RE: Finally got my R/T
I've owned Fords from '64 Galaxy 500 to '91 5.0 Mustang and a number of engine swaps (just for larger capacity engines) and have never experienced an engine failure of any kind. Not defending Fords but just adding to the perspective. I have owned a '67 289 HiPo, 3 x 351Ws, 2 x 302s and have built another crate 351w (bored and stroked) which dyno'd at 536HP and 560 ft/lbs. Oil and filter changes but nothing else. My dad's fleet of Chevys never failed him, either, though. I tend to point a finger at how the engines are being used and maintained.