The blocks are only 9.00" deck and some are less. Some of the intakes are shorter. I have a Mopar intake that is a lot shorter than the edelbroc I run now.

The blocks are expensive. I had trouble trying to find a replacement. New ones are $1,500 and up. And they require a lot of machine work. The other item is belt drives. I am in need of one and having trouble finding the one I want affordable. There was two I know about. One seals around the crank the other around the lower pulley.

My current engine has run 8.9's at 3000 lbs. It needs a lot of work and tuning. The 358 I ran was geared just a little short for the quarter but ran 5.8's in the eighth. That is 9.0 in the quarter with a glide. A torqueflite is a faster way to go with the 358's IMO.

Leon