When ever I read these threads I get a sinking felling in my belly. I have been running a 541 in my F.A.S.T car for the past 6 years. I have been using a stock block not because of my budget but because of the rules of the class. Which since have changed. I don't believe many of the faster cars where following the rules to begin with but I was dumb enough too???

It has all very good light weight parts in it and has at least 400 passes on it with no issues. It does come apart after every 50-70 passes and always looks good with the exception of the stock cast iron 286 heads. Every season the heads are out for repair or replacement.

Stock block, factory max wedge heads and intake as well as exhaust manifolds. I shift it at 7,000 and it goes thru the traps at 7,500.

So far so good!

Thanks HP Mike