How well do you know your V-8's?
 

Gotta admit, I missed two of 'em... But I'm 68 years old with a fading memory. That's my excuse & I'm sticking to it. Fun quiz here:

Engine ID Game #2 (V8s from 1957 to 1972) - American Torque .com

You got 84% (16 right out of 19). The average score is 57%.

I remember this from awhile back. I sucked. And here I've been a car nut for all of my life. Some things don't matter.

You got a cool car, tell me about it. If I don't know a Buick nailhead, I'll still sleep OK tonight.

I don't know V-8s that well. I know a small block chevy, a big block chevy, a Buick 430/455, and I could probably pick out a 426 hemi, but anything else, and I'd be lost.

I think I got lucky at 58%

hey if it is painted Ford Blue... it is most likely a Ford

and... if the last answer was 455, then the next engine that looks different is likely not a 455

Is that a water pump going bad?

Remind me to hijack the next thread you start, okay?

That 951 mill is a great engine.

wow..i lived a very sheltered chevy small block life. that test was tough..

15 out of 19. Im losing it.. :(

I got 14/19 The Mopar ones were the easiest...

12 of 19. At least I nailed all the Mopar and Studebaker questions...

17 of 19.

Never seen a Pontiac 370 before.

It's certainly no 4.6L... :rolleyes:

14/19. The Pontiac 370 threw me. The Pontiac 421 Tripower setup could have been a 389. I believe they are physically identical.

not bad, considering i wasnt even alive when any of these motors came out...and i've never owned a car that had one of those motors. (well, ive worked on lots of old pontiac gto's)

Randy touched on it...knowing engine block colors is a help.

lol. pot meet kettle. i enjoy your posts, paul...but how many threads have you crashed with pictures of a green mustang?

Same block...it was tough, but semi easy because no 389 listed in the choices. But, no such thing as a Pontiac "Big Block" really. 326-389-421 were all the same block.

Truth...didn't hurt me that "I was there".

the 428 and 455 were the same, block as well, right? the last goat i worked on was a 389 bored to 421. the '65 and '66 GTO's engines were different shades of blue, too. I believe the 65 was silver blue. the 66 was baby blue.

when i was little, i went to the Tri-power Nationals with my dad. fun times.

My score was..........
 

15 out of 19 with 2 head smacks for making dumb mistakes. 79% !

I got 16,
cool tester

13 of 19. Not good, since I grew up with most of these.

17 of 19. I'm weak in the AMC, & early Mopar areas.

After taking the test I decided I didn't take enough time in my misspent youth looking under the hood of Nash Ramblers & Studebakers.....but don't feel bad about it.:D Didn't spend much time looking at Morpars either but remembered that Dodge blue.

Now let's see some pics of NICE V-8s... German ones.

95%. I missed the Chebby 348 tri-power. I thought it was a 409. :(

Yep, the 348 came as a tri-power, the 409 came with dual quads (for their multi-carb options).

Here ya go...along with a 409 pic sans air cleaner:

The Beach Boys - 409 - YouTube

Our educational system is so inadequate. They should spend more time teaching important things like V-8 history.
In 1958 the 348 truck engine was the biggest thing Chevy had to go up against Chrysler 392, so they tried to bulk it up by stacking three deuces on it. When they increased the displacement to 409 they put dual quads on it. But by then Chrysler had the 413 and was working on a 426.

:D

If they taught lessons on this stuff, that's all I'da paid attention to.

...that, and gettin' some booty.

10 / 19... only V-8s I was ever near was the one in our Mercedes 450 and the Dodge 440 in our motorhome. I guess I am an "uneducated american" ;)

17 of 19. I worked in a service station in the early 70's. I shoulda got them all, gettin old I guess.

17 out of 19. I've never seen some of those engines in person, so I don't feel too bad.

I got 5 wrong (74%).
I got # 1 wrong 429 Ford but I redeemed myself by getting the last question right.
The ones that I guessed at I looked at the type of car they were in.
The Chevy 348 threw me as well. I thought for sure it was a 409.

15/19 for 79%.

Trying to think if I've EVER seen a "poly" mopar. I'd have remembered it if I did - pretty sure I haven't.


angela

thanks for the great post
got 79% / 15 out of 19
some tricky ones in there.

You got 74% (14 right out of 19). The average score is 57%.