I love it when people say how much hp they have

I bought a transmission yesterday from a guy that had an old k5 blazer that was tore up real bad, he said he had a 383 in it so i said lets hear it so he opened the hood and started it, maybe 175 horse if we was lucky with a cold breeze blowing in the air filtter, also i noticed it was a 400 block and the only way to get that is bore the block and run a 350 crank with an over size bore, destroked 377? after i noticed that he told me she runs around 450 horse:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: , then he put it in gear to move the truck and id died and wouldnt start , maybe its from that high 7:1 compression:LOL: :LOL: then he told me about when he takes it to the drag strip and puts it in 4 low with the hubs unlocked and shifts 1-3 and then into 4 high and through 1-3 again, said it did 0-60 in 3 seconds and was totally seriuos, i couldnt hardly keep a straight face, everybody has to have a dream though right?

i would have asked if the track was on a hill:LOL: but it was nice of you not to burst his bubble , yes we all have a dream? of a rice burner free world:3dSMILE:

Hey . . . it will go 0 - 60 in 3 seconds. All you have to do is push it off a cliff. :whacked:

We've all had our encounters with these folks. I try to not ever disagree with them as they usually have some sort of need to make up these stories(and sometimes they're meanern a junk yard dog or a weight lifter, too).

Usually they are flat arse broke, have a clunker and need some sort of ego boost (can you tell that my wife, the psychlogist, has an effect on me:whacked: )

Also the honda guys that buy every bolt on piece they can find that says +20 horsepower and think they got 400hp

hehe... well, i've got 190hp! yeah baby!!!!!! :D oh, good thing my car only weighs 1900lbs with me in it. :toocool:

A friend used to have a cobra with a 427 in it, ran racing fuel, I believed him when he said 0-60 in a bit over 3 seconds. I am always leary of making a horsepower guestimate, unless it gets on a dyno you don't know for sure.

Red

yes i one of them guys that tell you i have a 283 chevy:D well one side of the engine and then some :whacked:Dyno?? I Do Not Need No Stinking Dyno:D hook a chain to your fifth wheel and i will drag it side ways round the block:whacked:

Well i am the guy thats broke with the clunker but it wont go from 0 to 60 in 3sec thats why i am working/trying to trade for the toys i want so have a good laugh on me. It will go 60 on a good long straight flat/maybe downhill road. Its a 65 Ford F100 with a 40 yr old straight 6 still runs good and doesn,t use oil or smoke. It may outlast me. My other truck is a 65 Chevy with blown (as in no good) 350 needs some tender loving care and some more cash to make it go again. Laughter is good for the soul so laugh and be happy.

Hey Pat when you get my short block done and after i get it together do you think i could pull fifth wheels sideways too? i would have to post a pic of that, maybe i will have to start small and pull some dually deisels sideways first and then graduate to the fifth wheels and then maybe houses? and pat don't you mean a 350ci on one side of your motor and then some?

theres nothing wrong with that old trucker i'm broke too i just spend outside of my means in the name of hot rodding, the one thing that makes you different is that you dont say its got 500 hp, hey both those 65's are cool trucks, i have a 67 c-10, i am really into the trucks but hate the traction issues involved**)

One of mine has 500 hp--at the rear wheels!!!!

At my age HP no longer impresses, especially now that every Tom, Dick and Harry is making a car with 500 HP or more. Hell, some of the new Euro cars are hitting 1000 HP. :eek: I do find torque numbers much more interesting.:3dSMILE:

My sbc has been on the dyno only because when I got the car, I was skeptical of the claims of the previous owner. The HP is actually higher then the claim, but not surprising with the addition of a better bump stick and the headers. HP is just a number used for bragging and little else. Besides it seems that everybody's got one higher so why bother.:LOL:

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Well i am the guy thats broke with the clunker but it wont go from 0 to 60 in 3sec thats why i am working/trying to trade for the toys i want so have a good laugh on me. It will go 60 on a good long straight flat/maybe downhill road. Its a 65 Ford F100 with a 40 yr old straight 6 still runs good and doesn,t use oil or smoke. It may outlast me. My other truck is a 65 Chevy with blown (as in no good) 350 needs some tender loving care and some more cash to make it go again. Laughter is good for the soul so laugh and be happy.

