Had we put a Gen 3 engine in Tim's car it would've been faster and lighter. In hindsight that might have been a good decision. We spent $20K building a 427 inch SB that has a Viper type power curve, but $25K on a Gen 3 might have been a better investment. Of course, a project like that might not have ever gotten finished. The 427 build almost didn't make it out of the garage. Sometimes if you take on too much you end up with nothing. Working on these cars is way down the priority list so if the project gets too complex it runs out of steam and dies.