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earthmover said
thanks guys ..southernman who do you use in raleigh nc im only 45mins from you and work there bout everyday/day mike

also i have read and talk to alot of guys that run the 400 block and they say that thats the only way they will build a hi hp motor with a stock block whats your thought on that...guy leave down the road just moved here from maryland has a daytona that runs high 8s in the 1/4 mile stock block b1 heads....would i be $$$$$$ ahead with the 400 block ,cause the race block is out of the budget right now down the road i can see 1 but not now..thanks again mike

Mike, I'd have to agree with you on the 400 blocks, but remember, many of the guys that strictly race them, use Hardblock or other fillers to reduce the blocks tendency to flex under stress. I've also heard of partial fills successfully used on street cars, as long as you only fill to the bottom of the freeze plugs.

Here's a link to a guy that builds street/strip cars that regularly exceed 1000 HP and he's been running the same 383 block for the past 8 years. This link shows him making an 8.54 street legal pass and SD Concepts has a reputation for making huge HP with factory blocks - that last.

Scott, the owner of SD Concepts has a very interesting site and I'm sure he'd be glad to take a few minutes to discuss block integrity with anyone that calls.

www.sd-concepts.com
401-826-4400

Here's the link to his site, and he works on all brands. However, click on the orange "street" Challenger and watch a few of his runs on 10" tires no less.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sdconcepts

To answer your question, I'd favor the low decks as well. Enjoy the clips !

Southernman