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Good post Brent, wasn't aware of the oil pump pick-ups and other flexibilities in the Ford, I also agree with the logic engines don't know what brand they are, they just know that they have air and fuel coming in, and they make it explode.

I was looking at one build house who does both Chevy and Fords (Pro-Formance Unlimited) so as to try and compare similar displacement and build quality between the two.

Chevy Performance Engines
Crate Engines, Chevy Performance engines, 350, 383, 427, bigblock, stroker, 502, 540

Ford Performance Engines
Ford Performance Engines, Ford Crate Motors, Ford Engines, Ford Motorsports

A bunch of motors there and trying to stack "equal builds" in a faceoff comparison a little tedious but I think it can be done. I'll let the Chevy guys* weed through it if they feel compelled to counter some of your assertions.

*What was said about chevy's in so many words ...
- block/head design is inferior
- the distributor is on the wrong side
- the oil pump pickups are a kludged afterthought
- comparable builds don't make any more power