[Squeernemergo]

To quote The Fixx. "One Thing Leads to Another".

Yep, thats me.

Check, Super pimp ported heads for my LT1 capapble of 290cfm per intake port. A ported intake matched to those ports. And a cam thats sized to keep the powerband in the safe region for my stock bottom end.

But after sitting here waiting for things to be finished, I've come to realise that I'm just not happy with settling for a stock short block. So I've decided to have the bottom end built. The new short block isn't super expensive, but it should be good enough for 7500rpm or so safely. Which is well beyond my powerband with the camshaft choice I made. And my heads will easily flow enough to meet that. My heads can support about 8500rpm on a 350ci short-block.

As an example, if I actually BUILT a short block that could support these heads and the cam profile I'd need I'd be looking at the 700hp n/a engine that liked to sit in the 8000rpm area. To go with that, I'd need at least 4.10's in back to keep the engine in its power band and there is NO WAY the cops would like to see it rolling down the street thumpin' like a NASCAR at idle.

I'm glad I still have about $2300 left for this project. Gonna need it for a 12-bolt or 9" rear end to handle the power.