5.7 Hemi injected or carbed or 383 carbed?

The 5.7 with a relatively mild cam and a set of headers is well north of 450 HP. Hot-Rod did a test a few years ago and a stock 5.7L Hemi with Comps largest cam and a set of TTI headers yielded 480 HP at the crank. Now in all honesty Hot-Rod's dyno numbers tend to be a bit optimistic.

Considering that the 5.7 will weigh 180 pounds less, this equates to a free 20 HP. Assuming you plan to run a stock stroke and slight over-bore on the 383 you'd be hard pressed to get a streetable, grocery getter with 500 HP.

In terms of drivability, dependability, and coolness the 5.7L Hemi wins hands down. (I am a bit biased, I'm building a 6.1L Hemi)

But although I am a HUGE proponent of the modern Hemi, it is still quite expensive, as I've found out. I've been collecting parts for several YEARS and have a couple of years to go. :( But hey if this were easy or cheap it wouldn't be any fun.

Regards,

Joe Dokes