burnrubber
11-20-2005, 06:25 AM
Hello people. Its a good day indeed to see that there are so many other people who are interested in the big cad engines. My ineterest was re kindled a couple of months back when I came across my old MTS and CAD Company catalogues. I had purchased a 472 about eight years back for a project that never seemed to get underway. I sold the project but kept my engine and trans. Now, however, I am on a mission. A good friend of mine (chevy man thru and thru) is spending some big dollars to build himself a 400 - 425hp 350 for his '81 short bed. My mission is to build up my big Caddy V-8 for as cheaply as possible to put in my '89 Ford F 150. I tried to convince several times to build a big Caddy engine but he pretty much thinks they are anchors.
My goal is to prove him wrong (and showing him how much cash he wasted on that 350) by putting together a CHEAP, fairly POWERFUL, RELIABLE, SMOOTH idling, STREETABLE, LOW RPM engine. I hope that with help from some of the knowlegeable people here, I will be able to accomplish my goal. BTW my truck need not be faster than his - just overall superior.
My goal is to prove him wrong (and showing him how much cash he wasted on that 350) by putting together a CHEAP, fairly POWERFUL, RELIABLE, SMOOTH idling, STREETABLE, LOW RPM engine. I hope that with help from some of the knowlegeable people here, I will be able to accomplish my goal. BTW my truck need not be faster than his - just overall superior.