GM, Dodge and Ford engine sizing in the past

[762MM]

Happy Motoring!

 

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Happy Motoring!


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This in a 66-68 Lincoln MM?

 

[762MM]

This in a 66-68 Lincoln MM?

Correct! This is a 67.

 

[TomSeller]

A neighbor and close friend bought a new 240D in 1980 and I bought an Isuzu I-mark diesel sedan in 1981. We parked them side by side with the hoods up for comparison and they looked almost exactly alike with the Isuzu engine being slightly smaller, entirely different size and shape batteries, and the Mercedes had plastic return lines while the Isuzu had steel. And I was very much surprised at how sluggish that Mercedes was compared to the little Isuzu.

Sluggish would be a compliment with a gross running weight of about 4,000 lb. I still have the car but quit driving much it somewhere around 400K miles. The cars on the road were just getting too quick and it became almost a road hazard. I still like it on a lazy road trip.

 

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Correct! This is a 67.

As I recall, this motor had a bit of a punch. Over 10-1 compression and almost 350 hp. Needed all of it to propel the weight. Had a friend who stripped this car to the chassis just fooling around back in the early 80's. It went quite good. Today we'd be arrested.

 

[wawajake]

As the original poster of this thread , I want to compliment everyone on keeping this thread without any nasty stuff.......heck there is a he11 of a lot of engine and car history at TBN, I hope some of the interest and passion will live on in our children and grandchildren.

 

[sld]

My first car was a 69 caddy with a 472 4V. That thing was a beast. I never checked mpg back then but it was probably lousy.

The trunk was big enough that 4 guys could go duck hunting and easily stow 4 bags of decoys, waders and shot guns.

My favorite engine was the 5.0 in the 93 Mustang I had. With 9 lbs of boost from a centrifugal supercharger that thing was too powerful for whatever tires you put on it. Compared to today that 5.0 is ancient technology but that is the engine I really started to learn about computer controls on.

 

[MossRoad]

My first car was a 69 caddy with a 472 4V. That thing was a beast. I never checked mpg back then but it was probably lousy.

The trunk was big enough that 4 guys could go duck hunting and easily stow 4 bags of decoys, waders and shot guns.

My favorite engine was the 5.0 in the 93 Mustang I had. With 9 lbs of boost from a centrifugal supercharger that thing was too powerful for whatever tires you put on it. Compared to today that 5.0 is ancient technology but that is the engine I really started to learn about computer controls on.

Had to re-read that a couple times.... I seriously thought you were saying 4 guys were duck hunting from the trunk.... :laughing:

 

[TomSeller]

Had to re-read that a couple times.... I seriously thought you were saying 4 guys were duck hunting from the trunk.... :laughing:

Too cozy for me.

 

[mrmikey]

I was acquainted with the Mopar 225, 318, 360, 400, 440's mostly

Ahhh yes, the ole slant 6, simple as heck to work on, tough as nails as long as you left the radio off if it was forecasting rain and remembered to carry a spare ballast resistor with you. Had one in a Valiant 'till the body disintegrated around it.
318 I had in a '76 Ramcharger that met the same fate, the first new vehicle I owned I think I paid $5-$6K for it. Wasn't more than 5-6 years old and you couldn't kneel in the back or you'd go thru the floor, the bunks all rotted out.....Mike