225 Max Performance Recipe?
Wow, thanks for all the input!! So glad I found and joined this forum.
I guess if I want more wow factor at a car show then the 6 all dressed up would be the way to go, but if HP and Torque are what I’m after then I should go v8.
340 or 360 is the next question?
I figure 450hp would be more than enough for my little A body.
1st off, Welcome to FABO!!
2nd, You have three primary considerations;
1) Ability........what are You and the people that may/will help You capable of & willing to learn/do?
2) Goals..........what performance do You wish/expect? For now & in the future. Do You know?
3) Budget.........how much capital will You be able/willing to expend for parts, materials, & work performed that You cannot?
Building a Slanty that runs is satisfying, but Hp/$ it is not a bargain, even if You are only buying 3/4 of the hard parts of a V-8.
I built one, and am working on phase III of the same .060" over unit I started running in '88.......long before I'd ever heard of Doug Dutra etc. etc., but I did it for the
challenge of making one of the more lethargic contemporary powerplants out there actually run. I also swapped a cammed 318, 4spd, & 8.75 rear into My 1st car, a '69 Dart
Custom w/a Slanty in it.......the one I built for My other project car. I had a S*#Tload of fun in both, but a lot more work & $$$$ in the Slanty project.