hacker-pschorr

Displacement is irrelevant in the big block / small block discussion. Especially when you consider a Chevy small block can be taken to 7 liters.

The #1 measurement consistent between Chevy / Ford engines when discussing small block vs. big block is bore spacing. Which the 928 engine is equivalent to a 502 Chevy big block.

Erik N

So now when I open the hood, I can say it is "an all-aluminum, overhead-cam, high-compression, big-block V8?"

Cooool!

h011yw00d

You're right, Matt. It was Volo, not Fourney.

17prospective buyer

Thanks Pschorr for the confirmation.

destructo_low

It definitely looks more like a Lotus Eclat.

Nicole

Proof that a frog CAN become a prince.

brutus

Your good until they ask how big is it Then you have to say but but it COULD be as big as 6.5 which as was mentioned is small block territory and when you say it is a 273 cu inch or 300 cu inch( five liter ).....not so good

17prospective buyer

Doesn't matter, a big block is a big block.. harder, better, faster, stronger!

depami

Nicole, that is the best post yet in this thread.

You've been quiet lately. Everything ok?

brutus

Mostly just heavier, so it is as big outside as a big block Chevy yet only as "big" inside as a small block chevy. But call it what it is a Porsche V-8.
A guy in San Diego has put 4 valve Porsche heads on a real Chevy Big block ! Been discussed here before car old hotrod was at a Sharktoberfest several years ago.
Some liked to refer to the 4valve heads as being HEMI heads as they are somewhat Hemi but due to the valves are morea pentroof.

17prospective buyer

It's no big deal. The 427 Ford SOHC weighed 680 lb's, alot closer (a bit more) to the weight of our engines (620 lbs approx.).

dcrasta

Ive seen a V8 Pacer drag car at budds creek in MD that people laughed at but it sent about 4 people home before losing Bracket Et that night.

Then Im sure many french pacers were purchased because of this ad..

17prospective buyer

You can make anything fast.

Randy V

From:

http://jalopnik.com/the-ford-mustang...-no-1677239688

Captain_Slow

Well...this short Pacer documentary is quite interesting. There are a lot of parallels with the 928 (except the Pacer initially had waiting lists for buyers). The commercial ("Oh my God...it's so wide") is 70s innuendo funny.