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Engine bay fit, ground clearance, lighter weight, just a plain better set up for a mild street car.

Big block A bodies are cool too, but once you get everything crammed in the engine bay, the headers hang low and they usually don't make that great of street cars.

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Room for my cubic inch equalizers!

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Big motors can have 'em too

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Engine bay fit, ground clearance, lighter weight, just a plain better set up for a mild street car.

Big block A bodies are cool too, but once you get everything crammed in the engine bay, the headers hang low and they usually don't make that great of street cars.

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BS.......that is why GOD invented the Sawsall and the Plasma cutter.

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My car gets driven year round, and I live in Seattle where it rains 260 days a year. When's the last time that trailer queen of yours got driven in the rain?

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To cook Pork roast

pre-heat oven @ 400 degrees , when timer goes off
turn oven down to 275 and put roast in uncovered
season well ( I like natures seasoning made by Morton)

When heat gets down to 275 cover roast and cook it for about 25 minutes per lb when there is 1 hours 20 minutes left , toss on some equal sized potatoes and leave cover on, remove roaster and let sit for about 20 minutes , its perfect every time

side dish of favorite vegtable is your choice

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Engine bay fit, ground clearance, lighter weight, just a plain better set up for a mild street car.

Big block A bodies are cool too, but once you get everything crammed in the engine bay, the headers hang low and they usually don't make that great of street cars.

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My car gets driven year round, and I live in Seattle where it rains 260 days a year. When's the last time that trailer queen of yours got driven in the rain?

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To the last Mansfield Car show, just before the 470 let go!!! Ever drive a car with a SPOOL and Hoosier QTP's in the rain??
JUST in case ya think I'm bs'n ya.....swing out by and crawl under it. I haven't CLEANED it since!!

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Did John Holmes have a small block.?

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What are some of the reasons you guys run what you run?

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Like most irrational, mentally unstable, small block Mopar guys, I don't have
any good reasons......and because of the traits previously stated, I don't
need any. How's that?

Seriously, I'm just a small block guy. I'd be an idiot to say
they are better in an all out race engine but, I just don't
have any intrest in big blocks. In fact, I wouldn't trade a
340 for five 440s but, that's just me.

I think it's the challenge.

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You silly old men trying to compensate for something? with names like "bigdad" seems like you have the need to try and represent something you might have lost since your youth ....

The car even has a back seat that gets used. And even with 5 people, the car never scraped header or anything else. Gotta love those little blocks.


and working wipers! This was on the way home from the race track after our points race got rained out.


I will say, even if the car was race only, with limited street use such as your cars, I would still run a small block just so when I do beat up on ya, It would feel that much better!!!!!

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Look at his speedo guys.He has to do 75 mph in the rain so it feels like a big block.

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WEEEEE !!!

12.40's thats zinging !!!!

We did that a very long time ago and much faster on much less tire

why did you single me out ? I only gave a recipe for a pork roast ?

Have fun with your friends , stay safe ..Youth goes by oh so fast ..


Big dad your the man.I havn't laughed that hard in a long time .I have tears in my eyes.

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WEEEEE !!!

12.40's thats zinging !!!!

We did that a very long time ago and much faster on much less tire

why did you single me out ? I only gave a recipe for a pork roast ?

Have fun with your friends , stay safe ..Youth goes by oh so fast ..


Big dad your the man.I havn't laughed that hard in a long time .I have tears in my eyes.

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Now you know why tigers eat their offspring




Tip your wait staff, I'll be back tomorrow !

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There is no substitute for cubic inches..This rule of thumb works on anything you are doing..

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There is no substitute for cubic inches..This rule of thumb works on anything you are doing..

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There is no substitute for cubic inches..This rule of thumb works on anything you are doing..

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Ahhh, no .. they prefer the big cubes !

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Bigdad, Your just that lucky, you posted above me so I figured I needed to give you a hard time. Besides, your old I'm young, I'm beautiful, you scare children , you have a big block, I have a small block. You were the perfect target

12.40's, I could make the car faster, but I'm busy putting myself through college and working to pay the bills. Making the car faster can wait 'til after I graduate this spring. Besides, Its a bracket car on an 8" tire. Never built the car to impress anyone anyways.

