Gear Head Folk Lore, what have you heard Options

[SCCA Stang]

I thought it would be interesting to know what gearhead folk lore is floating around out there that has been proven NOT always true, yet people still try to pass the info as fact!!!

lets start with this.....

Bigger cubic inch equals faster E.T's

[SCCA Stang]

lets not get back on the same topic we did on that thread about the LS1

this thread was not intended to cause drama

this thread was intended for the simple purpose of identifying common gear head folk-lore

the fact is that more cube's doesn't always make more power.... depends on lots of factors.... and bigger cube's would not nessesarily produce faster E.T.'s

there was a test by HotRod Magazine back in the day that I read (I found an old issue) they tested a '69 Camaro with a 350 small block vs. a '69 Camaro with a 396 Big block

the two cars had vastly different power, almost identical E.T's, but the trap speed on the Big Block was lots higher, due to weight distribution and traction problems