225 Hemi head

I agree with Bill. The most cost effective way to make big HP numbers with a slant is a turbo. To get the same numbers normally aspired, would make the engine unstreetable. I did a real simple turbo slant back in the late '70's by putting a Corvair turbo on a 170 65 Valiant. I could drive it to the track, open the exhaust, put on the slicks, and go 13.4's at 104 mph. About 10 lbs boost.The hardest part was the "tuning". Back then there was very little turbo info available to the "hot rodder", no boost timing master, no air fuel ratio gauges. All I had was a EGT from a airplane. My water/alcohol injection, was a windshield washer setup, with the nozzles spraying down the carb. Triggered by a 5 lb pressure switch.

Thanks for the support, Charrlie! It means a lot, coming from someone as knowledegable and as experienced as you.

Of course, there are some who for one reason or another, shy away from a forced induction motor (and, there are several good reasons to do that,) but everyone need to know thew facts, so they can make an informed choice.

Turbocharging is not simple, if done right, and has a pretty steep learning curve, but is gaining popularity all the time, so there is more and more help available to get the job done. It's not like it was when you started your turbo project years ago, and you had to figure everything out as you went, without any info or advice.

We are about to get our car to the strip for the first time... and I figure if we (two 75-year-old geezers) can do it, anybody can do it

Photos of our junk, below...

Thanks again! =P~