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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
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10/29/14 11:55 PM
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Janesville, WI
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BB's and Hemi's were all the rage forever until the W8 came along.
what's a W8 cost? I mean say from carb to oil pan?
If you look hard you can buy complete minus carb for $6-7k. That's with an R block
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: Ari440]
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10/30/14 02:08 AM
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BB's and Hemi's were all the rage forever until the W8 came along.
what's a W8 cost? I mean say from carb to oil pan?
If you look hard you can buy complete minus carb for $6-7k. That's with an R block
 that's a lot of money for a door stop 
That's a 9.85 in your sig, not an 8.85..... around here the 4 cylinder guys can out run that 
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: Ari440]
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10/30/14 02:08 AM
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Mobile Alabama
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Because Big block's Suck 
big small blocks are a wanabe big block
I'm glad mine's not a big small block 
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: SB412DUSTER]
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10/30/14 02:19 AM
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Melbourne , Australia
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Aussie Valiant's are all A Bodies, and were never available with a BB from the factory. So for me, it was availability. Some guys here just love Hemi 6's, so it's horses for courses I guess.
I am yet to see a Big Block mopar with Wedge heads make the HP/cube that a W8 engine can make.
Alan Jones
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: quickd100]
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10/30/14 10:42 AM
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I had a nice, mild, 550 horse iron head 440 when I bought my Duster. The Duster came with a 340. I looked at the 340, looked at the 440, looked at 340, looked at the 440 and decided to sell the 440. Been running small blocks ever since.
"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"
'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion.
'74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon!
2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: Duner]
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10/30/14 11:58 AM
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Phoenix, AZ
MoparBilly
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Duner FTW!
I love racing a big block. Distributor in the front, external oil pump, flat pan gasket, cheap, easy, reliable horsepower.
But I can't figure out how to shoehorn one in here, and keep my 62 Valiant a street car. So it will remain a small block, and I will continue to marvel at how hard guys are willing to work to make these things fast. Huge respect to all of them.
"Livin' in a powder keg and givin' off sparks"
4 Street cars, 5 Race engines
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: quickd100]
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10/30/14 11:59 AM
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W. Kentucky
justinp61
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Because Big block's Suck
To each is own but I got to like'n [Email]764ftlbs@3500rpm[/Email] naturally aspirated out of my BB and have yet to find a SB to match it. And that's on 89.5 octane.Dave 
That's because there's never been a 600+" small (Mopar) block. 
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: Airwoofer]
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10/30/14 12:44 PM
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Lubbock,TX
DavidDean
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1. Because I'm crazy-- Deviate from the norm 2. To show bowties and big blocks their way isn't the only way. 3. To do it my own way damnn it 4. Because I've always raced SBMs and I've acquired quite a few parts 5. Continue to repeat 1 & 2  Indy headed X block-904-Dana 5.66 @ 120
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: DavidDean]
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10/30/14 02:00 PM
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Central,Ohio
FASTFISH420
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Majority of people look under the hood of mine and dont know what it is with the wide W8 valvecovers and cam driven distributor.Most people see mine run think it has a Hemi in it,lol
1969 Barracuda 8 second all/motor small block
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Re: Why do guys race small blocks?
[Re: quickd100]
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10/30/14 02:24 PM
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mississippi
bentwheel43
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That red Duster runs 134 MPH in the 1/8 mile.  I call it a dragster in a can!!
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