With me it's not "necessarily" the cheapest route......I mean seriously how many of us have to make every single project a budget one whether it's a car or not? Those of who have to do that KNOW HOW to spend a penny.
To me the issue is with a small block Chevy it's all been done and seen before. "YOU AIN'T" doin nuthin new here, Paco.
I mean, I have bought, cleaned and built a 1956 Chrysler Fire Power Hemi on a VERY small budget. So small in fact, I ain't tellin you how small for one and two, if I ever am forced to sell it, I don't want anybody to know how little I have in the build. When I first got the engine, I inquired on several forums about a "budget Hemi" build. Of course, all the forum gurus said no way in hell could it be done, but I did it. I didn't cut any corners, either.
New pistons, all necessary machine work, reground original cam, adjustable pushrods, new valve springs thanks to
@Bighead440. In fact, he was the one person I can actually credit for making that project happen!
The point is, you can build anything on a budget, I don't care what it is or what the naysayers say. It just proves to me that SO MANY people gay SLAM OUT when it comes to their engine choices.
.....and I have nothing against Chevy engines, either. They are great engine packages. That caint be denied. But what's NOT been done with them? If I was building a hot rod or rat rod......and I am, why in the hell would I want to put somethin in it that there'll be 100 more of at the show?
That sounds kinds stupid, doesn't it?