CAR SHOW Ebody Jerks turn their noses up

Funny, when I told a few local car guys I am building a 72 Challenger, their first question was are you putting a Hemi in it? When I told them it will be a 440 (or a bored over 440), one said why would you waste your time with that, when you could put a Hemi in it? Now that's just crazy!
if the guy had ever driven a stock hemi and a 440 then he would know the hemi is only 1 RCH faster in the quarter.
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