Re: Chevy into Packard

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/1/14 18:13:44

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"People give the same reasons for putting a chevy into a pontiac, buick, ford etc. but when it comes down to it if you have the failure of a type that makes you wait for parts for the correct motor, chances are you can't fix it on the side of the road or overnight on a chevy either."

-True. But finding a shop to work on the chevy engine is just as far away as the nearest garage to ANY location. Pont, buick and ford they will shy away from AND have to order and wait for parts too.

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"Everyone always quotes that as a big plus when dealing with chevy swaps but i have to ask; what kind of packard are you driving in what condition that this is a worry?"

Answer: Probably a streight 8 (not a Packard V8) UNDER I'state hiway conditions and speeds.

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" And for the record, the ONLY 2 motors i had with major engine issues like crank problems or rods have been chevies. Not packard or pontiac or caddy or buick, those always had minor issues like carb related or a fuel pump or rocker adjustment."

Sure, and u proabably owned a lot more chevies than Pack, Pont or Cad too and drove the chevies a lot harder and further too.

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"So yeah, i would have to wait for parts for those makes because they're not a chevy, sometimes several days wait."

Right again. But u're missiing the point, Those parts u wait several days for and paid 3 times the price for may be somekind of NPBI (no particular branded import) parts. OR in the case of BPO and Cad they are probably chevy parts ANYWAY!!!! Gufwah ha ha ha ha .

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"But i'd rather get a higher quality motor NOT built by some guy on an assembly line who's only goal is to get home and watch football instead of providing me with a tight tolerances motor. That way i don't end up on the side of the road needing the parts in the first place."

THere was an old joke that went around the GM Tec-center (east side of the tracks) back in the mid to late 60's when Caprice was introduced. It went like this:
"Why buy a Cadillac when u can buy a Caprice for just $7.00 more???"
That was with regards to MSRP Calais vs Caprice ca. mid to late 60's.
Gufwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.