I also have a 366, 10.7C/R, maybe 425hp or so.I agree with you on the boring part. Every spring I take her out for a spin and when I get back, Im grinning hard. Its like man this thing goes. Then a couple of weeks later, Its like; I thought this thing had more power. Then by mid June; its Man I need more power.So I park it for a week or so. Then its spring all over again.
-Anyway, if I were to do it over, I would build a torquey small block and turbo it. Maybe even a 318, and twins, staged. Id want it to pull right off idle and break 295s loose at 35 or 40 mph with 3.55s in Drive, and pull mid 11s or so, and then get near 20+mpg in O/D. In other words that 318 should think its a BB in the torque dept, and pretend its a slanty at the pump, and a bigfathemi on the big end.
-Kinda like the Buick GNs.
-Thats my dream, anyway. EFI would be a bonus.
-I got about 3 or 4 of those 318s. Id just crank up the boost til I get scared, or something blows. Then drop another junkyard dog in there, and start over.I got a couple of 360 cores too, if I need more. I wish sometimes I was 20 yrs younger.
-Im actually pretty happy with my sbm at 425ish.Except for the fuel mileage. Something like 80% or even 90% of my driving is either getting to somewhere or driving around when I get there. I guess I could be happy with a lowly 273 with staged twins. I think I have one of those buried around here somewhere. Probably cheaper to build up a 318 tho.
