todays engines arnt built to last they are only built so people thave to buy new cars in the future wheres as back in the 70's cars were built to last and they have proven so, if you look at the 80 model cars nowdays, say toyota and nissan there rings and valve guides are starting to wear and you can see the blue smoke coming from there over sized exhausts, and the engines that u dont see smoke from have most probably been rebuilt already.braad said:oh dear, sit down
the old valiant motors (225, 265, 318, etc etc) were like most designed wayyyyyyyy back then, comapre them with todays engines and they'll get shat on, so yes, they're simpler (and if something goes wrong, easier to fix DIY). We also dont know how the engines of today will be like in 25 years.
the 265 hemi in the E49 charger had a standing 1/4 mile time of 14.1 seconds and thats with not the greatest exhaust and a few other minor upgrades could have made this time improve more< ie, electronic ignition and exhaust as i mentioned.
these times were done with wheel spin to, as there is so much power
the fuel economy wasnt that bad either my 245 still gets 10L-100km
so id like to see any of the new engine out perform that.
another plus side is that all the parts for the 215,245,265 are all relitively cheep and very easy to find.
www.moparmarket.com
read the forums and then u will be surprised at what a valiant can do
also there are valaints out there that have had work done to them and pull 10 second 1/4, the engines can have turbos fitted very easy aswell, is there anything they cant do?
if theres any other questions just ask. heh