Q: How much horsepower do I really need????

A: Just a bit more than I can afford.

Seriously, as soon as I think one thing will be good enough, I start thinking greedier.

This has led to several mid-project changes/backtracks/upgrades. Such as stroker kit, roller cam, tunnel ram, blah blah blah. So maybe I'm not the right guy to ask (not sensible). Or maybe I am the right guy to ask, since I've already been down that road...

IMHO, I'd be pretty bummed if my musclecar with a 5.7 or 6.1 swap got waxed by some late model thing with a couple bolt-ons. I'm speaking for myself and nobody else; I'm not saying "I'm right - you're wrong" Just telling how I'd feel and how I view stuff.

If it were me, I'd make sure that whatever motor I put in the ol' A-body had some performance upgrades, so that the only late model cars that'd take it would have to either have power adders or some serious wallet thrown at them.

-bill