Now, time for me to run, some old man like you let his daughter go to college hundreds of miles from home and they are on the loose . Time to go wrangle them up and teach them a lesson...

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Bigdad, Your just that lucky, you posted above me so I figured I needed to give you a hard time. Besides, your old I'm young, I'm beautiful, you scare children , you have a big block, I have a small block. You were the perfect target

12.40's, I could make the car faster, but I'm busy putting myself through college and working to pay the bills. Making the car faster can wait 'til after I graduate this spring. Besides, Its a bracket car on an 8" tire. Never built the car to impress anyone anyways.

Now, time for me to run, some old man like you let his daughter go to college hundreds of miles from home and they are on the loose . Time to go wrangle them up and teach them a lesson...

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You have yourself a good time , trust me you are not the first group of goofs runnning some leg .

Been there and done that and rocked it as hard as you if not more ..You think you are the first guy to catch a stray .. Tigger please .
Just make it home in one piece brother

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BigDad ,for being young pups they are funny and they are just having some fun. I like thier sense of humor . And yours as well

I like the phrase { Your old ,I'm young,] I'm beautiful, you scare children!

Ive seen your pics ,you scare me

For the record, I love both big block and small blocks. And I wont ever {scare children} but I will put a whooping on some young pups, at the track if need be

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You silly old men trying to compensate for something? with names like "bigdad" seems like you have the need to try and represent something you might have lost since your youth ....

The car even has a back seat that gets used. And even with 5 people, the car never scraped header or anything else. Gotta love those little blocks.


and working wipers! This was on the way home from the race track after our points race got rained out.


I will say, even if the car was race only, with limited street use such as your cars, I would still run a small block just so when I do beat up on ya, It would feel that much better!!!!!

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who ya gonna "beat up" on ?

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LOT'S lighter and MORE CUBIC INCHES than a small block!!

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You do know that small blocks have alum blocks also,
which makes them liker than a alum BB

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You silly old men trying to compensate for something? with names like "bigdad" seems like you have the need to try and represent something you might have lost since your youth ....

The car even has a back seat that gets used. And even with 5 people, the car never scraped header or anything else. Gotta love those little blocks.


and working wipers! This was on the way home from the race track after our points race got rained out.


I will say, even if the car was race only, with limited street use such as your cars, I would still run a small block just so when I do beat up on ya, It would feel that much better!!!!!

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your best is a 12.43 ?

who ya gonna "beat up" on ?

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that small block sure does run cool though... check out the temps it puts out...

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12.43??? There was a guy with a Dodge pickup with ladder rack, tool boxes and ladder on the rack at the Mopar Nats a couple years ago that was in the 11's...

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HMMMMM,My mini motorhome has a 360 with a mild cam,headers,etc.
Maybe I should race it in our street class.I wouldn't have to worry about spinning the tires off the line..............

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Ahhh, no .. they prefer the big cubes !

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my wife loves BIG CUBIC INCHES...499 to be exact..

aint no small block in her life...

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You guys sure got some jokes, I'd willingly line up next to any of you in a bracket race. Then we shall see who laughs at the 12 second car then.

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Ow,everyone's just having fun.
My wife was second in points her first year of racing with a 12 second small block.
Now it is stroked to 421 inches and makes more tourqe than my 440.Maybe the best answer is a small block that thinks it is a big block!

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I believe I have the best reason for building a small block!

I built my 408 small block before the 440 stuff got cheap. There were no edelbrock heads and no 440source when I built it. Would of cost a fortune back then to build a 440. So now that I have a 408, I can't complain. It's a 10 second pump gas motor through the mufflers, power steering, brakes and it was my daily driver for several months.
Nowadays I think it would be better to build a big block for the price.

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I will say, even if the car was race only, with limited street use such as your cars, I would still run a small block just so when I do beat up on ya, It would feel that much better!!!!!

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If it'll run EIGHT SECONDS with a small block, I'm sure SKR8PN would ! But how likely is that?

