big block or small block

This is my .02

When I was building my 67 dart. I had the choice of an unknown built 360. The desirable 340 and I scrounged up a 440 block.

I chose the 340 and sold the rest. After spinning a rod bearing I stroked the 340 into a 418 with w2 heads. Bad machine shop choice and had to redo engine, but stumbled on Indy 360-1 heads.

Lots of power and fun to drive, but big block still sits in back of the brain. So......

Now I am working on a stroked 400 to 512 with a t56 and plan to dump that into the dart and take the small block and dump into a 96 Dakota. Now fuel prices have me reconsidering the idea, but lots of torque down low and an overdrive keeps me moving forward.

The small block needs to rev to make power but that is head choices