Hot Rods So, what do you think is the coolest hot rod engine ever?

So, I called my Buick contact and he gave me some news that pretty much nixed the Nailhead. He builds stuff like I do and he said he built 2 425's in the last year. The cost was right at 10 grand built with all forged innerds. Forged Pistons from CE ran just north of $1200. I'm sure I could get there with a stock rebuild but I can't see myself putting together a stocker.

I guess I see why I always revert back to the old trusted 283's and 327's.

 

HP/cubic$=Cool ???????
I heard you broke your arm falling off your wallet
Go for it

 

Yeah, I have 2 kidneys, I only need one.

 

You're a ray of sunshine aren't you?

I don't get it, I usually clash with the street roddy dudes. And I end it with 'your car sucks'. So far as I can tell, your car doesn't suck. So what gives? You bringin the old hamb back?

 

I hear ya Roothawg, I want to build my hemi engine, blown and right, but have not hit the lottery, and I would make a crappy bank robber!

 

When everyone comes at you at once,you go on the defensive,you became guilty by association,sorry man. And,I might add,mine ain't street rod,no 9",no vega box,no Chevy.

 

I see that.

And mines not a Chevy. I don't have a vega box either It's a '40. And my 9" is from 1957.

 

Ever seen an old Bugatti with aluminum engine all Damascus machined? Not to any in hot rods but most awesome engine EVER....

 

Pm sent dbear.

 

more like it ran on all eight, but was running a old verticle clapper box shaper in one of the cylinders , so he had to be making some power , one of our BBC s did the same thing , but you could hear the screetchign of the pin ( tool steel) on the wall . a rookie said it was a headgasket leak ( I could have only wished it was ) it took about 1 minute to machine the wall to the water

 

even thought I am a Pontiac guy at heart , I do like the W motors ( 348-409) , the twin six v-12 GMC , and the MT Poncho hemis ,

 

You folk keep derailing the OP w/'stuff'. It is ego & rude after a point. A W engine may be option too.

 

Sheeez' ..... too bad you can't find something like this locally to play with. Preferably below 10 k too ! Prolly' not. Be fun trading the engine back and forth ....

 

A W engine could be very cool!

 

it has to be a hemi with a blower on it !!!!!!!!!!

 

How about a SD Pontiac.

 

or.....

 

now those are sweet engines !!!!!!

 

I think every engine in this thread is COOL! Gary

 

405 HP '63 421 Super Duty, the real thing.

These were a true 500 HP factory engine with 12:1 compression.

 

Yep.....like picking the most beautiful woman in the world or your favorite dish. These are all winners. I think the car /engine combo is important too like that nail head in a 40' Ford. If I ever get one I'll run it with the hood off a lot. One of the prettiest firewalls ever. I remember a post a couple of years ago with an Offy in a little Ford roadster. Can't imagine what that would have sounded and looked like on the street!

 

13:1 compression 410 HP '63 421 Super Duty, topped by a very rare factory 'bathtub' tunnel ram intake. This tunnel ram intake predates any of the aftermarket tunnel rams, Pontiac engineering at its best.

I'd imagine it's making more than just a bit over 500 HP.

 

LOL I like 427s and I really don't care who has wrapped the cast iron around the inches.

Something else I really like is a 396" cross bolted Ford. See if you can figure that one out. LOL

 

No figuring involved, destroked 427 ford, '67 NASCAR season. Not 100% certain, but going by memory the 427's had run single 4, the smaller motors were permitted to run the 2x4?

 

The sbc is the engine that finally de-throned the flat-head once and for all, and anyone who tries to argue that case is just a fool.
If you love fords, then post away. But do it without bashing the chevy, or anything else. Hell, I'll tell you straight, I have little use for flatheads, I just CANNOT get excited about spending 5K to build a motor that spews out a whopping 200hp. But I recognize and respect the place it has in our history, thats why I added it in my first post on this thread. As has been said, the title of the thread is "What do you think is the coolest Hot Rod engine" not " Heres a thread to spew your uninformed brand biases".

 

Interstate Love Song. Plug one of these in & drive that beach.

 

these must be a few of my favourites ,as they are all in my garage
what you mean brand loyalty???
1961 390 HP 1969 250 i6 1966 425 buick 1940 v8 60 hp 1937 twin maytag

 

There was a guy in the antique engine club that built a little car with 6 Maytag model 92s in it! He used to drive it around the meets.

 

Got some great engines here.Great thread.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo