Holy crap this is one of those threads I almost want to directly answer to post by post. This is ridiculous and one heck of an easy answer. Buy a Magnum 5.9/360 whatever you want to call it. Forget LA those days are long gone and best forgotten- buy EQ CH318b's assembled. Send roller cam for regrind (210/215 @.050" 112 LSA about .475-.490" at valve) Edelbrock RPM intake, stock rebuilt bottom maybe .020" -.030" stock cast pistons etc.. Start, idle will be amazing, expect to smile when foot is above 1/8-3/4 throttle, enjoy 370-400 HP and 430-440 ft/lbs on 87 octane. 360's are the way--tons of torque so you can cruise @ 75mph all day with a sane gear. Kinda surprised you weren't getting hammered to build a 408-410-416-426-440-451-471-499-505-512-543 etc.... Ridiculous. J.Rob[/QUOTE
I'm currently searching for a magnum to start on.
