Why Men Like Me Love Big Block Engines
Since the turn of the last century, Americans have been fascinated with cars. I'm not talking about wimpy fuel-efficient, stripped-down cars either (..considering today's economy, however, that is changing!) What I am talking about is the American love affair with big block engines of mucle cars. Yeah you know, the cars that make a lot of noise and generate a tremendous amount of horsepower. Don't get me wrong, the "wimpy" fuel-efficient cars of today do have their place in today's world with the price of gasoline going higher and higher.
Even the most ardent muscle car lover can't advocate driving very far at all in a vintage muscle car. Gas prices are sky high and there seems to be no end to it at all. More fuel-efficient cars are the story of today. In fact, even as much as I live my Camaro, I still drive a Toyota Prius to work. "It is the economy, stupid!" which was so eloquently said by Bill Clinton once. as much as we love our gas hogs, we still have to pay attention to the checkbook. The Prius gets over 60 miles per gallon, so I save a heap of money at the pump.
Saving money during the week is fine and dandy, but when the weekend comes... I am not into that. I want to have fun! I like to get in my 1968 Chevy Camaro with its powerful big block motor and go to the local car shows and races. Some people like to trat theirs with kid gloves, but I am a real man with a real plan to treat my big block like it was designed to be treated....rough! I like to let my neighbors know when I leave my driveway that I am going out to have some redneck fun for the weekend! To be behind such a powerful machine, with the horsepower & performance of that big block engine makes my adrenaline pump and my testosterone "happy". I am like a kid on a pony! Grinning ear to ear!
It has to be in the genetic makeup of men. We LOVE our big block classic cars that can flat out haul you know what. Personally I love my Chevrolet big blocks! Shoot, I'd take a big block Fords over a modern day hybrid any weekend! Put me behind the wheel of a Chevy 427 big block any day and electricity seemingly shoots down my back from the sheer excitement! It is unreal. In fact, I have a love affair that my wife can't understand. I love my Camaro. The roar of the engine, the sheer horsepower that it puts out... I'll admit, I am a pushover. The growl of that big block Chevy engine at full throttle sounds like heaven! It takes me to a place far, far, away!
When the tire burn rubber and squeal (like teenage girls at an Elvis or Beetles concert back in the day), and my muscle car tears up the strip at breakneck speed it gives me a natural high like nothing else. I absolutely love big block engines, but what I like most is the way they take me back in time. Back when cokes were a quarter, and chicks were all over me. When I really think about it, a man's love affair with the big block motor is like our fascination with certain parts of womans anatomy.. we do like them bigger!
Looking at my fascination closer, I really like the fact that it is so much easier for the shade tree mechanic like myself to work on these big blocks over te new-fangled computerized engines of today. Today's trend is geared toward the high-tech computer controlled engines. It is nearly to the point that cars are so dependent on their computer boards that it it is nearly impossible to work on them much without professional training. It is heading in that direction anyway.
That, of course, is the exact reason why I love my old big block engine cars. I love to crawl under the hood and be able to do what I want to the motor. If I want to bore out the engine and add custom aftermarket parts, like the classic car grease-monkey I am, then it is very doable. Tweaking your classic muscle car to drive and sound just you want is very doable for the DIY mechanic like me.
Big block engines are pretty easy to work on, and provide an experience to the male mind that only the love of a woman comes near. The best part is that a engine won't ask you to take out the trash or vacuum the carpet! Seriously though, having a big block car is akin to growing hair on your chest.. It is a male thing to do.
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