Six Pack question

33IMP said
My opinion only:
You have to want a Sixpack for eyewash only, and be willing to spend for it on that basis only. It will probably make a little more power than your 750, and it might, MIGHT, get better gas mileage, as stated above, only if you keep your foot out of it.
But it would have to give you thirty mpg for ten thousand miles a year to pay for itself, and that ain't gonna happen!
For reference, I love my Sixpack big block, and I have another new manifold, but the cost of carbs vs performance increase over my 850dp is negligible, and I won't spend for Sixpack carbs for eyewash.

I hear people say things like this and I respect your opinion but I feel there's a lot more than just eye washed involved and running a small block six pack. Number one being the rarity and the complexity to keep it running in top shape is definitely a level above throwing a four barrel on a high-rise, secondly a six pack properly tuned will run with any combo to around 500 horsepower where in my opinion it begins to reach some limitations. Yes I would never pick it for Max output at the track but I run a street car and the overall presentation means a lot to me. But if your budgeting performance per dollar by all means a six packs small block is the most amount of money for the least amount of upgrade HP that you could make. But then again I don't shop at Walmart either lol