" From: Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> " " [] " " Somewhere in my dad's story he always mentioned how smooth the " straight 8's ran. " Said they would sit and idle with a glass of water on the engine and " the surface of the water would not even vibrate. straight 8s and v12s are the only car engines naturally better balanced than a straight 6. dunno which is tops though. nash content: the 234.8 had shell insert bearings starting in '33-4, but the straight 8 had babbitt bearings like an older nash six, according to egge machine. i wouldn't be surprised if both were derivatives of that '20s design. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com