GM FORD or CHRYSLER , who had the strongest made motor block ?

[rav440]

whose engin block were made of the best / stongest iron ? gm ford or CHRYSLER ?

 

[restoman]

Olds engines from the mid to late 60's up until the early 70's supposedly had a very high nickel content. Cylinder walls lasted a long time and they were tougher to machine when needed.

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

Chrysler of course you silly Chevy guy.

 

[rav440]

Chrysler of course you silly Chevy guy.

:dgt: :naughty:

 

[rav440]

Olds engines from the mid to late 60's up until the early 70's supposedly had a very high nickel content. Cylinder walls lasted a long time and they were tougher to machine when needed.

so nobody blocks were strong than the other ?

the reason i ask is , my buddy was trying to tell me today that CHRYSLERs blocks were the weakest blocks of the big 3 , because gm hoarded mostly all the nickel for their motors , leaving CHRYSLER with inferior materials for their blocks .

 

[restoman]

Bah. Rubbish. Can't be.

'Course I have no proof if it's true or not.

Bah. Rubbish. Can't be.

 

[mopar_man]

the reason i ask is , my buddy was trying to tell me today that CHRYSLERs blocks were the weakest blocks of the big 3 , because gm hoarded mostly all the nickel for their motors , leaving CHRYSLER with inferior materials for their blocks .

I bet he's a Chevy guy isn't he?

 

[rav440]

I bet he's a Chevy guy isn't he?

BUICK . but he does have a big "PLYMOUTH " decal on the wall of his garage .
and hes building a 36 PLYMOUTH street rod "drive train unknown at this point "

he does do alot of reading aboot cars . say quotes this from one of his books he has . i told him the book must have been written by a chebby guy . :bwuhaha:

 

[mopar_man]

BUICK . but he does have a big "PLYMOUTH " decal on the wall of his garage .
and hes building a 36 PLYMOUTH street rod "drive train unknown at this point "

he does do alot of reading aboot cars . say quotes this from one of his books he has . i told him the book must have been written by a chebby guy . :bwuhaha:

Usually it's the Chevy guys that come up with crap like that but I agree on the author of the book Hopefully he doesn't wuss out on the drivetrain in that car and put in a SB bowtie :doubt:

 

[greg340 "GREGGLES"]

if that was the case then why did most racers use Hemis???

 

[rav440]

if that was the case then why did most racers use Hemis???

that is what i said :bravo: i really think he was :jagoff: me .

SHANE , i think he will see the light with the drive train .

 

[beeper*71]

It's all very subjective actually as it really comes down the the foundry they were poured in and the pot mixture on any given day...not to mention the mood of the foundry workers.


Tell your friend no Hot Rodder worth his salt would put anything other than a Mopar mil in that Plymouth.

 

[mannye]

Ahem...

It was AMC what had the highest nickel content. So it was AMC what had the stoutest blocks...

 

[BB71Challenger]

Had to be Pontiac, hell they had such strong cast iron that they made rods out of the stuff. :bwuhaha:

 

[68R/T]

The closest thing in automotive history that comes remotely within truth is,
...shortly after both world wars the "big 3" were hoarding what little steel was available, thereby causing many of the smaller independents to not be able to produce.

 

[Not A Duster]

Had to be Pontiac, hell they had such strong cast iron that they made rods out of the stuff. :bwuhaha:

Muwhahahaha..

I knew a couple guys in High School what found that out the hard way...

 

[69.5CUDA]

well a frozen water test ..showed me that a 318 is stronger than 350 and 302
318 didnt budge
350 litteraly broke a chunk out of the block
302 cracked the exterior of the block and interior
all 3 were late 70s blocks(76-79)

 

[Foggy]

I trust the Mopar small block...........

Actually. Chrysler was recognized by independants, as using more nickel in their stock blocks.

 

[leBaronA38]

I'd say Chrysler.

I've heard many horror stories about GM and Ferdo engines.

 

[Fishy]

Well every block has it strengths and it's weaknesses so who really knows