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great googly moogly 478ci, 254hp w/442ftlb of torque in a v6
that's stump pulling torque plus, my ramjet 350 only has 400ftlb of torque
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Grampa had a 478 in one of his egg delivery truck years ago. No matter how heavy the truck was loaded it would still do 65. On flats, on hills, even on vertical surfaces. My dad swore that it actually collapsed one of the fuel tanks it used fuel so fast. '70s gas crisis sent it to the crusher on the back of a tow truck.
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Holy doodle, can you imagine if mick53 got ahold of one of those? A blower, polished trinkets everywhere and a wheel standing grain truck, lol
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That would be awesome. Those engines just don't get enough love.
I once met a gent outside Cody, WY who was building a V6 Jimmie for performance. He was using modified Buick 455 pistons and a set of cylinder heads that stopped being "stock" a thousand hours ago with a homemade sheet metal tunnel ram intake. In the days before internet this guy was a bona-fide V6 guru. I'd pulled into the driveway on a whim and asked to look at some of the old trucks there, ended up spending a few hours listening to stories and tech articles. Yes, he had a 702 locked away in a shed, which he let me see, and another with the heads and intakes removed for 'spearmentation. Yes, he was going to surprise all them young-uns with their 350's and 454's. Way cool.