it limp to the scrap yard. Thanks for watching!
This show is a perfect balance of tech and cars.
Thank you nick and crew.
When is the tv show coming?
beautiful shots, great commentaries, beautiful cars...and Nick!!! Great video like always
A 351 Windsor, Ontario block with 351 Cleveland, Ohio heads, 400 crank and forged 300 6 cylinder rods originated in 1971 mid-west match racing
Wow, Nick made a FORD really run good!!!!! with no trouble
Commentator: the little Ford made some power
427 in all its 7.0 liter glory: Am I a joke to you?
Where's the factory 2x4 intake .
Let that motor breathe man !
We launch ours at Cayuga at 7800 and makes far more power than that .
Mississauga Engines !
Caesar builds great Fords, mopars and Chevs
@@theflyingscotsman9902 ,your thinking of Fords FE engine, Ford never had dual-quads on a small-block from the factory that I can recall.
@@theflyingscotsman9902.... It takes a lot of cam and double spring valve springs to rev like your big FE. The one in the video has a lousy manifold too!
W.Ormsby what the FK. do U know?? NICK IS THE MAN!!
@@johnwhite600 Actually he's correct and Nick didn't build this engine just tested it on the dyno.
These were the kinds of cars that I was lucky enough to have seen and worked on when I was a kid back in the 50s and 60s.
It would be neat to see the straight eight on the dyno
1953 263 straight eight...124hp@3600 rpm. Couldn't find any tq numbers but with a 4 1/8 stroke and an inline architecture it's probably no slouch in the TQ department .
Straight 8, cammed, and side draft webers, and Indy type exhaust.
My father said he went for a drive in a straight 8(make?) as a kid and it was a locomotive.
Should check out the 53( ? ) Buick Straight 8 saltflat racer.. that thing's a beast
On the cobra car, the 351 has a taller deck height. 8.2 vs 9.5. A 331 is perfect for those kit cars.
302 stroker would of been the one one of my favorite small blocks
would “have” 🍺
How Much could they stroke it to in that AC Cobra Kit Car ?
@@davidtharp7767 u can safely stroke a 302 to a 347. I have a fresh 347 myself and it runs great. They used to have a issue with oiling but the new kits have fixed that
@@glenkritgainda4771 I'm thinking of Doing a 351 Windsor Stroker With a Ultra Hight Lift & Low Overlap Cam & screw in studs Edlebrock Torker Intake&small Holley-600 4 Bbl, Headers with H Pipe&Huge tailpipes from the Collectors on back to minimal mufflers & electronic Ignition. I did up a 289 that was bored 30 over or more Back in 77 that way & Outran a 1977 Pontiac Trans-AM 400 Cubic Inch with automatic like me. I outran him by 1.5 Car lengths in the Quarter in a Nail Biter. I had the stock 2 speed Auto tranny that had a way low Low in the Transmission Low gear & the Rear End was like 2.69 to 1( a 289 with a 2 Bbl carb car ). So the Jump from Low to Drive was so Big that even though the TransAm that went up in smoke on Stock Rear tires for a Second or two while my Stang just Lept off the Line Like a Frog caught & passed me, then my mustang finally Got back up in the Revs to it's torque sweet Spot&flew back by the Trans-Am in the Last 1/16th of a mile.We had marked it with orange spray paint 1/4th mile North of north city limits sign of Port Charlotte,Fl And Kept both cars floored the 10 miles North on Hwy 41 to North Port Charlotte which I think is Now called just North Port. I kept stretching it out slowly but surely till I was about 45 seconds to 1 minute ahead of him & Long had been out of sight ahead of him when I made the Southern North Port Charlotte, FL city limits sign & slid into the 7-11 gravel parking Lot, ran in & slapped 2 x $1 bills in the Cash Register Counter & grabbed 2 Budweisers out of the Barrel Of Ice Right there at the Cash Register Counter. I stuck His beer in My Jeans Pocket & Popped the Top on Mine & Was Guzzling Bud when he slid into the Parking Lot. He was Hollering U are Lying ! You have got to have a 390 in that Mustang! I popped the Hood&He almost Cried when he saw the Tiny Small Block.It( my car) needed a More Modern several speed Automatic & about double the Rows of Radiator it had Stock as a 2 BBl 289 auto Radiator& with an Honest to Goodness Effective Auto Tranny Oil-Cooler with a slow speed automatic electric Fan & Good Placement for airflow at Highway Speed & the aforementioned Screw in Studs. I actually would prefer to put it in a Stronger by far Body with a Real frame & Honest to Goodness Front End Suspension & rear End suspension because the Stock Mustangs of Old Had a big tendency to hydroplane APPROPOS No obvious cause or get sucked into the Side of a Semi You were passing or who was passing You. Not a Sturdy Body at all & Poor Handling ! That was my one & Only Hot-Rod & I built it myself off of Hot Rod Magazine's 289 Hop Up series they ran for about a year testing all Intakes & Cams & Carbs & Ignitions & Headers ! I wrote the Editor & He wrote me right back & said get a different cam than in the Test. We found a Better Cam after the Finished Mustang Hot Rod Issue was Published !! So My Hot Rod was a Tad Better than what they published as the good as can be 289 in about 1973 or 74 ! Just every time U ran it hard wide open You had to remove the Press in Studs & Clean them Up Good & clean the stud holes good & put them back in with Purple LocTite !! I had Bought a 1974 Corvette L-82 with T-Top& Silver Leather interior& ran out of Money to finish up the Stang Right.
