Those things are great, but you're right about the expense. Yet again, the demons of finance return to haunt me.

 

Check this month's "Hot Rod"(Dec '03). I'll forgive them all thier recent wheeny Honda articles just for their latest big-inch small-block buildup. Howw does 582 lbs/ft from 450 cubes grab ya? Got your attention, huh? Add in the low compression (9.3:1) and mid-strength cam (800 rpm idle) and the fact it made the numbers on 87-octane, and this would be a wicked motor for a daily-driver. I like the fact that they chose a Dart block, which IMHO is a better design than the WP block, but there are some compromises. The tall-deck would make it a more difficult install in a third or fourth gen f-bod, and the raised cam is going to need specialized (read: expensive) valvetrain parts. Still, when your throwin' down 1.5K for a Lunati crank, you can prolly afford custom-length pushrods.

 

I read that, and it's one sweet engine. Didn't it make over 500 tq at 2000 rpm? Too bad it would be so expensive. I wouldn't put it in a 4th gen, but something like that could be a lot of fun in a 3rd gen. Talk about stealth.

 

I have the Motown 350 4-bolt race block built to 388cid just to be different in TPI form, I would like to modify it for an LT1 intake someday.

 

I went with a tall deck Dart block for my 434. It's killer, I love it. Now, I just need boost...