360-383 A-debate...max builds need not apply.
I thought I was just playing by the rules of the thread lol, I do prefer all the aluminum stuff possible & not stock components for myself.
I think you were! I’m just sayin…… LOL!
IMO, for me, if I had to stick to just the stock as delivered all iron engine, I’d do a 360. IF the options to open up (and a drag car was the goal) but the idea is still, “On The Cheap” as in OOTB parts, no porting, nothing crazy, dual plane intake, cheap headers, ether will do fine but I’d go with the 383.
If the car see’s twisting roads, as long as it wasn’t a competition arena, ether would be fine with an edge to the small block.
For your average street car, owners choice. Both would do well.
I did have a ‘78-400/727 in my ‘71 Duster for a while. The power was down for the year of the engine. It was actually darn poor. My son-in-law and I slammed in 4.88’s in the 8-3/4. Took it up to the Main Street a mile away and proceeded to pick on the local ricers for a few weeks. We had a blast. The light to light distance was short which favored us big time.
All we did was throw on a Holley Street Dominator & a big TQ, B body headers, and triggered it with a Summit racing ignition box. (MSD later on) It’s amazing what that big 250?!?! HP engine did with those gears and a car weight of maybe 3K. Lots of laughs.
