Like anything else, there are pro's and con's to each, right?

Back in the day, I stabbed a untouched smogger era 440 shortblock in a Duster. Adding stock 915 heads, MP .557 cam, torker, 750 and those FUGLY fenderwell headers. With a 3.91 gear and dirt track tires I went high 11's easy and drove it EVERY DAY on 89 octane CA pump swill.

Replacing the smogger 440 with a smogger 360, could I have run those numbers?? NO FREAKIN' WAY!

That combo still can't be beat today for a low dollar hauler, as there are still plently of smogger 440's out there.

Having said that, I'm a small block convert under my current circumstances. I'm on a self induced A-body budget. I simply REFUSE to spend B or E body money on this hobby.

I don't like ANY of the BB/A-body header choices and I REALLY don't like fighting the BB/A-body to work on it. Therefore it makes the most sense for me.