I think they even work out a bit cheaper to build than SBF.

It isn't an apples to apples situation obviously. SBC engines have had more development time & money spent on them than any other engine ever!. And the Hot Rodding publishers have been falling all over themselves for years promoting it, while collecting the related advertising money. Obviously, you can't compare the cost of bulding one to the cost of bulding a vintage engine like our Y-Block, which come to think of it, was discontinued 50 years ago this year..

Paul

The Meaning of SCRUB

SCRUB means "Loser who thinks he's something"

So now you know - SCRUB means "Loser who thinks he's something" - don't thank us.YW!

I think it fits! Taken from the internet. Its urban slang.

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia

I'm not certain the price of racing a common Ford is high, its just that the cost of building a sbc is artificially low. The profit margins on most sbc parts is so low that some of the companies wear out their equipment only to discover they can't afford to replace it when the equipment is used up. This happened to Johnson lifter. I used to wonder why so many companies that made replacement parts are no longer in business, McQuay Norris, Badger pistons, Nylen, Ertl, Dyna Gear, Perfect Circle, Johnson Bronze, American Hammered, Zolner, Fitzgerald. When you look at the business model manufacturers use, going out of business seems likely. Sell only fast moving items at little profit. They would rather sell 10 sets of 350 sbc main bearings than 1 set of 312 main bearings for the same money. That's what they're taught in business school.

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20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

John, basically peanuts for monkeys.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

JM you made the point that I was trying to make, all the scrub parts are less expensive ( cheaper). But if you look at the parts, I would say the 90 % of the parts that I used were made in China. They don't even try to hide it anymore, the intake manifold had China cast into it in half in letters.

Glen Henderson



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Letohatchee, AL