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most of us wont laugh , we all been there done that:3dSMILE:
hang in there..

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

One of mine has 500 hp--at the rear wheels!!!!

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hell yeah dave , them chebbies are the right stuff:3dSMILE: :3dSMILE:

I'd like to Dyno ours and find out just what it has, but I can't track down a dyno in town. we are going to have it out of the truck when we do the cleanup and paint on the frame and it would be a perfect time. I typed in the cam specs into a calculator and got just over 400 with about 325 at the rear wheels. but I don't know if any head work (looks like there is at least some on the exhaust side) or what else was done to it.

Red

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hell yeah dave , them chebbies are the right stuff:3dSMILE: :3dSMILE:

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Ummm sorry dude, but that's from a 501" big block Ford....:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

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Ummm sorry dude, but that's from a 501" big block Ford....:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

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hey it is ok :whacked: hey buy that man (dude) a beer i am buying:D

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Hey Pat when you get my short block done and after i get it together do you think i could pull fifth wheels sideways too? i would have to post a pic of that, maybe i will have to start small and pull some dually deisels sideways first and then graduate to the fifth wheels and then maybe houses? and pat don't you mean a 350ci on one side of your motor and then some?

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well you would be right on the 350:D i did not use that engine only the one that is in the car running. would be more like 316. but i like the sound of 283:D why hell yes work your way up on the pulling :D there is a guy that i like to pull is house off his foundation.i may have to wait for the 731 :D for that job:whacked:

i feel your sarcasm, pat...........

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Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

i feel your sarcasm, pat...........

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i can,t like 283? :confused:

Pat whats wrong with the 283s in the 60s we got better performance with them than the 327s. I know i haven,t had a rod since the 70s but i still like the old stuff.

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Pat whats wrong with the 283s in the 60s we got better performance with them than the 327s. I know i haven,t had a rod since the 70s but i still like the old stuff.

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who is try to make something out of nothing ? like i said i can not like them ? i do . i do tell guys thats is what i have :D if they look at my engine if the hood is up thats what i tell them .i would try for a 4.3 v6 but that would be pushing it and no hate mail on the 4.3 i like them to:D

dont be hatin on a poor old 327

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/IM000265.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...IM000791-1.jpg
thats it, lets go im ready for anything but a foot race , im not exactly in shape
for it , screw pinks how bout tomato plants? HAHA!:D :D :D

Geez, you mouse motor guys sure do get defensive in a hurry!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

Heck, my Ranchero will probably end up with a little bitty 331 incher in it!!!


What the heck you doing with tomato plants this time of year anyhow???? Dang near winter up here already, a couple more days of rain and I think I'm gonna start building me an arc!!!!

that ain't now mouse motor! my 144ci is a mouse motor!!!

What kind of transmition are you guys using when you have 500 hp asking
because going to use my brothers engine out of his IMCA modified suppose to
be 500 hp says he has dyno card havn't seen it yet any way have a 350 turbo with shift kit what I have read it won't hold up thinking about having a 400 turbo built what do you guys think.

Better off with a TH400... what car is it going in? If the car is light a beefed up 350 might handle the job. :whacked:

See this thread:
http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33679

Skids the car it is going in is a 34 fordor don't know how heavy it is
will go with th400 good thread thanks

just givin ya gruff pat, :LOL:

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Originally Posted by gassersrule_196

just givin ya gruff pat, :LOL:

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thanks:HMMM: i was running low on gruff :3dSMILE: price is still the same on it :3dSMILE:

Your price is still the same? I get mine for free. Ain't I the lucky one! :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:

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Your price is still the same? I get mine for free. Ain't I the lucky one! :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:

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Nothings free!!!!!! Either cash up front or lots of payments!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

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What the heck you doing with tomato plants this time of year anyhow???? Dang near winter up here already, a couple more days of rain and I think I'm gonna start building me an arc!!!!

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the mean old women grows em :3dSMILE:

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the mean old women grows em :3dSMILE:

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hmmmm. She grows them and you do the work..... Thanks for another friendly "stay single" reminder......:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

Hey Pat as long as you have 283 on each side it sounds about right. Anyway somebody help grow those tomatos i need a sandwich,heavy on the pepper and not too light on the salt or mayo.