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HeadlessNorseman · 09-29-2011, 09:34 AM

if your keeping the TPI you wont ever be able to rev it very high anyway, so a stock SBC bottom end would be fine. unless you go with a stealth ram or mini ram. You might have to have the block honed or line bored so keep that in mind, its not cheap. Its better to start with a running motor with good compression even if you have to pay a lot for it. A stock small block with decent compression and vortec iron heads machined for a big cam can make close to 400 hp i believe. But you would have to run a carb (or a stealth ram again, i believe they make a vortec base for it now) to get the airflow

09-29-2011, 09:34 AM	#6
HeadlessNorseman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Branch NJ Posts: 706 iTrader: (0)	if your keeping the TPI you wont ever be able to rev it very high anyway, so a stock SBC bottom end would be fine. unless you go with a stealth ram or mini ram. You might have to have the block honed or line bored so keep that in mind, its not cheap. Its better to start with a running motor with good compression even if you have to pay a lot for it. A stock small block with decent compression and vortec iron heads machined for a big cam can make close to 400 hp i believe. But you would have to run a carb (or a stealth ram again, i believe they make a vortec base for it now) to get the airflow __________________ Formerly known as REED! JSFBOA Draino?