Jed's right on about you liking the 216. It's a solid engine that will last a long time if you take care of it. It doesn't have a boat load of power. None of the engines back then did. That's why everything was geared so low. My car 216 has 85 HP & the truck 216 only has 78 HP at 3200RPM. My old Shovelhead made 65 stock HP on two cylinders. Another plus is the fact the 216 is dirt simple to work on.


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