Automotive Journal

Since the sixties and seventies, the heyday of the muscle cars, Americans have been enamored by the power and beauty of those cars and their big block engines. In those days, a hybrid didn’t exist. Gasoline was cheap and the desire for more power in our cars was at an all time high! Americans have had a love affair with powerful big block engines ever since! People can’t get over the fact that they produce so much horsepower and can make so much noise.

Now I am not going to stand here and say that you should drive a muscle car everywhere you go. Even the most zealous muscle car fan can’t say that driving a vintage muscle car very far is worth it. These days, fuel prices are at an all time high and climbing. People have to save money. It just so happens that even this muscle-head drives a Toyota Prius to work every day. That little dandy car gets over 60 miles per gallon, and a muscle car can’t hold a light up to that. My bank account rejoices!

Saving money is the ticket during the every day commute, but when the weekend arrives… I want to have fun! On weekends, my favorite thing to do is to jump in my 1968 Chevy Camaro with its powerful big block motor and go wherever I want. To be behind the wheel of such a high performance motor, and the incredible horsepower it produces… you know now why I say it makes a man out of a boy!

It has to be in the genetic makeup of men. We LOVE our big block classic cars that can flat out haul you know what. Personally I love my Chevrolet big blocks! Shoot, I’d take a big block Fords over a modern day hybrid any weekend! Put me behind the wheel of a Chevy 427 big block any day and electricity seemingly shoots down my back from the sheer excitement! It is unreal. In fact, I have a love affair that my wife can’t understand. I love my Camaro. The roar of the engine, the sheer horsepower that it puts out… I’ll admit, I am a pushover. The growl of that big block Chevy engine at full throttle sounds like heaven! It takes me to a place far, far, away!

Back when I was a teen, my 68 Cararo burned rubber in my hometown like tires cost nothing. At the time, there was nothing better than to beat my buddy’s car in a James Dean style race. There were some close calls but I had so much fun! Big block engines made it happen, and they take me down memory lane to my teen years. Back then, when drive-ins played movies like Jaws, and girls were all over me every weekend, I had the time of my life!

It is so much easier for the shade tree mechanic like me to work on these big blocks of yesteryear in comparison to the computerized car motors of today. High-tech computer controlled engines are becoming the norm in today’s world, taking all the fun out of souping up a car. In fact, it is nearly impossible to work on a modern car without becoming a professional mechanic specializing in electron systems. I am serious, things are looking that way.

Its no lie, I love my old big block engine cars. I love to get under the hood, and tinker with the motor. If I take a notion, and want to get my engine bored, add custom aftermarket parts, “bling”ing it out to the max, then it is definitely very doable. I call my vintage car my big boy’s toy!

Working on big block engines is not real expensive or very hard to do. Heck, you learn how to customize your own big block engine; you will be amazed at what all you can do. It gives you a sense of self confidence, and brings out a bit of teenage passion that makes the custom ride with a big block engine all the more enjoyable.

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