Hi guys, to say this conversation is a rarity for me is an understatement, I have been turning wrenches since I was 13 when I re-built my sister’s 225 slant six in her 72 challenger and I just turned 56. I spent my adult life in the Army and I use to race from one end of the country to the other. But they bombed the World Trades Center in 2001 while I was at Bomb Tech. school and we all got put on stop loss. So everything went into storage and I and my buddies went to War. Don’t get me wrong I am not complaining I have three tours in Iraq and 2 in Afghanistan, and served with some great people. I was wounded twice and eventually retired in 2013 because I had to many Cadaver parts in me, lol but all is good, I was luckier than a lot of guys. My body pain has gotten to the level where I am ready to race again, so here I am, hat in hand, and looking for help. I am not telling you all this for sympathy, but to explain where I am, in my racing life. To explain what all this is like when I start deploying my daughter was 8 years old after my last tour she was graduating from high school. While at Bomb Tech School I was in the middle of changing over to a larger race motor, so I sold a lot of my stuff and I was buying new stuff, well it is all out dated and my knowledge is lagging to say the least. It is a little like walking through a time machine and now I have missing time. So after that long and painful introduction lol I will ask my questions, I have a 1973 Dart Sport tubbed and caged (Weight is 2200lb with a small block and my big butt in it) I have 2 / 727 trans 1- BB and 1-SB and both have trans brake,4500 stall, with 272 front gear with 33”x 16”x15” Goodyears, with 433 gears. My dilemma is I have two partial engines. and Head technology has gone and left me behind, and I need some help if you would please. 1 is a (440 with 4.375 bore pistons and 4.15 stroker, H-Beam rods, girdle bottom end, with steel caps and a balanced rotating assembly, and I run a Tunnel Ram). Then I have an (R4 Siamese Bore Casting, 4.08 bore, 4.00 stroke, H-beam rods, girdle bottom end, and again and I run a Tunnel Ram). Both blocks have been squared, 0 decked, heat treated, line honed and honed with torque plates, and flat top pistons, using .070 TMG head gaskets. I was drawn towards the Trick Flow head 190 SB / and Trick Flow heads 270 BB. For obvious reasons, I can use my old rockers and intake, but I no nothing about them. Or would you go with the Victor’s, Indy, or old school B1/W2, and the BIGEST Question of all, drum roll please “Big Block or Small Block” lol. I am sorry about all the writing but my head is swimming, thanks
