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Mr Bruce,
Can you be more specific about the time period? We have already covered the lack of development of the 385 series engine, and the fact that there are way more, by sheer volume, BBC's in racing than Fords simply due to a lack of development nad support. The aftermarket is what drives the popularity of the BBC, and the politics of the money behind the industry is greatly in GM's favor. And who cares if you can still get an all aluminum BBC from GM? What has that got to do with how good an engine design it is? In design, the 385 is superior to the BBC. That's not something to take personal, and the history of the BBC has nothing to do with that. Bring up some design issues about the BBC that you think make it a superior engine. I'd take an FE over a BBC, especially what I've learned in the past week or so, and I'm a much bigger supporter of the 385. I'll build a road course 385 that'll stomp the dog s*#t out of any BBC. It's not a personal, emotional thing, it's engineering, and cast iron and aluminum, and parts that go up and down and back and forth. It's just inanimate pieces of metal, and facts are facts. Dimensions are dimensions. Ratios are ratios. etc.

We were talking about bottom end designs and the pro's and con's of cross bolting vs. four bolt/splayed bolt designs. I don't think we need to get into Ford vs. Chevy debate here. There IS no debate, as far as that goes. You just don't bring a knife to a gun fight!! Ya know!!