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It's all about one thing for me, cost!
I raced 340's for years, nothing expensive, only ran high 11's.
When I bought my first backhalved roller in 2003 I found a 451 short block for 2 grand from a well known racer, added $1200 Eddy heads, M1 intake and the old 590 purpleshaft cam which was $169 and came with lifters! I went easy 10.20's and 2 yrs later was running easy 9.80's at low RPM.
I love small blocks but I won't get back into them until I have extra cash as I know I'd have to spend alot more on it to run that quick in a pump gas street car.
My current Duster will never see a track but I found a great deal on a stroker kit so it is 500 inches with Eddy heads, I have very little money in it, can blow the tires off with ease, and I can run 3.55 gears and a tight converter because of all the torque. 
Sounds like a fun car and that's what it's all about. I'm a SB guy and a semi-reformed rpm junkie, but I really would like to have a 500incher in a mid 60's B body.
Yeah, it's got a smallblock.
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