Everyone has heard of the Chrysler 426 Hemi, Chevrolet LS6 454, Buick Stage-1 455, Pontiac 455 HO, Oldsmobile W-30 455, and Ford 427 large displacement V8s. These were some of the biggest legends of the original muscle car era. However there are some small to medium displacement high performance V8s that have been forgotten over time due to hiding in plain view under the shadow of their large displacement muscle car brethren. Here’s a list of the 5 best forgotten muscle car V8 engines form the golden era that pack a lot of performance punch and are worthy of honor.
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The true performance of the…Dodge 383 Magnum
401 amc
Hemi baby!
So you want the 429 boss also cool
L88 427
426 Hemi !
Ford 427 side oiler!
409
440 454 383
Ford 429 CJ
Pontiac ram air V
Too bad the Ram Air V was very limited production
429CJ, 426 Hemi, 454, 455, 409
Just put some new paint on my 383 the other day. ;)
MY brother had a 429 Thunderjet in his ’66 Tbird
Too bad the Thunderjet didn’t come out until 1968 and it wasn’t a 429. It was a 428.
then I guess I’m wrong
Actually it was a 429, and it’s possible your brothers car had an engine swap.
Fred Holt you’re correct, my mistake.
426 Hemi
302 DZ
455 pontiac
396!!!
I remember the 396 got a bad rap because people said they blew up too easy, people tried to rev them like a small block and it just didn’t work that way. Once people figure them out it wasn’t too bad after that.
429 boss is my dream motor
454 LS 6
My favorite 454 and 450 horse
400 chevy
Hemi
Little 283 chevy
327
DZ-302. My favorite
that was a blast from the past….and my motor..400 small block
351 C, Boss
Chevy 427 Z11
Pontiac Ram Air 400
427/435 hp
428 cj
LT – 1 350
440 hemi, 6 pak
Ya dont hear much about the ford 460 ?
Are the expensive to build?
No … They just suck that’s all
The engineer’s screwed up exhaust manifold too small
No and lots of parts for them. Throw a set of kaase cobra jet heads on them you’ll have a Badass ride. Stock stuff can handle up to 700 + HP. Something a piece of Chevy can’t calm out of there 454. HP TV built them both. The 454 had to get new interals to complete. Great motors to build on. Trick flow makes some awesome heads too.
Don’t waste your money
All Fords are expensive to build.
440 6 pack
351 Windsor
Any of the above!
Got to go with the chevy 1970 LT1 350 c.i. 360 h.p. Small block solid lifter. High reviving beast !
I thought that engine had 370 hp. I had a 71 LT-1 in a Z-28 that was stock 370 hp. They did make one in 71 with 330hp also. Not sure about 1970. But ur right, it was a beast especially with angle spark plug heads, more compression & phase 5 cam.
Tom Berner For 71 the compression was down but hp was up 10. My 70 Monte Carlo ss had 360 hp and 101/2:1 compression. Same 454 in 71 was a 365 hp motor but compression was 8:1
Olds 350 Rocket, Ford 351 Cleveland, ’70 LT1 350 / 402 , Boss 302, of course a Hemi :) , Ford 302 Windsor, Chevy 396, 454, Ford 429 Cobra Jet.
Keith Babcock thanx
454
All Chevy
426 Max Wedge !!!
427
340 in duster and demon were fast
But not as fast as a Chevy 302 Z-28 … just the facts
428 Super Cobra Jet
Ever hear of a 428 seven litre came in my dad’s galaxies 500 1966
That was a rare car Greg Larivee.
428 SCJ
396 375 hp 70 Nova haul ass
Get this how about the 265 small block v8 in the 50s?
302 Chevy in the 69 Z28 awesome power
L-88
Mopar’s 383 was a great motor not to leave out the Chevy 383 Stroker.
Fordfan17@ymail.com 289 HI Po.
327, 389, 400
302dz
Dodge 340
Pontiac 400 ram air IV
Buick GS 455 stage 1
What about 428 Cobra jet.
Pony Powerhouse.
327 4 bolt main with large harmonic balancer! 365 HP with Fuel Injection, 4 bbl was 335!
426 hemi six pack
Oldsmobile 350 rocket
351 , Cleveland ! ( Ford ) but 327 ( Chevy ) is my all time favorite !
Mine also
That’s the same one I have in my 66 mustang 289ci.
Everyone always talks about the DZ 302s, but what about the MO 302s?
440 six pack Mopar
pontiac 428 ho
Boss 429
427 435 horsespower 389gto 440 six packs road runner
455 H.O. From a 71 GTO
327s never came with 4 bolt mains, even in fuel injected, high horsepower motors. Check your references.
Hemi motors came with 2 4bbl Carter’s, not with the 6 pack setup. That came on the 440s.
The 426 Hemi was actually very unreliable. The 440 is a preferred motor by most Mopar enthusiasts over the 426
There were a whole lot more small block muscle car motors,back in the day than big blocks.
396 , 454, 427,
Starting it off flathead fordv8,then small block chevy and from there on came many more small blocks of different makes!!
Chevy 427
Great video
So many to choose from what the Chevy 427 tri-power is the first thing that comes to mind
454!!!
The LS6 454
Rat
396
Chevy Z/28 302
I would have to go with the 1970 LS6 454 450hp right outta the box which was featured in the Chevelle SS
1970 L78 396 425hp my Chevelle SS had this bad ass motor!!
I agree George Lewis! My brother in-law had one in a 1970 Chevelle SS!
Another bad ass motor is the 1967 chevy 427 435hp again was stock in the 1967 vette.
My all time favorite. 440 magnum
Oldsmobile 455 HO
429 Boss
Chevy L-88 427.
427 Rat
Stock 396 Chevy
JamesandMisty Warren
Don’t forget the 70 Ford 351 Cobra Jet. There were so many awesome small blocks back in the day it’s hard to keep count.
How bout Pontiac tri power 389
350 4# bolt main and the 327 chevelle! And the ford mustang 302 & 351 and the 429 CJ ford & the 440 m & the 426 Hemi and a lot more!!!!
I looked thru this whole response. A lot of great motors in here. I will add one to the list, the dodge 318. What a good one!
Especially the old style 318 wide block. I had one in my 1966 Satellite. That thing got 22 miles to the gallon!! Pretty impressive for a car that size !
318 is poop
You obviously do not know the 318. Having shit for brains yourself, I can understand your thought process . . . . . . huh boy
Chevrolet 350 small block
Chevy 427 tripower 435 hp
330 cub Olds 400 underrated hp I had one in a 67 442.
440 6-pack
Ford 390, chrysler 340 , pontiac GTO 389.
Can’t forget the 403 Olds
A Ford 289
My favorite engine is a 351 Windsor