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I've just been pondering this question lately, seems to be hard to figure out which is the best. They all have flaws, but what's everyone's favorite that they have had personal experience with and ones they hope to one day.

I don't have much experience with most stuff. My own personal vehicle that I've owned with the most power has been a very mild Chevy 305 in a Jeep. But I've driven several thousands of miles with a 350 Vortec and I'd have to say that is probably my favorite that I have personally driven for a decent amount of time. I've driven a lifted dually with a 460 and really liked that truck. But I rode in it more than drove it. I liked it a lot but at the end of the day it's still a Ford. In school I got to rebuild a Chevy 496 but all I did with run time was like 30 minutes of dyno time. I've driven two 6.0L GM vehicles and wasn't impressed. But one was a worn truck with 33s and probably a half ton in the bed. The other was a 3500 church can with a 6 speed and 6th gear is absolutely pointless.
I've got 3 trucks, not sure which ones I want with which engines but here are 3 engines I'd like to work with. A Cadillac 472/500, Chevy 292, and a GM stroked 6.0L. The Cadillac weighs a little more than a small block Chevy and has big block power. You can have production crank, block, and heads and put down some crazy numbers at low rpm. The 292 is probably the best light duty straight 6, with a lump kit and a PES intake 300-350 hp is possible. And I really want to try out a 6.0L, at first I didn't like LS. Then I learned you can run a carb and distributor still. But I learned about the 4150 throttle body with GM electronics. So that's the route I want to go if I build one.

So what's your favorite engines?

someotherguy

My answer will sound silly at first, but just think about it.

8.1 - because I drove a 24' UHaul with one, and the bastard absolutely hauled *** - for a UHaul truck. Literally blew my mind it would hustle like that. I'm used to UHauls being gutless wonders.

Richard

mvrk10256

For me its about $.

I love me some junkyard 5.3's, best LS engine for the buck, and easy to build, and stick into pretty much whatever.

Moving up in price, I like the truck 6.0, then the LS2.

at that point its more $$ but the larger higher end LS engines are nasty.

kainedogg

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LMM Duramax diesel motor for the win. Mine has 300k and just plain hauls azz.

Blown06

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My favorite would be a tie between:

The Ford SOHC 427 (known as the cammer) which I believe actually had hemispherical combustion chambers as well. I call it the 427 Ford Hemi Cammer.

...and a real Ford Boss 429 Hemi (also known as the Boss 9).

The majority of the auto enthusiast people of the world today don't even know these engines existed and the amazing history behind them.

I'm very proud to say that I've had my hands on both. The rarity of these engines and the cars they came in are such that only a few in the world can afford to own them. I think that what Jon Kasse of Kasse Racing Engines has done recently for the resurrection of the Boss 9 is an amazing thing, making it affordable to own replica type Ford Boss 429 Hemi in many different configurations. He has basically manufactured near replica topend packages that will mate to the typical big block 429/460 Ford engine block and these heads can be made to flow a ton of air easily eclipsing the 500+cfm mark on the intake port. Hell you can be into one of his Boss 9 packages for around $25,000 from carb(s) to pan in a turn key package. I will own one of these in the near future and it will reside in a 34 5-window coupe.

I already own the engine that would fall in 2nd place for me.....and that would be the legendary Chrysler 426 Hemi. Mine is actually 511 cubic inches and was built by John Arruzza (probably the most legendary Chrysler Hemi builder of the current day). It resides in my '63 Plymouth Fury with a Hemi 4-speed transmission and a Dana 60 rear with 3.54 gears. This is my weekend street car and the mother ****** flat gets down. The car has "super stock" rear springs with a pinion snubber and a coil over front end and is on a 275/50 BFG Drag Radial and is absolutely deadly from a stop light. Here is the pic of when I was installing the engine:

Blown06

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I love discussions like this so I'll just go ahead and mention my 3rd place finisher........the Chevrolet 427" L88. I can't decide if I'd want it in a '67 Corvette Coupe or a '68-'69 Coupe.

Blown06

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Beat that mother *******! lol

someotherguy

You had me already at the stroked hemi...

Richard