Unported head quickness?

12swinger said

I’ve never had an A body with a big block in it.
Must be the easiest way I can think of to get one into the low 11s high 10s is with a mild big block.
If you had the means, some aluminum heads and a diet, and a low block, it’s not that much heavier then a iron small block.
That was a common gripe a race shop I worked at years ago criticized me on. Why I didn’t have a big block in my car?

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True and also the battle cry of many B/RB - A body owners here. I myself also went there with a 400/727-8-3/4 in a ‘72 rust bucket. It’s unfortunate that the 78 400 is stock minus the B body headers (which I’ll never do again) aluminum water pump and housing and a Holley Street Dominator w/an electric choke TQ.

Handling was OK at best. Stock slant 6 bars and no sway bars were not helpful.