75 valiant build, go back stock /6 or v8

Another way of looking at it:

a) Stick to the Slant Six and have something different, and experience a different set of challenges and rewards.

b) Swap to a V8 like everyone else, and enter the path more heavily travelled. Lots of benefits there.

Don't get me wrong: I like V8 A-bodies - I took my driving test in a '74 Valiant with a V8 and would love to have that one back - but I like the Slant Six that came in my '64. The early A-bodies were designed for the Slant, and it suits the cars well.

Either way, Make it your own.