Interesting episode!!! I am partial to Mopars too, but these other brands are quite impressive also. It is interesting how he got another 20 hp by adding that 1" carb spacer... More torque too...
Yeah Nick. This is the motor that whipped them dodges so many years ago at nascar. Haha
Steve Rivinius When mopar came out with the Daytona and super bird, no ford could touch it. In fact it was so fast they eventually banned it for being to fast.
Love the shop! Nick is awesome! Hope you guys enjoy your two minutes of summer! 😂😂
Come on now, everyone up in Quebec knows they have at least 2 beautiful full days of summer! 😎
I miss Montreal, a gorgeous classic old city...
the move in the drinker side window then out the windshield was pretty cool
you can buy push rods in many different length. use a adjustable push rod tool to find the proper length
First time I have seen Nick with ear protection, at last!😎👍
Yeah. We’re all glad to see him wearing the ‘cans’.
👍Good stuff Mr Nick👍
Man, (IMO) I don’t think it’d matter if your shop was quadrupled in size!!! All of your customers and fans would fill it up for ya! 😳🧐You & your crew (including videographer!) are awesome!
Keep pushin’ Sir Nick! Keepin’ it old Skool-kool✌️
Major. Old school, YES.
Awesome video as always thanks Nick
In the background Nick knows that the Fords are better kkkkk
All these tests of Big Block Fords and Chevys are pretty much dispelling the myth of the vaunted superiority of the 426 Hemi. They ALL made big power for their time but are nothing compared to what's available today. Hell, I owned a lowly Hyundai Sonata 3.3 litre V6 which made 1.2 horsepower per cubic inch on 97 octane regular fuel, and got well over 40 mpg Canadian on the highway, (6.5 litres per 100 km).
Even in the current era, the Hemi is a legend only in it's own mind. Example: The normally aspirated 5.7 litre Hemi appears to make a maximum of about 400 horsepower in it's best configuration in their pickup trucks, and only around 365 horsepower in late model Chrysler 300's. On the other hand, a 5.0 litre normally aspirated Genesis V8 makes 420 horsepower.
As the old ladies in the Wendy's commercial used to ask: "Where's The Beef"? The original Hemi's were one of the most physically attractive engines ever made, IMHO, and they were HUGE, kinda like the REALLY REALLY BIG BUN in that Wendy's commercial.
Sure the modern Hemi can make power when you throw the turbochargers at it BUT so can any other engine.
Don't get me wrong. I've satisfactorily owned more MOPARS than any other brand during over 50+ years of driving including their "Indestructible Slant 6" which I blew up by the way, along with a 273, a couple 318's and several V6 and 4 cylinders. Power wise, their turbo 2.4 litre 4 banger in my PT Cruiser was the quickest car I've actually owned, running the 1/4 mile in 14,9 at 94 mph. That same engine in the lighter and more aerodynamic Neon SRT4 ran low 14's or high 13's at over 100 mph. Hooked up with the amazing and indestructible Getrag 5 speed manual transmission, that PT Cruiser was an absolute blast to hammer through the gears.
Another awesome awesome Monday, thanks for making Monday great again 👍liked
Making Monday’s great again!
Wow! What can I tell you...
Another home run! That '53 Buick is sweet, the burnout at the beginning was awesome and that SB 427 is super smooth and a perfect match for that beautiful AC Cobra replica. Too bad the 351 swap turned out to be a shitshow! Thanks, Nick, for another cool Monday!
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Love the old cars and the old car smell they have joe has some nice cars and nick as a good friend to and i can see work is picking up now that the nice weather is coming and hopefully we don.t have any bad weather .
Dang! I'd like to have that stroker 427 in my Bronco in front of the C6. another great video! thanks!
Glad you called out the Ford C6...an amazing transmission that gets overlooked too much...The C6 was strong enough for the 428 CobraJet...nuff said...lol
Thanks Nick, ☺️👍 that 427 Ford was impressive. I had a feeling it would make good torque because of the smaller intake.
The 1inch riser was trick👍🇺🇸
Also, I like all American Muscle, Including Mopar.
Knew a guy with a 340 in a dart. It sounded nice when accelerating
‘53 BUICK👀A floating Sofa! 👍
LOVE IT! Work of Art😎
(Gotta get myself a ‘Staff’ shirt! Hell, Who am I tryin’ to fool?! Nick has forgotten way more than I’ll ever know :-)
Good stuff Guys✌️Thx for all that you do for us viewers!
😎The DYNO is like ‘crack’ for viewers👀Lol😂
Nick's memory power is his key to most of his succes
Another awesome dyno video nick. Great job