Just did a 496 - Dwayne's Comp flat tapper cam, hand ported Stealths, 10.4:1. Currently runs headers, 950 Holley, and power brakes. Makes 480/480 to the tires on pump unleaded, runs 3.23s with a 2500 convertor, gets 13mpg, and idles at 15" of vacuum.
You really think a 496 will feel soft? Honestly? I think you're nuts...lol

Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.