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What a discrace! My family restores and shows 55 and 57 Chevys and we wouldn't dream of defiling such a work of art as to put a foreign engine under the hood. I've restored old Mercedes as well but I didn't put a "Hemi" in it!
@ Migeul Germany Audi, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz ,Volkswagen , need I say more?
@Jacobs is that based off of opinions? Because you failed to state any facts.
May I say this, (I am American in case your wondering)but cars from other countries are simply better than American cars (i.e Germany produces Volkswagen,Italy produces Ferrari) a lot of these European cars are superior to any American car.
...and dropping an LS in anything is the greatest thing ever?! Geez, get over it Americans, still a cool car.
Most car guys know not to even swap a ford or dodge engine in here, much less a toyota. Its not patriotism its understood rules about classics this old. Although i have seen ford and chevy swaps quite a bit i would never do that to this car
You can't put an engine into this that's not an American V8. Simple as that.
This car is going up for sale in a private auction on December 1. Cant. Wait to see what it goes for.
The Tri-Five Chevys are some of the best looking cars ever. So stylish, yet practical.
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I happen to like chevrolets and fords. Personal preference would be a ford though. But like you said, In The end they are all badass. Ill take anything over most imports. Excluding reputable imports, GTR, bmw's... You get the picture.
Amen, Mario. All of the big three have their ups and downs, but in the end, they're all awesome.
Especially because the venom is faster on paper! That's the ultimate ford chevy dual. LS9 architechure vs 5.0 architecture.
I'm still waiting to see an Agera R and Venom mile drag race. Someone needs to make this happen
Why can't ford and chevy guys get along and beat up on nissan and Ferrari! Chevy engines are awesome, I love the venom and zr1. Buy can't argue with records and the fastest standing mile was a modded ford GT. And the fastest stock car to 200 is
@David, don't bring boost into question because you can get 1500+ hp out of a TTV6.
I know guys have used Chevrolet motors for years because they were cheap, easy to mod, and parts were a dime a dozen. As far as technology goes, I prefer DOHC. They also sound better to me. I also wouldn't mind dropping an LS in my car though.
Poor David must have been absent on all the other arguments we've had about this
Really? Tell John Hennessey that. I can super anything and get that number if it has a retarded amount of boost.
Patrick, take everything into consideration and get back to me. HP, TQ, mpg. Lethal performance took a new 5.0, slapped on a supercharger and made 800+HP. DOHC can be milked for more than OHV can. It's proven.
And why does HP per CI mean ANYTHING. It doesn't. And I have nothing against fords. If its American... Chances are I like it
David, why don't you look at torque numbers instead of hp and get back to me.
You mean a Ford V8 that gets more hp per cubic inch compared to Chevrolet and Mopar? Victor, your statement is a matter of opinion. Not fact.
No hating here, a V8 is a V8... Unless its a Ford V8, then you just have problems.
Before the hating starts. Toyota purchased the patents to the original small block Chevrolet, meaning they're NASCAR engine is a small block chevy. Which is also a reason why it's mated to a 4L65 because it should take little if any modifications.
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I love american V8s but I would never put one in a RX7. I would never but a GTR motor in a C6.
If you know how to run an rx7 for can get 1500hp running an old fashioned v8 is what you do if you don't want to learn about other technology
Beat me to it Kyle. Not only that you can get almost unlimited power out of a Chevy small block. Combine that with the lightweight of a RX7. Pretty smart choice
Why would anybody replace mazda's rotary, that car is known for its rotary.
An RX7 with American small block, I nearly puked be the sound of that. Why wo
I don't see anything wrong with it. Seen a few awesome RX7's with Chevy small blocks
If I had the money, it buy it sell the motor, and put an American v8 in it. Nothing against the Toyo motor, but this classic deserves American.
2 and 4 door hardtops had no post between front and rear windows in those good years. Can you guess where the gas cap was hidden?
New cars all seem the same after seeing these cars. So much detail and personality. I love the wrap around glass.
