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Well those are exactly the responses I was looking for. I am not going for 700hp, rather a fun, reliable and snappy ride. I really don't care much about mpg's as this is strictly a "fun" car, not a daily driver (except to work on all nice days, work is only a mile away from home).
So, now that I'm leaning towards the 400 stroked, tell me how you would build it.
What kit?
How many cubes?
Heads?
six pack? dual 4's? efi? single?
others?
estimated price (roughly)?
I hope this is not asking to much and I'm sure answers will be all over the place, but would be nice to get a bunch of opinions. Again, don't care about high hp, lets just build a fun motor that doesn't break the bank!
personally, for a snappy, quick cruiser I'd go with a 5.7 or 6.1 with an upgraded cam. 400-500 HP is easy with decent manners and probably still getting 20mpg on the highway.
tranny, I'd maybe check out the new passon 5 speed.
since the car is already set up for a big block, what about keeping the 400 but NOT stroking it? AndyF made ~580HP with aroller cammed, eddie headed, stock stroke 400 running an RPM air gap intake and 800 eddie carb about 4 or 5 years ago. maybe he can pipe in with the combo details, or search the race section for 580HP 406...
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