Gary & Polyheads,If Steve did make such a comment on lack of parts/not worth...it would show his ignorance of these published articles and current unbelief in the hugh HP & Torque potential of the Poly engine; and what of Chrysler's new 4.7 Poly powerplant?
Glad that Mopar Muscle has the archived articles available online; a couple of comments though, you will find several errors (two types pistons for one) in the magazine...The error-free "print ready" document I sent them was "adjusted" a bit for space and other things...there is also a difference between the 56-61 starters/oil pumps/water pumps and the 62-66 Poly engines.
Gary Pavlovich----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:26 AM Subject: RE: Anti-poly vibes
Indeed. I'm pretty sure it was Steve Dulcich from Mopar Muscle Magazine that wrote a similar statement earlier this year about Poly (lack of parts, not "worth" putting $ in compared to a LA, etc.) I wrote Mopar Muscle Magazine an e-mail with some updates but have not heard back yet.To Mopar Muscle Magazine's credit, they have online the full text and pictures of two articles by our own Top Polyhead Gary Pavlovich: How To Give A 318 Poly Engine More Power - Mopar's Rodney Dangerfield The Mighty 318 Poly Gets The Last Laugh!* 318 Poly Engine More Power, Part 1! * 318 Poly Engine More Power, Part 2! Links are at the bottom of http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/poly318.html Good luck with your cool project Rick! Thanks, Gary H. -----Original Message-----From: Rick GilmoreShe's no different than the vast majority of Mopar enthusiast, I rarely see Polys at the major shows. I don't remember seeing a Poly in anything other than a stock appearing car. Which is why I'm building a a bad ass '63 Fury convertible with an equally bad ass 396 stroked Poly.----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.