The only thing that would make this look any better is if it was a two door hardtop.
He probably thinks *colour* is spelt wrong since he's most likely American and doesn't understand some countries spell words differently
He is bad at spelling because he said "gr8"? Seems like an abbreviation to me.
No, you can't go wrong with Cragars on a car like this. But you CAN go wrong by having mis-matched and rusty lug nuts on a car of this caliber. You didn't pass an Auto Zone on the way to the photo shoot?
At least when GM goes bankrupt they can still get parts for the engine to keep it running.
Lol gota love Americans blinkers on our cars are better than the rest of the world lol yeah that's why your v8 sell so well everywhere else
Lol who cares if its a toyota engine? Its a hell of a lot better than shoving a 350 in there like every classic. How many cars at a car show do you see with a 350 under the hood? This engine makes this car actually unique.
@Lou this basically a bored and stroked Chevy 350, but there's just something about it that I don't like.
Yeah Americans are world renowned for their world class engineering. Just like us Brits are known for our sarcasm.
I can deal with it. Lets not forget this is a NASCAR engine. Probably has no Toyota Japan input. This is an American style V8 designed and built by Americans. Toyota just picked up the bill for it.
Why no such complaints when American engines are swapped into foreign cars? There's been plenty of that on carbuzz and it didn't start a civil war like this story.
Hmmm. Being that this is basically a GM engine, I don't really mind, other than the TRD badges. But that also means that Matt just called a GM engine beautiful.
Do you think that this is Japanese power? That they are capable to make a NASCAR engine? I bet it's still an American engine with Toyota badges. Not disrespecting Toyota, but we have to separate American muscle and Japanese cars. A NASCAR V8 is part of the American culture,if you got my point...
The poor thing is tainted now, its like a rape victim. It will never be the same!
You wouldn't even know it was a Toyota if you took all the 'Toyota' and 'TRD' badging off, unless someone told you
I'll have the 427 in my Dad's 55 Chevy Sedan Delivery instead. This just doesn't seem right.
Me neither. But i dont think it was necessary to have "toyota" and "trd" stamped all over it.
I get it, someone's response to people slapping an LS engine under every car.
I love how stupid Americans are
What no one ever thought maybe he was given the engine or got A really good deal on it, scratch that if any of u gear heads had a Chevy bell air or any car just sitting around with no motor, someone offers you a Toyota stock car engine. Your gonna take it and put the engine in there... just cause its not original doesn't mean its crap
What kind of mentally retarded idiot put a Toyota engine in a Bel-Air?!?
Wow you guys suck
Get that crappy Toyota junk out of a classic Chevy whoever built this and made that choice should be kicked in the ass
Chevy toy, Wonder why they didnt use an american engine, the trans is gm so....
This is wrong. Just indescribably wrong...
*in some aspects
@Lou lol, I no longer waste my time on guys like that. They'll soon realize that OHV is just as good if not better than OHC.
DOHC isn't better than OHV. And this should've been a Chevy engine. Period.
They ruined a timeless classic
@David kinda hard to argue that when you look at the Z06 and ZR1, all the LS engines really. Oh and the viper's engine ;)
Now that I took a closer look at the engine shot... It's pretty hard to miss those fuel rails... I have lost one reason on my list for why I dislike NASCAR now... :-(
I think they switched last year! Probably the last race cars on earth with carbs. I'm sure there is others, but not with $20 million budgets.
Adam... It's fuel injected. NASCAR switched to fuel injection too.
I find the phrase... Modern NASCAR Engine to be odd... How long has it been since Carbs were on Modern vehicles?
@ David, don't start that. Once Patrick and Miguel chime in, it won't end.
I'm sure it has plenty of reliable power. But it still doesn't sound right.
OHV, no. Could've done more with a DOHC motor.
You guys have been doing a lot of 'green' references lately! Lmao! This car sounds like a fast boat!
But if youre gonna get a nascar engine... Why get a toyota and not a CHEVY?? Makes no sense to me
"And no, we're not high" lmao carbuzz