Re: Just a thought.....old vs. new

[sean dietz <dietz_diggler@xxxxxxxxx>]

i am pretty sure your talking about the same engine im thinking of, it had a main girdle instead of main caps, a composite intake and the poly style chambers??? my little brother had bought one of the first dakotas that got that engine, when the new dakota bodystyle was still kind of fresh. dont remember but maybe 2001? anyways that truck would all out get it. i was seriously surprised after he let me beat on it a little one night. really fun little motor. i'd like a couple of em.
Dietz


--- On Fri, 6/6/08, v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Just a thought.....old vs. new
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 3:33 PM
> First, I am a long time fan of the poly chambered engines
> and have
> been frustrated about the relative lack of current after
> market
> participation in the improvement of our engines. Our
> engines are
> seldom seen as powerhouses outside our rather small
> fraternity. Truth
> be told, it was Chrysler that turned its back on our
> engines and
> never looked back.
> 
> Quite a few years later, there has been another similar
> situation
> building around the current 4.7 liter OHC engines. Mopar
> has recently
> upgraded this family of bread and butter engines, but the
> 4.7 is
> existing in the shadow of the bigger, stronger, more
> popular new
> hemis.
> 
> This may be a good thing for those of us who are interested
> in poly
> engines. The 4.7's are showing up in junk yards at more
> attractive
> prices than are the hemis.
> 
> Please forgive me, but I am not a numbers matching kind of
> guy. I
> have always loved cars and engines of all descriptions and
> will never
> be constrained by a fear of modifying anything from stock.
> That said,
> I think that the 4,7 would make a pretty decent replacement
> for the
> old polys. I don't mean to stop working on them and
> enjoying them in
> whatever vehicle a person would like. I simply mean that
> with some
> yankee/kiwi brain power, we might just find that this
> recent
> descendent of our beloved poly deserves a shot.
> 
> I can easily see a modern poly with a modern overdrive
> tranny, manual
> or automatic, in a '50's or '60's mopar,
> cruising down the road with
> reasonable fuel mileage, good performance, and classic
> style.
> 
> What do you think? Has anyone done one of these engines?
> 
> Bob in Sacramento
> 
> 
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