top 20 V8 engines of all time…

73AbodEE said
i wasnt bashing, the ratings that were given were merely opinion , not fact, other than production numbers. when it comes to historical significance, the sb had less significance than any mopar engine IMO. the sb chevy receiving a #1 spot is nothing other than everyone jumping on the chevy bandwagon. as far as im concerned, the top five should have been all mopar, in any order.

Here are the 5 criteria for judging:

Performance potential - 426 Hemi and 440
Historic Significance - Early Hemi and 426 Hemi
Looks cool - Any Hemi
Affordability to build today - SB Chevy
Easy to work on - SB MoPar

These are my selections. Except for "Affordability to build today", is all Mopar.

Regarding "Affordability to build today", SB Chevies are cheaper than any other V8 to be from junk yards, rebuilt, used, new. Parts for chevies cost less than the same part for Ford or Mopar. There are far more after market parts and pieces made for SBC than for any other enine ever produced. So for those reasons, this is the only criteria that the SBC has over either Mopar or Ford.

These are my preferences based on the 5 criteria.

What's your preferences by criteria?