Small blocks are easier to use in a milder-performance build. They're cheaper, plentiful, and leave more room under the hood. If that's what you are after, there is nothing wrong with them...but I doubt that the SS/A or Pro Stock guys will be trying to compete using one.

All things equal, there is really no argument that more cubic inches = more HP and torque.

However, there are certain applications where small-displacement engines are more desirable:

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I will say, even if the car was race only, with limited street use such as your cars, I would still run a small block just so when I do beat up on ya, It would feel that much better!!!!!

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If it'll run EIGHT SECONDS with a small block, I'm sure SKR8PN would ! But how likely is that?

Small blocks are easier to use in a milder-performance build. They're cheaper, plentiful, and leave more room under the hood. If that's what you are after, there is nothing wrong with them...but I doubt that the SS/A or Pro Stock guys will be trying to compete using one.

All things equal, there is really no argument that more cubic inches = more HP and torque.

However, there are certain applications where small-displacement engines are more desirable:

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ROTFLMAO!!!
Brion I owe you a for that one!!

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Besides as a very "friendly" lady once told me as a young man, "It's not the size of the wand, but the magic you make with it."

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"it is not the size of the ship, but how you park it in the harbor"

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You silly old men trying to compensate for something? with names like "bigdad" seems like you have the need to try and represent something you might have lost since your youth ....

The car even has a back seat that gets used. And even with 5 people, the car never scraped header or anything else. Gotta love those little blocks.


and working wipers! This was on the way home from the race track after our points race got rained out.


I will say, even if the car was race only, with limited street use such as your cars, I would still run a small block just so when I do beat up on ya, It would feel that much better!!!!!

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Silly wabbits Small blocks are for small frys.

Nice of Mom to give you kids a ride to school in that nasty weather.

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There is NO replacement for DISPLACEMENT.

The bigger the better = the FASTER every time.

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Would be interesting to see a Procharged BB Vs SB shootout.

Small Block R-3 block .060 over 340 bore size + 4.1 inch crank (433 CID) with Indy W-2 heads & single plane intake.

Big Block .030 over 383 + 3.75 crank with 440 Source Heads & single plane intake (432 CID).

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Lets break this down: You want to compare an after market R3 block to a stock 383.

Small block after market stroker crank to a stock stroke 383.

W-2 heads one of the better after market heads when ported right. To an entry level lowest priced,lowest flowing 440source head.


dollar for dollar.

cubic inch wins.
small blocks are nice but to race with the big dogs figure on spending about 1/3 to 1/2 more money.

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wouldn't it be boring if everyone ran 500 + " BB's? Hope this doesn't turn into the gay Harley guys who look down on sportster's / import bikes ect..

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thats especialy nice if you have a big belly like mine
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I like them both. I was a 340 guy my whole life until 9 years ago when I tried my first mild big block and went 1.5 seconds quicker than I'd ever gone, and it was cheap! I've only owned 2 big blocks, both were dirt cheap due to finding good deals and both went 9.80's at 136 MPH in street trim. So my reason for a big block is cost, I'd have 3 times the money in a small block to run these numbers with pump gas or a light mix of race gas.
And I will admit that it sucks working on a big block a-body. A big dollar stroker small block could run the same numbers or better and be easy to work on.

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I have a 73 dart sport pump gas 408 which I don't really beleive is a high buck car. My car went 9.87 136 the first time out on a mix of 93 & 100. I have a few friends with big block strokers,some with more money invested in them than mine that hav'nt been out of the 10s yet. I drive my car on the street,none of them do. Not knocking big blocks, I like all Mopars,Just my experience.

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BigDad ,for being young pups they are funny and they are just having some fun. I like thier sense of humor . And yours as well

I like the phrase { Your old ,I'm young,] I'm beautiful, you scare children!

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I have a 73 dart sport pump gas 408 which I don't really beleive is a high buck car. My car went 9.87 136 the first time out on a mix of 93 & 100. I have a few friends with big block strokers,some with more money invested in them than mine that hav'nt been out of the 10s yet. I drive my car on the street,none of them do. Not knocking big blocks, I like all Mopars,Just my experience.

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What does your car weigh? Can you give us a rundown of your combo? Very impressive!