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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 07:26 PM
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Why do people do this?

Found this abomination on eBay:



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No, no, no!

You can see the listing here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-F-250-SLT-/141641999956?forcerrptr=true&hash=item20fa856654&item=141641999956
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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I'll tell ya why.....cuz dollar for dollar it's easier to eke out performance out of a bowtie than a blue oval. And 502 cubes ain't nuthing to sneeze at. Btw, there's a 68 Bump on Hot Rod's website with a 6.0L LQ4/4L80E: Some May Argue This 1968 F-100 Was Desecrated. Some May Not.

 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:20 PM
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hmm, that is Vegas area code. I haven't seen that one in the craigslist listings. Wonder why they decide ebay over CL.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:26 PM
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The Jegs catalog has part of a page devoted to blue oval engine parts.
There's frickin' lawn mowers with 350's bro.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:26 PM
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Wow look at that junker hahaha I'm just that anti Chevy that I don't know how one could do such a thing. All that money into making the rest of the truck nice why cheap on a Chevy engine.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:48 PM
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But easily swapped out and sold to the next bowtie fan if the truck goes cheap enough
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:52 PM
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Here in Fairbanks, there is a nice looking white 48-54 Chevy 3100 with a 302 SBF in it.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:56 PM
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One thing that kills me around here, is that most of the restored F1's have 350's
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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I'll tell ya why.....cuz dollar for dollar it's easier to eke out performance out of a bowtie than a blue oval.
It's the sad truth but it still bugs me to see an old Ford with a SBC in it. Nothing against Chevys, I've owned a 69 Camaro convertible (appropriately powered with a 350) and an 85 Silverado, I'm just partial to Fords and somewhat of a purist. I guess I'm old fashioned.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 09:25 PM
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I am a purist in the fact that I don't like mixing the brands. Customize some but keep it in the family.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 10:12 PM
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It's cheaper to build Chevy engines because they have to be built.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 11:41 PM
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It's all good, as people will still see a guy in a classic ford truck and won't know what it's powered with. So old ford truck still get all the credits

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Old Apr 20, 2015 | 04:02 AM
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Chevy stuff is more plentiful, but not really that much cheaper anymore.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2015 | 12:03 PM
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I feel the same way, just don't like to see Chevy engines in a Ford. I've worked on a few Chevy engines and actually didn't like 'em very much. Hate working on the ignition with the distributor in the back, for one thing. I once had a '67 Chevy pickup with a 327. Hated the truck, but that engine sure ran sweet, as long as I didn't have to work on it! I also once had a '55 BelAir 2-door hardtop. Wish I still had it, only Bowtie I ever had that I liked. If i did still have it, I'd swap in a Ford motor, probably my 351C, just to see the reactions from the Chevy purists when I popped the hood...!

And there's a ton of Ford stuff out there these days that's just as affordable as the Chevy stuff. When I was racing I ran a Ford 302, people told me when I was building the car that I couldn't run a little 302 and keep up with the Chevies, and that I'd spend a whole lot of money trying. I had less money into mine than the fastest Chevies in my division, and had no trouble running with them.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2015 | 12:33 PM
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Yeah. Those of the bow tie brigade love to yuck it up when one of their beloved belly button motors is in a Ford. BUT, If they see a Ford engine in something Chevy you'd think the heavens opened up and Hell froze over.
Put a Ford in a Ford. Chebie in a Chebie. Etc.
 
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