The Greatest American V8 Engines Ever Made!
At the heart of the automotive world, a rumbling that echoes power, heritage, and innovation rings out in the form of the American-made V-8 engine. Revered by enthusiasts who hold the format close to their hearts, the V-8 stands as a stalwart icon of American prowess and unadulterated muscle.
Delving back as early as the mid-1930s when Henry Ford’s first V-8 ignited the passion of a nation, we look at how the automotive landscape has been molded by this engine. Since then a plethora of V-8 engines have flooded the market, with their distinctive growl and rumble mirroring the spirit of the nation. These engines have not only sat at the heart of some of the most iconic cars throughout history, but they have helped develop a culture of speed, power, and freedom.
The diversity of American V-8 engines is as rich as the country itself. Their inception spawned legendary battles between American automakers that still rage on today. In the shadow of electrification, we take a look back at some of the best and most impressive American V-8 engines and how they helped build generations of car enthusiasts.
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Chapters:
00:00 Ford Flathead
01:02 Buick Nailhead V8
01:34 Ford 427 Big-Block
02:48 Buick Small Block 215
03:24 Ford Windsor 5.0
03:57 Chrysler 426 Max Wedge
04:48 Chrysler 426 HEMI
05:25 Chevrolet L88 427
06:15 Cadillac 472/500 Big-Block V-8
07:13 Buick 455 High Output
08:40 Chevrolet 454 Big-Block
09:56 Pontiac 455 Super Duty
10:23 Ford Modular 4.6
11:27 Chevrolet LS1
12:14 Ford 5.0 L Coyote
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Can’t believe the sbc was left off this list. The 265 was the first of the v8 design that powered more vehicles than any other. The 283 and 327 had affordable variants with over 1hp per ci when that was truly a rarity.
@buzzwaldron6195
2 ай бұрын
Buick 215" aluminum V8 actually first showed up around 1950, sometimes supercharged to 335 HP in concept cars, turbocharged in '62-'63 Olds Jetfire, and got as big as 5.2L/318" by 2006... kzread.info/dash/bejne/fK6rl7lqorWzn8o.html Big Block Chevy 427" actually 560 HP as L88, 530 HP as all aluminum ZL1...
great video ❤ my favorite is the 426 HEMI 🔥
@American.legends
3 ай бұрын
Good choice!
Nice Video, and some great engines! 👊 😎🇺🇸
@American.legends
3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
1963 Chevy Impala Z-11 package.
You missed the AMC 401.
Pontiac 389 tri-power, 421 SD, 400 ram air.
Please bring back the v8 engines America!...🙏🙏🙏
There are several notable engines of both Ford and Chevy that were left off of this video. The 396 and 327 Chevy and the Boss Fords, including the famous Cleveland blocks. It’s a mystery to me that these Very popular engines were left off of the list.
@joeskeptical4762
3 ай бұрын
The 454 was a larger 396 (really a 402). They should have included the great 409, however.
@allanpolk2681
3 ай бұрын
@@joeskeptical4762 Agreed.
*My favorite is the 472 Cadillac. Torque like a diesel but with zero clatter, smell or higher priced fuel, not to mention lower emissions. It was whisper quiet but pulled like a Tesla does today, and was nearly as smooth.*
Well, missed at least one, there are others, the Ford 429-460 385 series engines.
We all know they underrated these monsters for insurance reasons. At one point, GM took the weight of the car and knocked off one digit to get a number. Dodge rated the Hemi at 4500 to 5000 RPM, but it redlined at 6. Got to love the lie about the 0-60 times and quarter mile times , too. In "stock form" you got 5.5 and a 13 second maybe less with the big bad HEMI. Everything I read, it was an estimate. In reality after a 10 minute tune up by adjusting the timing and re-jetting the carbs; you could shave of a couple of seconds with drag radials.
@chadhaire1711
Ай бұрын
Rubbish. No engines were under rated for insurance reasons. They were OVER RATED by using the fake bare GROSS engine dyno numbers that were 20% more than with Muffler, air filter, and belts attached which was the NET horsepower. 426 was only 350 net, 440-6 only 325 net. After 1971 model year ALL cars have to be rated NET. A 2023 Doge 5.7 put out 375 net, 25 more than the 426 Hemi.
Ford 289. One of the best engines ever made. It won LeMans
Ford 427 was in the FE family, NOT the Y- block family.
LS1 is not 4.6L.
427 was NOT a Y block.
@Wilson-cp4gx
3 ай бұрын
I noticed that error too. It was the FE series.
Ford 351 Clevend Australian in the XY and XA GT ‘s
The list is much smaller: Ford 427, Pontiac 421 SD, 426 HEMI, & L88....
Where is the Ford 429?
As a technician for 25 years. There is a tie between the ls and c coyote
Ford 427 is not a y block. Its FE big block family, the 302 was not th first Windsor engine. The 260 is the first real production Windsor block.
The chevrolet ls1 v8 and ford coyote v8😊
Greatest engine was the Boss 351..rev's like a small block torque of a big block and can humiliate engines 70 cubes bigger.13.80 of the truck speaks volumes for only 351 cubes.
Lots of errors on actual hp. No mention of the hellcat engine? Please.
327 and 289 in high performance build are the two greates production small block engens.
How about Oldsmobile?
Ford 390 ?
Chevy 454. All day. I’ve got one in my work truck. Super strong, super reliable. And I also have one in my 73 C-10. Hella fast and strong 💪🏼
@American.legends
3 ай бұрын
That is awesome!
all these horsepower ratings are fake. Prior to 1972 all engines were over rated using the GROSS method which put a bare engine on a dyno with the muffler, belts, air filter, and accessories missing. When all these were put back on horsepower was reduced by 20%, which is the NET rating. After 1971 the GROSS system was banned and NET was used. This dropped the horsepower of 426 Hemi from 425 to 350 and all other engines were reduced by 20% in the parts catalog. Any engine spec before 1972 is OVER RATED.
#2 Specs are wrong. Ford has the 4.6 (208.8) ci. Not GM
@Mannard74
22 күн бұрын
the 4.6L is 281ci 👍
350 Chevrolet hands down
What happened to the LT1 ? 375 hp different cars . Newer engines aren’t in my book will never be as good as any built from 55-87 inc v6 turbo 3.8 84-87 . All others are junk.
@chadhaire1711
Ай бұрын
BULLSHIT. Those old engines did not last......426 only had a 90 day warranty...2023 hellcat has a 50,000 miles warranty and good for 100K miles.
Big block Chevy all day long
Chevy LS
Chevy's 67 - 69 302. Chevy's 409. Chevy's '70 LT1 350. Chevy's blah blah blah blah....... I could go on. and on.