Originally posted by Brian Lohnes
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Won't stuffing in an iron BBC ruin two out of the three events? Not to mention increase the motor cost X2? Does it make sense to build a pricy motor for a beat, but cool, 9C1? (budget theme, except motor?) Why use 17's, instead of 15's, with all that weight out front?
It might be just me...but I'd rather see a budget small block built stressing the important details most people forget (compression/cam/quench/ported heads) that will plug and play right now with what you've got.
Hell an in-car build with the 350 it has would be cool! (Dirt cheap cam, home ported heads, GM rubber coated shim head gaskets, recurved dist, swap meet carb/intake) A tiny 204/214 torque cam with decent compression and the details will haul more butt than you think! Will it be super-sweet-drop-you-in-your-tracks-at-the-carshow cool? No, but it would be way useable in all areas.
Then again...forget everything I just said if you're getting outside help....but as busy as you are, just trying to sort out a SBC to BBC conversion might take more time/money than you think. Unless you're like Squirrel and have everything on hand for such a swap!
I guess the other issue is copy. Or at least eyeballs on computer screens. If the BBC is more to keep the readers interested in "Brian's BBC 9C1" because a SBC is too boring, I'm all for it! A man has got to make a living, and I totally understand that!
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