CAP, there's no need for a retort from me. Your incredibly complex and illuminating replies tell all who need to know the Ford position from a Ford "phan".
WELL, My
preference is fords. as i've already stated in this thread(i think) and one similar on the other board, i like anything that looks good, has a nice V8 rumble, and goes fast.
but then there's no need for me to show too much more how ford power is better.
just remember, 5.0L powered mustang vs 5.0Lpowered camaros, the stangs came out on top. chevy needed to go to a 5.7L to take on the mustang.
same was true in the 60's. the 283 powered camaros couldn;t touch the 289 powered mustangs, thus, they went to 327's then 350's, 396's(i think) and eventually 427's. meanwhile ford answered with the 351W, then the 351C, 390, 427, 428, and then a 429(which was really quite a pig on the street).
now, i have driven a 69 camaro with a 302, muncie 4 speed, 3.73(i think) rearm 4 wheel disc brakes, and was SERIOUSLY impressed with this car. completley stock, and she was still pulling at 7500rpm in 3rd gear. power shifting was smooooth and easy....much easier than the T-5's i'm used to.
i had a 73 plymouth roadrunner.....way oversized, but pretty cool. had a 73 plymouth scamp(same as a dart) with a 318 automatic.
had a 70 chevy 4x4 pickup with a smallblock 400, and a 4 speed. she'd pull away from pretty much anything on the street till about 80 or so....that's when she started shaking bad enough to scare me.
i've had many different vehicles, but just seem to prefer the fords.
as for repairing them, the FI fords, are actually much easier than the gm's to work on. most techs don;t like the fords due to lack of datastream. they forget that the ford computers worked much quicker than the gm's, and had the ability to "learn" long before gm computers did.
however.....it IS fun argueing about these things. you'll never win, i'll never win, it'll just keep on keepin on
