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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bwkelley76: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by 93PONY: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by bwkelley76: [qb] I've NEVER until now been told a 331 was a POS by any shop owner especially. Now 347's, that's another story. [/qb][/QUOTE]BTW, you write too much. Lets go to the track....I'll bring an all-motor POS 347 & you bring an all-motor POS 331. After we have some fun, you can chat my ear off all you want over a few beers. :) [/qb][/QUOTE]Still didn't say the 347 was a POS. ..I much prefer the idea of pin button as a "fix" for the 347 oil control problem, however they didn't hold up as well as expected and some would actually twist the oil control ring and score the cylinder. OUCH! The one we made at the facility worked flawlessly and is still running today and it gets beat on regularly. So my question would be "if the button fixed the problem then why are the NEWEST 347 designs now using a 331 piston and shorter rod?" ...It didn't work because they didn't engineer them correctly, although it was a great idea. Sorry, it wasn't fixed "years ago" it was ditched for the newest "push the envelope with a 347" idea. Definitely a step backward for the 347. 93 trust me if I had the cash and time to waste and step up to your challenge I would love to. You have to wait in line. My ideas bring up plenty of controversy and I have a list of fellas like you that think they can beat everything I design. It's just the business and I haven't lost a challenge yet. One by one they have been proven wrong if not by me, by my colleagues. Maybe some day I can work something out with my engineer buddies and we can take one of my custom 331 designed short-blocks and throw it in a drag-car and play. I'll also see if I can't get access to some of the dyno sheets for ya but no guarantees. ..Assuming you're even interested. But like I said no guarantees. I would be taking a step backward in my engineering and racing experiences just to prove someone wrong over a pushrod motor putting out 5-600 horsepower. My interests lie more in the 1000+ hp range these days. 10-second 1/4 mile times really don't tun me on that much anymore. Pushrod motors are not where it's at. ..Yet I get acused of not staying up with the times. I love it. That 331 was an 8 year old project and I've since moved forward in my engineering tasks. Not to take all of the credit, and due credit given to the others that helped with the project, I was way ahead of my time in that 331 design and decided to pass it on to the engineers at the facility since they liked it so much. I was already moving on to modular motors at that point. ..Hence the 2 projects I took on that followed, 2001 and 2004 Lightnings I personally owned. (Thats another thread) So have fun with your pushrod motors and you can preach all you want about what power they make and how you tuned them, etc. But I promise you everything has been done already and your numbers have been surpassed, and The 331 I built 8 years ago made your buddy's 347 look like a mouse. I don't mean to ruffle feathers or compete with anyone's challenges in making the best power out of a combo. I commend you all and I'm glad you're having fun. Meanwhile I have my reasons for disliking certain combos and wont sit around and be ridiculed for my opinion. You don't like to read apparently and I have plenty more I can write to make you look like a fool. It's up to you if you wish to continue but personally this is getting redundant and you're not going to give up until you make your point. Shall I just go against my knowledge and agree with you so you shut up? That's a compromise I can make. :) ..oh and I'm always up for a beer or two, or hell 3. ;) ...BTW this is all in fun and I hope no one has gotten their feelers hurt. Some of my best arguments have led to the best of friendships. ..And some folks just hold a grudge. Que Serah Serah. ....In reply the "I heart my motor" statement. I also had a motor I loved back in the day and everyone swore against it. It was a Chevy short-rod 383 stroker, one of the earlier ones that usually went "kaboom". Mine never blew up until after I sold it to an idiot that ran diesel fuel through it. LOL. (another story) To each their own. After knowing what I know now I would never own another one of those and will still not run a 347. I like having peace of mind that my engine will last and it's design is not in question. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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